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Immigration Act Section 64 — Harbouring an alien who entered in breach of the Act
Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) (พระราชบัญญัติคนเข้าเมือง พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๒) — Section 64.
Plain-English Summary
A person who knows that an alien entered the Kingdom in breach of the Act and lets that alien lodge, hides the alien or otherwise helps the alien avoid arrest is liable to imprisonment of up to 5 years and a fine of up to THB 50,000. A person who lets such an alien lodge is presumed to have known of the unlawful entry unless he proves he did not know despite taking reasonable care. Where the act was done to help the offender's parent, child, husband or wife, the court may decline to punish. The offence cannot be compounded under section 84.
Context
This section sits within Chapter 8 — Penalties of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979). It should be read together with the surrounding provisions and any applicable Ministerial Regulations, Royal Decrees or Revenue Department / Police orders that elaborate the detail.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979)
พระราชบัญญัติคนเข้าเมือง พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๒ · B.E. 2522 (1979)
The Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) is the principal statute governing entry, temporary stay, residence and removal of foreign nationals in Thailand. It is administered by immigration officials under the Royal Thai Police (the Act itself refers to the Director-General of Police and the Immigration Division). The Act sets the permitted purposes of temporary entry, the maximum initial periods of stay, the reporting duties and the penalties. Visas, visa exemptions, forms, fees and the detailed filing methods are left by the Act to Ministerial Regulations, Gazette notifications and Director-General rules, so figures that come from those instruments are not part of the Act's text and should be checked against the current instrument.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 64 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979). It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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