{"id":10198,"date":"2025-01-21T16:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T09:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/?page_id=10198"},"modified":"2025-02-17T14:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:56:27","slug":"immigration-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/publications\/law-library\/foreign-related-laws\/immigration-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10198\" class=\"elementor elementor-10198\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e1e24f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3e1e24f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-596a9fa\" data-id=\"596a9fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5471686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5471686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Immigration Act<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a692d24 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a692d24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"top\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87bdb6b\" data-id=\"87bdb6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d097e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94d097e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Immigration Act, B.E. 2522<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac8e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ac8e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garuda-emblem.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8786\" alt=\"Garuda emblem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garuda-emblem.png 175w, https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garuda-emblem-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garuda-emblem-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Garuda-emblem-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d5d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d5d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae1a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ae1a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Definition (<a href=\"#section1\">Sections 1-5<\/a>)<\/li><li>Immigration Commission (<a href=\"#section6\">Sections 6-10<\/a>)<\/li><li>Entering and Departing (<a href=\"#section11\">Sections 11-22<\/a>)<\/li><li>Conveyance (<a href=\"#section23\">Sections 23-33<\/a>)<\/li><li>Temporary Stay in the Kingdom (<a href=\"#section34\">Sections 34-39<\/a>)<\/li><li>Take Residence in the Kingdom (<a href=\"#section40\">Sections 40-52<\/a>)<\/li><li>Deportation of the Aliens (<a href=\"#section53\">Sections 53-56<\/a>)<\/li><li>Miscellaneous (<a href=\"#section57\">Sections 57-60<\/a>)<\/li><li>Penalty (<a href=\"#section61\">Sections 61-84<\/a>)<\/li><li>Transitory Provisions (<a href=\"#section85\">Sections 85-92<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a88628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a88628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-627d12d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"627d12d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-377726f\" data-id=\"377726f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc4f16 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6bc4f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6690ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6690ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008263a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"008263a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6287fd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6287fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7dd2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae7dd2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0dac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0dac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d25859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d25859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8816b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c8816b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898ef4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"898ef4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9b45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa9b45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8733d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8733d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8246d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8246d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.<br \/>Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigration Act, B.E. 2522 Note: English translations of the original Thai law texts are prepared for reference purposes only.Only the Thai script versions, as published in the royal Thai government gazette (\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e08\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32), shall have legal force in Thailand. Definition (Sections 1-5) Immigration Commission (Sections 6-10) Entering and Departing (Sections 11-22) Conveyance (Sections 23-33) Temporary Stay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3763,"parent":10177,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10198","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10198\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsrlawgroup.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}