Illegal immigration should end next year

[lee]

Illegal immigration should end next year

There will be no illegal immigrants living or working in Thailand by the end of next year, caretaker deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Vanasatidya said yesterday.

He said a new, integrated national mechanism would be fully operational by then. Immigration police would lead 10 other government agencies responsible for national security and civilian intelligence services in stamping out illegal entry, unlawful employment, and human trafficking.
Chidchai made his comments at a Bangkok seminar aimed at tackling illegal immigration.

The Thaksin Shinawatra administration has made ending illegal immigration a priority.
Chidchai, a former police general, said Bt100 million would be spent on creating a database containing details of all foreigners entering, leaving and living and working in Thailand.

He said other measures needed to be adopted, such as the
e-passport project and suppression of fake passports and travel documents.
The fine for illegal entry would be increased to Bt500, he added.
Immigration Bureau commander Pol Lt-General Suwat Thamrongsrisakul said he would ask for more staff.
There are 3,800 immigration officers dealing with illegal immigrants that enter via more than 5,000 kilometres of border, he said.

[valentine]

I understand that the term"illegal immigrant" will be applied to those that although entered legally, ie: having visa, are found to be in breach of that visa, such as working without permit etc.

[FrazeeDK]

yes,

No illegal immigrants starting next year..

Last year saw the end of illegal drugs..

They're still working on ending corruption.

oh, and the airport will, yes will be open for 100% business on Sept. 28th..

Seein' as how I've been watching the tap-dancing on "illegal immigration" go on for near a decade now, I really don't think that it will stop, or that a government edict will stop it, nor will any government edict "legalize" the illegals here now.
I've seen several itierations of this plan that would prohibit illegal foriegn workers, to allow "registered" illegal foreign works and on and on..
When the government cracked on illegal Burmese workers down in the west around Kanchanaburi Province several years ago, the Malaysian, Singaporean, Japanese, Taiwanese and the very patriotic Thai factory owners threatened to leave the country. It seemed that they liked paying illegal Burmese 80 Baht or less a day rather than paying the (then) government minimum wage for Thais of around 160 Baht per day..

fancy that..

[izzix]

AFX News Limited

Thailand tightens visa rules for tourists to cut illegal workers
09.10.2006, 09:45 AM


BANGKOK (AFX) - Thailand will tighten entry regulations for tourists in a bid to crack down on illegal foreign workers, the Immigration Bureau said.

The move, which takes effect October 1, would affect tourists from 41 countries including Australia, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the US, said Suwat Thamrongsrisakul, the head of the bureau.

Currently, tourists from 41 countries can enter Thailand without visas and stay in the kingdom for up to 30 days.

They can extend their stay by checking out of the country, mainly by crossing the borders of neighboring Cambodia and Laos, and returning with new entry stamps.

'Under the current rules, people from those countries can stay in Thailand as long as they want. Some even stay here for one year,' another bureau official said.

The bureau had learned that a growing number of foreigners from the 41 countries worked illegally in Thailand, Suwat said, adding many were employed in bars and restaurants in the popular seaside resort of Pattaya, east of Bangkok.

'Tourists are taking advantage of the visa exemption law. Instead of sightseeing, they are doing business here,' Suwat said.

From October, tourists from the designated countries can still enter Thailand without visas and stay for up to 30 days, but their entry stamps will be renewable twice at most for a maximum stay of 90 days.

Tourists who stayed for 90 days must leave the kingdom for at least 90 days before being permitted to re-enter Thailand, Suwat said.

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[arjay]

From October, tourists from the designated countries can still enter Thailand without visas and stay for up to 30 days, but their entry stamps will be renewable twice at most for a maximum stay of 90 days.

Tourists who stayed for 90 days must leave the kingdom for at least 90 days before being permitted to re-enter Thailand, Suwat said.

Now that puts a more interesting slant on things.

That seems clearly to be saying - if you come in on a "on arrival" 30 day visa, you can re-enter twice more to bring it up to 90 days. After that you have to leave and not come back for at least 90 days!

The could push up demand for "Retirement" visas and the like, by those who are eligible!

I wonder what about those that come in a 60 day tourist visa, i.e one previously applied for outside the country.

[arjay]

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