Icelander Arrested for Living Illegally in Siem Reap With No Money

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:10 pm

Cambodia Breaking News (Siem Reap): On July 20, 2019, at 8:30 am, a 34-year-old man from Iceland, INGOLFSSON INGOLFUR STEINAR, was arrested for living illegally at the Angkor Elysium Suite Hotel, Sangkat Sala Sronge, Siem Reap.

The police said the Icelander came to Cambodia as a tourist on April 09, 2019, through Siem Reap Airport and he stayed at Angkor Elysium Suite hotel.
He lost his passport on May 07, 2019, and went to file a complaint at the police station. He received a document from the embassy, but he didn't apply for the visa because he didn't have enough money. He owed money at the hotel for eating and staying. In the end, the Icelander was taken into custody, and sent to the immigration department in Siem Reap waiting for deportation.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:36 am

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:10 pm
Cambodia Breaking News (Siem Reap): On July 20, 2019, at 8:30 am, a 34-year-old man from Iceland, INGOLFSSON INGOLFUR STEINAR, was arrested for living illegally at the Angkor Elysium Suite Hotel, Sangkat Sala Sronge, Siem Reap.

The police said the Icelander came to Cambodia as a tourist on April 09, 2019, through Siem Reap Airport and he stayed at Angkor Elysium Suite hotel.
He lost his passport on May 07, 2019, and went to file a complaint at the police station. He received a document from the embassy, but he didn't apply for the visa because he didn't have enough money. He owed money at the hotel for eating and staying.

At least he wrote a nice review of his Siem Reap hotel (where he owed money) on Trip Advisor.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:06 pm

Cambodia Breaking News (Siem Reap): On September 21, 2019, immigration officials deported a foreign male holding an Icelandic passport, 35-year-old INGOLFSSON INGOLFUR STEINAR, back to his country through Bangkok, on flight no. PG-908 (REP-BKK).

The Icelander was arrested on July 20, 2019, for living illegally in Siem Reap, Cambodia. According to the post no. 8821, from the Ministry of the Interior and recorded on September 18, 2019, he has been banned from reentering Cambodia for six months.

Jcml19 · Post by **Jcml19** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:40 pm

Hope the hotel was paid...

sigmoid · Post by **sigmoid** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:27 pm

He should have just said, "Oh. I'm a member of the band Kraftwerk. Just send the bill to our record company. They'll take care of everything."