shaemus Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I have a visa based on marriage, on my last trip (current) the stamp i was given at BKK was a 30 day visa, i didn't notice or look as i offered my passport open on the visa page and assumed that a 90 day stamp would be added. As was the case on the previous entry (BKK). I am up in Khon Kaen. What should be my best course of action to follow? Thanks Shaemus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Why open 3 threads on the same topic, we are hearing you loud and clear. Someone knowledgeable will soon be around to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 You can go to immigration in Khon Kaen to have the stamping error corrected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dimebag Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 Same thing happened to me 2 months ago and as I routinely do I walk past the officer a metre so the next on line can proceed and I check my stamp. I then returned to the officer questioning the 30 days and he said I had written I am only staying 25 days. So I politely asked t him to change it to a 3 month stamp that I am eligible for as my work commitments change regularly. Can't help you with a solution but I hope others will read this and do the same to avoid the problem 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichCor Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 Sometimes people forget to include their Visa Number on the form. Other times the IO doesn't do the process right, or picks up the wrong stamp. I've learned to be vigilant and check everything before leaving after being stamped in. And as UbonJoe states, many things can be corrected by visiting Immigration, if you do it within a timely manner. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mick220675 Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 Its happen'd to me before. I went to my local immigration office and it was corrected. I have had two problems with incorrect stamps the second time the 90 days was correct but the year was wrong . I now check the date every time I have any dealings with immigration. It is not the first thing on your mind after a 14 hr flight with no sleep, so I always write the correct date on my hand to remind me to check it before I leave the counter. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, RichCor said: And as UbonJoe states, many things can be corrected by visiting Immigration, if you do it within a timely manner. The error can be corrected anytime. It would be best to get it corrected quickly, and before the given permission to stay expires otherwise the person would 'technically' be on overstay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaemus Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, ubonjoe said: You can go to immigration in Khon Kaen to have the stamping error corrected. Thank you ubonjoe. I will take a day trip up there. I didn't pay it even the slightest notice untill i was catching an internal flight the otherday. I am technically now on an overstay so i will be prioritising this. I will update on what transpires. Many thanks Shaemus Edited February 18, 2018 by shaemus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HampiK Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 You wrote you are on a marriage visa. So you left the country and came back again. You have a multi entry Visa? Or your visa is expired now and you became a normal stamp because you not have an visa now? Or are you on an extension based on marriage.. then you have the re-entry permit? without you also have nothing and the 30 days would be correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaemus Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, HampiK said: You wrote you are on a marriage visa. So you left the country and came back again. You have a multi entry Visa? Or your visa is expired now and you became a normal stamp because you not have an visa now? Or are you on an extension based on marriage.. then you have the re-entry permit? without you also have nothing and the 30 days would be correct! Yes i have a multiple entry visa. Still in its first year. Edited February 18, 2018 by shaemus Wrong word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 It is up to each person to ensure their visa is activated when they want it to be, some people arrive and may not want to activate a visa on the first arrival to Thailand because they plan to travel elsewhere and activate a visa at a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 17 hours ago, Dimebag said: Same thing happened to me 2 months ago and as I routinely do I walk past the officer a metre so the next on line can proceed and I check my stamp. I then returned to the officer questioning the 30 days and he said I had written I am only staying 25 days. So I politely asked t him to change it to a 3 month stamp that I am eligible for as my work commitments change regularly. Can't help you with a solution but I hope others will read this and do the same to avoid the problem So one should write the full entitlement in the 'Length of Stay' column irrespective of expectations I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I always write "90 DAYS" on the entry form. