Leaving the Country while visa extension is "under Consideration"

[Teisha]

Hi!

I have a question that no one at my office seems to know the answer to.

 

I'm currently on a non-immigrant "O" visa and my current visa expires Jan 30. So I went to the immigration office on Jan 9 to apply for an extension, paid the 1900 baht, and they put the "under consideration" stamp in my passport and told me to come back to the office in person on Feb 14...only issue is I finish my internship and leave Thailand on Feb 13, the day before. I'm going back to Canada and not coming back to Thailand.

 

So I'm wondering if I don't go to immigration on the 14 (which I cant because I'll be in Canada), will this cause issues when I'm at the airport at the immigration desk? If I don't show up at immigration on Feb 14 and technically don't get the official extension stamp in my passport, does this mean I will have been overstaying since Jan 30 and am subject to the overstay fee for those 14 days, or will they just cancel my extension application at the airport and let me leave with no issues and no fine?

 

I hope this makes sense, but basically I am asking if anyone knows if I can leave Thailand for good while my visa extension application is "under consideration" and not get fined?

 

Any advice would be much appreciated! I'm very confused and also an unpaid intern who can't afford a 7,000 baht fine.

 

Thanks! ????

[ubonjoe]

If you were leaving sooner than the day before your report back date I would suggest getting a re-entry permit for the under consideration period to avoid problems when leaving the country.

I am not sure what immigration will do when you leave the country so close to your report back date. It may not be a problem at all or they could turn you away and tell you to go to immigration to get it sorted out.