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[robw]

Hi guys

I've made all my hotel bookings and yesterday I picked up my ticket.When I got home I realized that I miscalculated by 1 day.

Will this be a problem when I'm going home as my stay will be 31 days instead of 30?

Cheers
Rob.

[odotor]

Hi,

as far as I know, when you want to leave the country with overstay they fine you 200 Baht for every day overstay. Maybe it's a bit more now as prices increase everywhere. Just make sure you arrive at immigration with an hour or two spare time to go through the buerocratic process.

Have a nice stay.

[transgirls]

The fine is 500 baht per day, capped at 20.000 baht.

But I heard from several persons that they most probably won't say anything for just one day, a friend of mine has just been waved through.

BUT: go to the airport plenty of time in advance just in case there is a problem and the officer asks you to go to the immigration desk to pay the fine.
Don't worry, there will be no other consequences.

If you go to the immigration desk to pay the fine before going to the passport check-out, it will just be a matter of 10 minutes.

Edited by transgirls, 16 November 2011 - 02:04 AM.

[robw]

Thanks for your replies guys,it doesn't sound too bad.

[garrydirty]

when are you going then? is it sometime away yet? As you were saying on another thread on here that you would not be traveling for sometime? so when are you going robw? Regards Garry

[PatriciaX]

robw, on 16 November 2011 - 12:21 AM, said:

Hi guys

I've made all my hotel bookings and yesterday I picked up my ticket.When I got home I realized that I miscalculated by 1 day.

Will this be a problem when I'm going home as my stay will be 31 days instead of 30?

Cheers
Rob.

You could extend your 30 day tourist stamp, I believe, for a further seven days by going to the Pattaya Immigration Office in Soi 5, Jomtien (same soi as Sally's Bar). But this would be more costly than paying the overstay, and there is a good chance they won't ask for it anyway as others have said. You could also tell the immigration officer when you arrive at Bangkok about the one day, and I'm sure they'd say it was okay.

[VistaView]

It really is not a problem for one day as I did it myself just recently.

You will go through Immigration normally and then be taken to a very polite lady behind the booths where they will do an additional stamp and on you go. Took me about extra 10 minutes.

More than 1 day and you will be fined.

[Beerlao]

very easy to make that mistake as most flight leave bangkok around midnight or a little later. You could get a tourist visa
before going for 60 days (was free last year but not sure now) but it is hardly worth the effort if they are not too strict at
the airport.

[robw]

garrydirty, on 16 November 2011 - 01:08 PM, said:

when are you going then? is it sometime away yet? As you were saying on another thread on here that you would not be traveling for sometime? so when are you going robw? Regards Garry

I'll be in Bangkok March 9th and Pattaya March 12th until April 9th.Looking forward to plenty of mongering.

Cheers.

[robw]

Thanks guys I was thinking about getting a visa but as you say it's no worth it.

Cheers.

[robw]

coolroom, on 16 November 2011 - 02:46 PM, said:

very easy to make that mistake as most flight leave bangkok around midnight or a little later. You could get a tourist visa
before going for 60 days (was free last year but not sure now) but it is hardly worth the effort if they are not too strict at
the airport.

o
I can't believe I fucked something simple like that up,never happened before.

[Twoshots]

An overstay is not a problem at the airport, Ive done it a few times due to circumstance and general fuck up. You check in at flight desk, and if you have a significant overstay one of the airline check in staff may accompany you to Immigration and then if necessary the ATM. When you get to immigration you get taken to the booths just to the back of the desk and you pay 500 baht for everyday over visa, capped at present at 20k. They stamp your passport as having paid the fine, its not a red stamp and doesn't effect your return. Process takes about 10 minutes. But I really don't advise pushing an overstay, because whilst at departure airport the situation is under control, if should you get ID pulled by the Police or other Uniformed gang in the street, your fault or not, then its money extraction time and very, very possibly some time in Jail before you can leave the country. Not having a Current Visa, even for a few days puts you in a vulnerable position. I think getting a 60 day visa before arrival is a good move because so many people come for two - three weeks, start partying and hey lets stay just a bit longer and 30 days goes in a flash and blur and forget about the stamp.

[robw]

Thanks Twoshots my overstay will only be 1 day due to my fuck up.
Do you think a 60 day visa is needed for 1 day?

cheers.

[Twoshots]

No, one day is not pushing it, all should be OK, just use the phrase 'should' because sometimes shit does happen. I would personally not worry but a wiser man than me might suggest that if you have time to get the 60 day visa before your trip then do it. Then all potential or however unlikely scenarios are covered....eg: you might find your Medical Insurance is not valid for your last day due to its small print and then you get run down by a crazy Tuk Tuk.

[robw]

Twoshots, on 18 November 2011 - 06:53 PM, said:

No, one day is not pushing it, all should be OK, just use the phrase 'should' because sometimes shit does happen. I would personally not worry but a wiser man than me might suggest that if you have time to get the 60 day visa before your trip then do it. Then all potential or however unlikely scenarios are covered....eg: you might find your Medical Insurance is not valid for your last day due to its small print and then you get run down by a crazy Tuk Tuk.

Thanks mate I appreciate your help.
Cheers.

[diamonddog]

Just don't miss the flight like it did ! 10 past midnight confused me as i knew which day i was traveling, so got up the day i was traveling…..yes the penny didn't click that 10 past midnight was the 15th not the 14th then day of my travel.
And before i get slaughtered there were around 15 people on my flight who made the same mistake, one UK bloke who said he had been traveling for over 10 years and had made the same mistake 4 times before !

[robw]

I don't think I'll miss the flight,it's at 7.45pm so I should be ok.

[Beerlao]

I checked out a day early for mine - lucky the receptionist looked at the ticket and booked me back in for an extra day !!!

[robw]

coolroom, on 22 November 2011 - 07:00 PM, said:

I checked out a day early for mine - lucky the receptionist looked at the ticket and booked me back in for an extra day !!!

That's a bummer,lucky she checked.