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, ubonjoe said: You can go to immigration in Khon Kaen to have the stamping error corrected. Quote I have a visa based on marriage, on my last trip (current) the stamp i was given at BKK was a 30 day visa, i didn't notice or look as i offered my passport open on the visa page and assumed that a 90 day stamp would be added. exact same thing happened to a friend of mine, PHUKET was on a marriage extension,came in from Malaysia at Betong and ONLY stamped for 30days, figured he was ok for 90 days and after 70 or so looked and, ( oh oh overstay) ....Had to fly out to KL as they would not "fix" it and come back with a 30 day visa exempt stamp Than made him restart the whole change to non o apply for 1 year extension route.. Edited February 19, 2018 by phuketrichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sfokevin Posted February 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2018 Th OP did not state whether he put anything in the visa number spot?... If he left it blank he would get 30 days as the officer assumes he has no visa... or he did place his visa number and the officer made a mistake... If you did place your visa number on the arrival card you have no proof... The officer in Khon Kaen will say you forgot to place the number on arrival card... I make a point of completing the arrival card on the plane an then laying my passport visa page, completed arrival card and flight ticket stub on my tray table and takin a picture of all three with my cellphone... I also check the dates stamped in my passport right after I pass Immigration... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 16 minutes ago, phuketrichard said: exact same thing happened to a friend of mine, PHUKET was on a marriage extension,came in from Malaysia at Betong and ONLY stamped for 30days, figured he was ok for 90 days and after 70 or so looked and, ( oh oh overstay) ....Had to fly out to KL as they would not "fix" it and come back with a 30 day visa exempt stamp Than made him restart the whole change to non o apply for 1 year extension route.. I am not clear about the situation you are describing, but it is possible that your friend has the same confusion about multiple entry visas and extensions of permission to stay that you seem to have. If he had previously been making border hops on a multiple entry visa (getting 90 days each time) but subsequently applied for a one-year extension of stay at an immigration office in Thailand, he could no longer just cross the border receiving a fresh permission to stay. If he believed this was still the correct procedure, and did a border hop without a re-entry permit, there was no error by immigration, and nothing for Phuket to correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 31 minutes ago, phuketrichard said: exact same thing happened to a friend of mine, PHUKET was on a marriage extension,came in from Malaysia at Betong and ONLY stamped for 30days, figured he was ok for 90 days and after 70 or so looked and, ( oh oh overstay) ....Had to fly out to KL as they would not "fix" it and come back with a 30 day visa exempt stamp Than made him restart the whole change to non o apply for 1 year extension route.. If he had a re-entry permit he would have been stamped in for the reminder of his extension, not 90 days. Without re-entry permit his extension ended when leaving the country and he would only get 30 day visa exempt stamp. Seems to be some confusion here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, sfokevin said: If you did place your visa number on the arrival card you have no proof... The officer in Khon Kaen will say you forgot to place the number on arrival card... I doubt that. Most immigration officers are aware that mistakes are often made by officers stamping people in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: I doubt that. Most immigration officers are aware that mistakes are often made by officers stamping people in. “Most” is not all... As I stated in my post if you take and have a photo of the completed arrival card on the plane there would be no doubt whatsoever... Edited February 19, 2018 by sfokevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaemus Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 49 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: I doubt that. Most immigration officers are aware that mistakes are often made by officers stamping people in. Would this be the correct office to go to? There seems to be a bit of confusion as to why this has happened. This was the second entry into BKK/ LOS using this Visa A 90 day stamp was issued in the first case. The passport / visa was presented with the visa page opened. First and second times. The Visa is one based on marriage multiple entry applied for and granted offshore. Thanks for all the tips and guidance, i will certainly be double checking next time. Once bitten twice shy as they say. And i will certainly be updating this thread. Thanks again Shaemus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray richards Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Good luck, i had the exact same problem with BKK airport, i went to Jomtien Soi 5 immigration, they didnt want to know, they sent me to Wireless Rd Bangkok just to change the 30day stamp mistake to correct 90 day , cost me a;most a full day at bangkok + 2,600 bahts taxi round trip. !st thing i do now is check the correct date stamped in my passport before i exit the arrival desk. