Thailand: refugee status
The British Pakistani Christian Association
An attempt to extort money at the end of
December from a desperate family, all of
whom were to be resettled in the US during
January/February 2017, has been labelled
avaricious.
A Pakistani Christian
refugee
family
received
approval
through
the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) in Thailand for Refugee Status
Determination (RSD) to resettle in the US.
Such approval was rare enough to bring a
moment of exuberant joy to the beleaguered
Pakistani Christian
asylum
seekers
of
Bangkok. However, this
joy was soon to
come to an abrupt end, as news of a fine
imposed on every member of the family for overstaying their original tourist visa, spread
throughout the community.