Tourists face arrest, jail for overstayingMore than 150,000 foreign nationals need to have their tourist visas renewed by Sept 26, according to the Immigration Bureau. More than 150,000 foreign nationals need to have their tourist visas renewed by Sept 26 or face a charge of overstaying, warned Pol Col Pakpong Sai-ubol, deputy spokesman of the Immigration Bureau. "Overstaying the tourist visa is punishable by both a jail term and fine under the Immigration Act," he said, adding offenders would also be deported to their countries of origin. But the grace period ends on Saturday which has also been set as a deadline for having their visas renewed. A source in the IB said authorities were concerned some stranded tourists might not turn up to request visa renewals.

Source: Bangkok Post September 20, 2020 23:26 UTC