METV was stamped 30 days instead of 60 days

[nikitavonhall]

I am on a 6-month METV. I must leave the country (and reenter) every 60 days as a condition of the visa. I did my first visa run back on Jan 17th to the Burma border as I didn't have enough time for anything else.

 

The dive school I'm at keeps our passports in a safe, so went to check today when I have to do my next visa run. Unfortunately, I was a moron and didn't check my stamp till now - Seems immigration stamped it with a 30-day stamp (to Feb 15th) instead of 60 days (to April 15th). So according to the stamp as of today, I have overstayed 18 days, even tho I should have until April 15th.

 

I am based in Koh Tao studying diving and work my Australian job remotely full time (not Thai employment!), so a trip to the immigration office will be an ordeal. Do you think I should go to the office in Samui, Surat Thani, Chumphon, or worse case BKK (as I understand they have a special desk for stamp issues)?

 

Appreciate any advise! 

[ubonjoe]

You need to go to Samui immigration to get the stamping error corrected.

I assume you are aware that you are working illegally.

[nikitavonhall]

Hey Ubonjoe. I am studying diving (IDC) and work my Australian marketing job remotely - I don't have Thai employment. Sorry for the confusion, I will update the wording of my post!

[JackThompson]

14 minutes ago, nikitavonhall said:

I did my first visa run back on Jan 17th to the Burma border

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Seems immigration stamped it with a 30-day stamp (to Feb 15th) instead of 60 days (to April 15th).

60 days from Jan doesn't get you till April - only March - assuming "April" was a typo.

 

2 minutes ago, nikitavonhall said:

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work my Australian marketing job remotely

Still illegal under archaic Thai law, FYI, but not being enforced on those working remotely at present.  I would not talk about it.

 

[elviajero]

If you entered on January 17th you should have been given permission to stay until March 17th, not April 15th.