The General Directorate of Migration and Immigration issued an extension of 12 months for the collection of fines for those foreigners who are irregularly in the country as tourists.
The deadline will allow the amendment Article 33 of Law 8764, sent to the Legislative Assembly in September 2016, to clarify and determine that the collection is only for non-residents as tourists who exceed the time they were allowed to remain in the country.
Currently, the collection of Temporary Residents and Special Categories is included, which would not be fair for these people.
The Directorate of Immigration has recognized at all times that this payment was not convenient, without first making an adjustment to the text, which is why it has been extended so as not to affect other categories that should not be within this sanction,”
said Gisela Yockchen, director of Migration.
The entity expects that the application of this fine will be in accordance with what the Law intended from the beginning, to promote the regularity of the permanence in the country.
People who have already submitted an application for legal permanence before Migration will not be subject to this sanction.