U.S. Citizen Faces Caning in Singapore for Visa Overstay

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

U.S. Citizen Faces Caning in Singapore for Visa Overstay

An American businessman is facing the prospect of being caned in Singapore after overstaying his visa by almost half a year. Kamari Kenyada Charlton, 37, could be the first American in 16 years to be caned in the strict city-state.

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Mr. Kamari was arrested at Changi Airport on September 1st as he was attempting to leave the country. He had remained in Singapore 169 days after his three month social visit visa had expired on March 15th.

I am not sure how strict or what the punishment or sanctions would be the Indonesian government for someone who overstayed a limited term stay visa here; but it is totally STUPID to willingly and knowingly violate any country's immigrations laws and regulations.

Now if only the United States would do a public flogging and humiliation of all the visa overstays that we catch in America before deporting them! People travel to America on various types of limited term visas, then simply never leave. We have a HUGE problem with both legal and illegal immigration in the U.S. and protecting our border with Mexico.