British man nabbed in Thailand for 25-year visa overstay

A Briton entered Thailand on a tourist visa in 2000 – and then never returned home.

A British tourist was arrested by the immigration authorities after 25 years of illegal residence in Thailand and is now to be deported.

British man nabbed in Thailand for 25-year visa overstay

BANGKOK: Police in Thailand have arrested a British man for overstaying his tourist visa by a record 25 years, a senior officer told AFP on Tuesday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

British Man Arrested In Chiang Mai For Overstaying His Visa A Staggering 25 Years

Thailand’s Immigration police have arrested a 60-year-old British man in Chiang Mai for overstaying his 30-day tourist visa by a staggering 25 years. He arrived in Thailand on January 9, 2000, and managed to avoid detection by immigration authorities for over two decades. Immigration police described his case as a record-breaking visa overstay, surpassing the […] The post British Man Arrested in Chiang Mai for Overstaying his Visa a Staggering 2…

He entered the country in early 2000 on a tourist visa and never left. Thai police arrested a British man for exceeding the length of stay on his tourist visa by a record 25 years, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday. The 60-year-old man, who was not identified, entered the country in early 2000 on a tourist visa and never left, escaping previous police checks claiming to be in the process of extending his visa.

How is it possible to overstay for 25 years in Thailand?

Chiang Mai police arrested the British overstayer after checking foreigners in a popular tourist area. (Photo: Chiang Mai Immigration) The news that a still-anonymous British man has been arrested by Chiang Mai immigration police for an overstay of a quarter of a century has set social media aflame. According to The Independent, the 60 years old expat arrived with 30 days on arrival in the year 2000 and never appeared again at immigration prior …