the_purple_turtle wrote:The guy on the right used to be the night barman at a guesthouse at the bottom of victory hill 6 or so years back. Gary, I think. The years (or sihanoukville's meth) have not been kind.
That is indeed Gary . Has a Khmer wife and a kid here . Been here for years . Will be a culture shock going back to the old country .
Mr Londo wrote:How are these overstayers getting busted?
Are police randomly stopping westerners to then request passports/visas, systematically going into guesthouses, taking opportune moments like traffic stops to search out visa information.....?
Police are going around the guesthouses at sparrow fart , guest house owner's are only to happy to blab as they get to keep contents of rooms , motorbike's etc
LTO wrote:I wonder wha happens to these people. How long in the slam? Overstay fines? Or are they just ejected from the country? If it is just arrest, brief jail and expulsion, perhaps this could be Singlet Sr's ticket home.
I had this discussion with a top cop recently . They are sent to the Immigration Detention Center across from the airport , and their embassy notified . I believe the Embassy pays overstay fees and a ticket home , and passport is then cancelled until costs are reimbursed .
[quote="the_purple_turtle"]The guy on the right used to be the night barman at a guesthouse at the bottom of victory hill 6 or so years back. Gary, I think. The years (or sihanoukville's meth) have not been kind.[/quote]
That is indeed Gary . Has a Khmer wife and a kid here . Been here for years . Will be a culture shock going back to the old country .
[quote="Mr Londo"]How are these overstayers getting busted?
Are police randomly stopping westerners to then request passports/visas, systematically going into guesthouses, taking opportune moments like traffic stops to search out visa information.....?[/quote]
Police are going around the guesthouses at sparrow fart , guest house owner's are only to happy to blab as they get to keep contents of rooms , motorbike's etc
[quote="LTO"]I wonder wha happens to these people. How long in the slam? Overstay fines? Or are they just ejected from the country? If it is just arrest, brief jail and expulsion, perhaps this could be Singlet Sr's ticket home.[/quote]
I had this discussion with a top cop recently . They are sent to the Immigration Detention Center across from the airport , and their embassy notified . I believe the Embassy pays overstay fees and a ticket home , and passport is then cancelled until costs are reimbursed .