Crack-Down on overstay in Koh Samui

[Nicke]

Posted on Thaivisa.com forum

Crack-Down on overstay in Koh Samui

This Wednesday morning at about 0400 am. the immigration of Samui were present at Nathon Pier to crack-down on overstay for all customers going on the 5 am. ferry Samui-Donsak. 2 minibuses from a travel agency doing visa runs, were stopped and 5 people arrested for having overstay (3 had only 5 hours overstay...). First they were brought to the immigration office, at about 9 am. they were brought to the police station. At 11 am. they were let out on bail 10,000 Baht per person. In few days they will have to meet for the court and will get a final fine and have to meet for the immigration office again for being deported to their homecountry.

This Thursday morning the immigration personell were again present at Nathon Pier and another 2 persons were arrested for having overstay.

All 7 people were on their way to Padang Besar to get new visas. All the people who got stopped were travelling on arranged tours made by local travel agencies (=Visa Run One Day Trip).

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There will be another crack-down for overstay at Nathon Pier tomorrow, Friday, before the 5 am. Seatran ferry from Samui to Donsak!

All people in Koh Samui with overstay are hereby advised to contact the immigration office in Nathon for clearing the overstay! No "Visa Run Agencies" starting at 5 am. in the morning will accept customers with overstay anymore.

Overstay is illegal according to Thai law.

[stevem]

Whilst it appears the authorities are going out of their way to discourage tourism, they are only enforcing the very well know law.

And its not only Thailand, after what the world is becoming, all countries are tightening their borders.

When will people start to understand this, and stop overstaying. They only have themselves to blame.