Police arrested Mirabel Disue Misori, 26, as she tried to pass through immigration at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Upon checking her passport, immigration officers had suspicions regarding the legitimacy of her visa, reported Thairath.

The visa was then confirmed to be counterfeit after it was checked using a visa detection machine.

Miss Mirabel, who had travelled to Thailand from Nairobi, Kenya, admitted that she had paid $800 to a man in Cameroon for the fake tourist visa.

She said she had travelled to Thailand to try and find employment, Pol Col Paritthipong Prayoonsiri, from Suvarnabhumi immigration confirmed.

Officials later found the visa was issued at the Thai Embassy in Cameroon.

Pol Col Paritthipong added that visitors from South Asia and Africa are on an immigration watch list with officials ordered to check for counterfeit visas and travel documents.

There was no information on what, if any action will be taken against the Thai Embassy in Cameroon.