30 days visa free - extension for sickness

[Lorry]

A friend is in CM on 30 days visa exemption.

He had an operation on day 25, will be discharged from hospital and the doctor says he is not fit to fly for one week. So he has to stay a couple of days longer than 30 days. The hospital told him he will get a letter from the doctor to show to immigration at Suvarnabhumi

I think he should go to immigration at CM and get a real extension (actually he is in Bangkok Hospital and I think they have this service)

I worry what will happen otherwise at check-in in CM.

 

Do I worry too much?

 

Edited June 13 by Lorry

[Sheryl]

Definitely, has to go  to CM immigration ang get an extension. 

 

Very surprising the hospital does not know this.

 

 

[Lorry]

2 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Definitely, has to go  to CM immigration ang get an extension. 

 

Very surprising the hospital does not know this.

 

 

Thx

[Tod Daniels]

Send him to the immigration office to get a 30 day extension added to his 30 day visa exempt entry
OR
Send him to the immigration office to apply for an extension based on medical reasons (with the documentation from the hospital/treating doc)

If he shows up at the airport to stamp out on overstay (no matter what the reason) he's going to get fined. That "I have a doctors note" doesn't work for overstay, it works to get a extension based on medical reasons BEFORE you run on overstay.  

[popabear]

3 minutes ago, Lorry said:

A friend is in CM on 30 days visa exemption.

He had an operation on day 25, will be discharged from hospital and the doctor says he is not fit to fly for one week. So he has to stay a couple of days longer than 30 days. The hospital told him he will get a letter from the doctor to show to immigration at Suvarnabhumi

I think he should go to immigration at CM and get a real extension 

I worry what will happen at check-in in CM.

 

Do I worry too much?

 

It's not hard to get a extension at immigration with a letter from a doctor , had the same problem a few years ago , after a motor bike accident , while on a 30 visa exemption ,they extended my stay three times because of doctor saying I was unable to fly.  Regards  Popa

[DrJack54]

If he has not used 30 day extension to visa exempt entry then go to immigration with a TM7 and 1900b.

(also TM30 and basic photocopies of pp)