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Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / January 2004Overstaying Visa in Thailand?
Hi all....just got back from Thailand after arriving there on the 23rd of december,and flying out on the 21st back to Oz....but when I went through the departure gates at Bkk the official fellow directed me to a desk I got a stamp in my passport for overstaying one day past the 30 days allowed. my maths must be rusty,but i count that I left Thailand BEFORE the 30th day had ended...so what gives with the stamp? Hope it doesn't affect my further travels there.....and I wish I could read thai to see what the stamp says!!! Anyone else experienced this?? Dick > Hi all....just got back from Thailand after arriving there on the 23rd > of december,and flying out on the 21st back to Oz....but when I went [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > doesn't affect my further travels there.....and I wish I could read thai > to see what the stamp says!!! Unless they changed the Thai immigration stamps in the last 45 days, they are in English. It is indeed strange that you were directed to another desk, because when you enter Thailand in a 31-day month (December) you should be able to stay until the same day -/- 2 in the next month, so in your case 23 December - 21 January. For examples of Thai stamps see: http://www.codekey.co.uk/travelog/passport/1.jpg Sjoerd "Biker" <member13102@british_expats.com> schreef in bericht news:1202583.1075202342@britishexpats.com... >> Hi all....just got back from Thailand after arriving there on the 23rd >> of december,and flying out on the 21st back to Oz....but when I went [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> doesn't affect my further travels there.....and I wish I could read thai >> to see what the stamp says!!! If you look at the entry stamp in your passport it also tells you the date that you are admitted until i.e the date you are expected to have left by. You'll also find that the difference between the two dates is always 29 days. > Unless they changed the Thai immigration stamps in the last 45 days, they > are in English. It is indeed strange that you were directed to another desk, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sjoerd Hi Sjoerd, I think Biker is referring to the stamp he got in his passport due to his overstay, that is in thai. But that just basically specifies the fine by mentioning the days of arrival/departure, the days of overstay and the fine. I have 4-5 of these stamps in my passport, I could have avoided them, but I had a similar experience as Tchiowa. The immigration in Phuket suggested than instead of extending my visa, I could just overstay a few days and pay the fine at the airport terminal. It was never an issue. Cheers Hua Nguu > I think Biker is referring to the stamp he got in his > passport due to his [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Hua Nguu Yup...that's the one....... Thanks for all your > replies...I'm happy that that little stamp won't affect my future > travels! Dick Can you just "lose" your passport and get a new one (with no stamps inside), or is Thai-Land modernized and record the overstay data on computer anyway? > > Unless they changed the Thai immigration stamps in the last 45 days, they > > are in English. It is indeed strange that you were directed to another [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Cheers > Hua Nguu > Hi all....just got back from Thailand after arriving there on the 23rd > of december,and flying out on the 21st back to Oz....but when I went [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Dick Does appear to be a day off. On your depature card - and I think in the passport as well, they stamp it with the day you must leave by when you arrive. So should be easy to check if that was consistent. But no, should be no problem with return. The first time I was there I overstayed 5 days - it was easier, and cheaper, to pay the fine than to try to renew my visa. I've since been back a few more times (many more times if you count all the border crossings to Burma to renew my visa) with zero problems. > Hi all....just got back from Thailand after arriving there on the 23rd > of december,and flying out on the 21st back to Oz....but when I went [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > doesn't affect my further travels there.....and I wish I could read thai > to see what the stamp says!!! You don't have to read Thai. The date that your permission to enter expires is clearly stamped in your passport. The stamp will have no effect on future travel. As long as you don't overstay by more than 5 days, Immigration will put in that stamp, fine you 200 baht per day (forgiven if it's only 1 day) and that ends it. Longer than that they react quite differently. In fact, the Immigration office in Suan Plu as advised me on more than one occasion not to extend my PTE if I'm overstaying less than 5 days. Easier and cheaper to pay on the way out. |
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