An Indian man, 27 Thai women detained in Residential Visas scam

An Indian man and 27 Thai women have been detained by the Thai Police in Residential Visas scam. It is in a fake marriage registration scam enabling Indian citizens to obtain Residential Visas in Thailand.

Wikrom Layerhi the Indian national has been arrested accused of acting as a broker for arranging Thai ladies to register forged marriages with Indian citizens. This was revealed by Technology Crime Suppression Centre Deputy Head and Immigration Bureau Chief Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakpal.

The arrested ladies were hired for 10,000 to 8,000 Bahts each said Surachate. These ladies never resided with the Indians with whom they register their marriages, he added.

One of the ladies was aged 70 years and had a family with children said Surachate. More than 8,000 Indian nationals staying in Thailand were checked by the Police officials. They found that 127 of them had illegally received Residential Visas and these have been revoked. Out of them, 36 have already been deported, informed the Police officials.

Filing application for Thailand PR is a perplexing process. Only a few thousand people are offered PR annually by Thailand.

The Immigration Department in Thailand has a quota for all immigrants applying for Residence Visas. Just 100 individuals per nationality can apply and sometimes application can be submitted in only 3 months of the year. PR is mandatory for those who intend to apply for Citizenship of Thailand, as quoted by the Khaleej Times.

Applicants of Thailand PR must have held a non-immigrant Visa constantly for minimum 3 years.

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