Unemployed Nepalese Man Detained for 1 Year Overstay

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:00 pm

Cambodia News (Siem Reap): At 10:00 in the morning of June 14, 2021, a Nepalese man, Tha Kuri Jiban Singh, who is unemployed, was detained by the authorities for living in Cambodia with a visa which expired last year, and was placed in quarantine in Samdach Ov Highschool, a quarantine center.
The man entered Cambodia on January 24, 2020, through Phnom Penh International Airport, then went to stay in Bavet city, Svay Riang province for six months. On May 2021, he traveled to Siem Reap and stayed with a friend in Steung Thmey village, Sangkat Svay Dongkom district, waiting to return to Nepal together with his friend.

However, on June 2, 2021, the police detained him and got him tested for Covid-19 (negative result) while in quarantine at the same time. According to the police report, the Nepalese man's visa had expired in June 1, 2020 and he had no money to renew or extend his visa.
He was sent to the Siem Reap Department of Deportation awaiting further processes.

padraigh · Post by **padraigh** » Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:06 pm

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:00 pm
Cambodia News (Siem Reap): At 10:00 in the morning of June 14, 2021, a Nepalese man, Tha Kuri Jiban Singh, who is unemployed, was detained by the authorities for living in Cambodia with a visa which expired last year, and was placed in quarantine in Samdach Ov Highschool, a quarantine center.
The man entered Cambodia on January 24, 2020, through Phnom Penh International Airport, then went to stay in Bavet city, Svay Riang province for six months. On May 2021, he traveled to Siem Reap and stayed with a friend in Steung Thmey village, Sangkat Svay Dongkom district, waiting to return to Nepal together with his friend.

However, on June 2, 2021, the police detained him and got him tested for Covid-19 (negative result) while in quarantine at the same time. According to the police report, the Nepalese man's visa had expired in June 1, 2020 and he had no money to renew or extend his visa.
He was sent to the Siem Reap Department of Deportation awaiting further processes.

I trust Cambodia has a large heart and will let him go back with a warning.