A number of foreigners come to Thailand to seek work and earn on low wages. They are hardworking and dedicated but Thailand doesn’t allow any illegal immigrant without having proper documents. Thailand lawyers daily meet such cases and cater them within the limit of Thai law. Though most of the Illegal immigrants aren’t criminals and their purpose is just to work here and support their families but Thai government considers them a burden on the economy of the country as they don’t pay tax and utilize the facilities offered by the government that results in the lack of the basic needs of life, for instances, food and jobs.
Best Lawyer in Thailand provides complete guidance about the identification and reporting of an illegal immigrant. After the proper identification, you can also get their assistance to file a case against these immigrants.
How to Identify an Illegal Immigrant?
The appearance and race of a person shouldn’t be the criterions of your judgment. Culture, appearance, and language don’t make an immigrant an illegal immigrant as many legal immigrants take many years to get mingles in local culture and traditions. A manual labour or a low profession don’t depict that the person is a foreigner and living here illegally. Report an illegal immigrant only when you have strong evidence against him or her. Lawyer Council in Thailand discourages stereotype thinking and terms it illegal to waste the time of law and enforcement agencies just because of your judgment.
- Keep an eye on the activities of the doubted person and collect acceptable proofs against him.
- Check the documents of the suspicious person and use E-Verify facility to check the authenticity of the person.
- Use available public record provided by government websites.
Report Illegal Immigrants
Most of the illegal immigrants take advantage of their ‘off the grid’ status and get involved in serious crimes. Thai Law Firm suggests reporting the concerned department immediately if you find something illegal and criminal. Never wait to collect more evidence as it can hurt people in many ways. Most of the illegal immigrants are involved in human trafficking and prostitution like crimes and their deportation becomes necessary to ensure the peace of the country.
- Contact immigrants and customs enforcement department to report the illegal immigrant or contact the Thai Border Patrol if there is any kind of human trafficking or smuggling you observe.
- If you don’t get any serious response from police and you have threats of getting harmed from the activities of illegal immigrants, then you can get the help of any Thailand lawyer who will assist you in filing a case against the suspicious persons and ask the police to provide you security.
Thailand lawyers emphasize on the need of proper scrutiny of the illegal immigrants as their presence raises concerns in the local community which directly or indirectly impacts on the lives of legal immigrants and they have to face severe outcomes in the form of stern immigration policies by the government.
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