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Foreigners in Thailand urged to renew visas

The Immigration Bureau (IB) of Thailand has urged foreigners who have been stranded in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic to renew their visas before the end of an exemption which falls on September 26.
Foreigners in Thailand urged to renew visas ảnh 1Many foreigners stranded in Thailand due to COVID-19 (Source: Nikkei)

Bangkok (VNA) – The Immigration Bureau (IB) of Thailand has urgedforeigners who have been stranded in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemicto renew their visas before the end of an exemption which falls on September26.

IB deputy spokesmanPolice Colonel Pakpong Sai-ubol said that more than 150,000 foreign nationalsneed to have their tourist visas renewed by September 26 or face a charge ofoverstaying.

Overstaying thetourist visa is punishable by both a jail term and fine under the ImmigrationAct, he said, adding offenders will also be deported to their countries oforigin.

According to the law,anyone who has overstayed their visa for more than 90 days is barred fromre-entering the kingdom for one year. The blacklist extends to a lifetime ifthe overstaying period exceeds 10 years.

Many foreign visitorswere stranded in Thailand at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in late Marchwhen international flights were suspended and borders closed to stave off thetransmission of the virus.

As of September 21noon, the country had recorded 3,506 infections, including 59 fatalities./.
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