Overseas Thai people (Thai: คนไทยพลัดถิ่น, คนไทยในต่างแดน) number approximately 1.1 million persons worldwide. They can be roughly divided into two groups:
A "non-resident Thai" is a citizen of Thailand who holds a Thai passport and has temporarily emigrated to another country for employment, residence, education or any other purpose. The Bank of Thailand estimates that, as of 2016[update], 1,120,837 Thais worked overseas.[1]
- Republic of Korea: As of September 2018[update], there were reportedly 192,163 Thais living in South Korea.[4] The Korean Justice Ministry estimates that the number of illegal Thai residents soared from 68,449 in 2017 to 122,192 as of August 2018.[5]
A "person of Thai origin" is a person of Thai origin or ancestry who was or whose ancestors were born in Thailand or other countries under Thai ancestry and holds non-Thai citizenship. A person of Thai origin might have been a citizen of Thailand and subsequently taken the citizenship of another country.
Overseas Thai communities
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edit- ^ Rujivanarom, Pratch (2017-12-23). "Thais working abroad prone to exploitation". The Nation. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Charoensuthipan, Penchan (2018-11-30). "Israel a new graveyard for migrant workers". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "Israel's forgotten Thai workers". BBC News (Video). 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "More than 10,000 Thais deported from South Korea for overstaying their visa". The Nation. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Seung-jae, Kim (5 November 2018). "Thousands of Illegal Thai Workers Flood Korea". The Chosunilbo. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Talk Vietnam (3 March 2014). "Historical traces of Thai community found in Myanmar". Talk Vietnam. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
External links
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