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Thai immigration police raid visa agency over fake bank statements
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BANGKOK — 17 August 2026, Immigration police raided a visa agency in Bangkok after an investigation found suspected forged bank statements and other fake documents used in applications for European visas.
Key facts
- BANGKOK — 17 August 2026, Immigration police raided a visa agency in Bangkok after an investigation found suspected forged bank statements and other fake documents used in applications for European visas.
- The investigation began after an embassy of a European country alerted Thai police that several Thai applicants had submitted suspicious documents, particularly bank statements that appeared to have been falsified.
- Phanthana Nuchanart ordered officers from Immigration Division 3 to execute a search warrant issued by the Min Buri Criminal Court at a visa consultancy office in Sai Mai district, Bangkok.
- Officers seized fake bank stamps and stamps belonging to various agencies, more than 20 suspected fake financial documents, four desktop computers and dozens of other forged documents, including salary certificates and bank statements.
Summary
The investigation began after an embassy of a European country alerted Thai police that several Thai applicants had submitted suspicious documents, particularly bank statements that appeared to have been falsified.
Immigration Bureau deputy chief Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nuchanart ordered officers from Immigration Division 3 to execute a search warrant issued by the Min Buri Criminal Court at a visa consultancy office in Sai Mai district, Bangkok.