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, shaemus said: Would this be the correct office to go to? If it shows that it is close to the provincial police school it is correct. Try this map that has the correct location. Address and Google Map location of immigration offices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, BritTim said: I am not clear about the situation you are describing, but it is possible that your friend has the same confusion about multiple entry visas and extensions of permission to stay that you seem to have. If he had previously been making border hops on a multiple entry visa (getting 90 days each time) but subsequently applied for a one-year extension of stay at an immigration office in Thailand, he could no longer just cross the border receiving a fresh permission to stay. If he believed this was still the correct procedure, and did a border hop without a re-entry permit, there was no error by immigration, and nothing for Phuket to correct. He was on an extension ( and had his valid re entry permit) and had been for 7 years, the immigration guy at Betong ONLY stamped him in for 30 days ( visa exempt) He than didn't realize it, till he was already on overstay ( was going to do his 90 report) and Phuket immigration could not ( would not ) help correct the mistake. He had to exit to KL, come back in on a 30 day visa exempt, get a 2 month marriage extension while waiting for the transfer to an NON o visa and than apply for ( again ) his 1 year extension.. Moral of story, ALWAYS check what they stamp you in for BEFORE u even leave immigration on arrival..:-) OK? Edited February 19, 2018 by phuketrichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 5 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said: I always write "90 DAYS" on the entry form. Now this is the best post I have read in a long time. I'm doing this in the future. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Recently had the same thing. Got it corrected at the desk in the airport. The IO re-stamped for 90 days and initialled it. On my next out in the IO mentioned that the computer date hadn't been changed and was still on 30 days. He had no problem with it because the stamp had been changed at the airport. He also mentioned to his knowledge only the main Imm' office in Bangkok could alter the date in the computer. Edited February 19, 2018 by overherebc adding photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, phuketrichard said: He was on an extension ( and had his valid re entry permit) and had been for 7 years, the immigration guy at Betong ONLY stamped him in for 30 days ( visa exempt) He than didn't realize it, till he was already on overstay ( was going to do his 90 report) and Phuket immigration could not ( would not ) help correct the mistake. He had to exit to KL, come back in on a 30 day visa exempt, get a 2 month marriage extension while waiting for the transfer to an NON o visa and than apply for ( again ) his 1 year extension.. Moral of story, ALWAYS check what they stamp you in for BEFORE u even leave immigration on arrival..:-) OK? I endorse your advice to always check the stamps. However, I am still a little confused. If he had a valid, unused re-entry permit then (even assuming he needed to fly out and return) why was he yet again given a 30-day visa exempt entry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, BritTim said: If he had a valid, unused re-entry permit then (even assuming he needed to fly out and return) why was he yet again given a 30-day visa exempt entry? Because he never got the 30 day visa exempt entry changed and then left the country with an overstay. Getting a new permit to stay date made his extension invalid. The big mistake he made was not getting the stamping error corrected before the 30 days ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 40 minutes ago, BritTim said: I endorse your advice to always check the stamps. However, I am still a little confused. If he had a valid, unused re-entry permit then (even assuming he needed to fly out and return) why was he yet again given a 30-day visa exempt entry? Cause when he entered an they stamped him in for the 30 days visa exempt it made his 1 year marriage extension invalid. In fact there were two of them, both on 1 year marriage extensions, both got 30 days, both lost their extensions.. Luckily the other guy was headed back to Oz and got a 1 year multi entry marriage visa back home and no overstay.. Quote Because he never got the 30 day visa exempt entry changed and then left the country with an overstay. Getting a new permit to stay date made his extension invalid. He did what Phuket immigration told him to do. cant really argue with them... Went in to do is 90 day report, they saw he had ONLY a 30 day visa exempt entry, and was overstayed, told him he was on overstay (they waived the fine), but told him he had to leave the next day and come back and they would start all over.. Quote The big mistake he made was not getting the stamping error corrected before the 30 days ended. YEP@!! but he thought he had the correct stamp an never checked till he had to do is 90 day report........a lesson not soon to be forgotten... Its been a night mare for him as he also needed to get a new passport, as his was full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaemus Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 2 hours ago, ubonjoe said: Because he never got the 30 day visa exempt entry changed and then left the country with an overstay. Getting a new permit to stay date made his extension invalid. The big mistake he made was not getting the stamping error corrected before the 30 days ended. Oh dear. My 30 days ended a couple of weeks ago. Well this should make an interesting day.! I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 10 minutes ago, shaemus said: Oh dear. My 30 days ended a couple of weeks ago. Well this should make an interesting day.! Khoen Khen is a friendly office so it should not be a big problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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