Advice on bellow situation for.my friend would be very much appreciated.
Latvian national flew into Thailand via BKK on December 18 and received 30 days Visa Exempt stamp until January 16.
On January 16th attempted to leave Thailand via Laos border to do visa run, but was told by Thai immigration official that was supposed to get visa when flew into BKK in December. The officer refused exit and told to go to Immigration office in Bangkok to sort things out.
Background info: Latvia used to be one of countries that had to get 15 day Visa on Arrival. There was a new agreement and starting in November 2018, Latvian citizens can stay 30 days, not 15 like before. It's not clear if 30 days is granted via Visa exemption or Visa on Arrival. I called honorary Consul of Latvia in Bangkok and he confirmed that Latvians are now allowed to stay 30 days but it has to be by Visa on Arrival.
So now, the person is about 2 days past his 30 day stamp.
At this point, I think the best bet is to just go to Immigration office and pay fine and request extension of 30 days.
What would be the best way to approach this? Should we even mention that he was supposed to get Visa on Arrival?
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Advice on bellow situation for.my friend would be very much appreciated.
Latvian national flew into Thailand via BKK on December 18 and received 30 days Visa Exempt stamp until January 16.
On January 16th attempted to leave Thailand via Laos border to do visa run, but was told by Thai immigration official that was supposed to get visa when flew into BKK in December. The officer refused exit and told to go to Immigration office in Bangkok to sort things out.
Background info: Latvia used to be one of countries that had to get 15 day Visa on Arrival. There was a new agreement and starting in November 2018, Latvian citizens can stay 30 days, not 15 like before. It's not clear if 30 days is granted via Visa exemption or Visa on Arrival. I called honorary Consul of Latvia in Bangkok and he confirmed that Latvians are now allowed to stay 30 days but it has to be by Visa on Arrival.
So now, the person is about 2 days past his 30 day stamp.
At this point, I think the best bet is to just go to Immigration office and pay fine and request extension of 30 days.
What would be the best way to approach this? Should we even mention that he was supposed to get Visa on Arrival?
The person would like to extend their stay here.