ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS:

 

IMMIGRATION OFFICE CLOSURE JULY 2024

 

ALL immigration offices in the country are closed on the following days

Monday July 22

Monday July 29

 

IF you have a stamp that expires on a day the immigration office is closed (due to weekend or holiday) and you go the very next day they're open you can get your extension like normal and will not get charged for overstay.

You will get a stamp in your passport that says "overstay xxx days, fine waived due to holiday/closure"

(Please note I am not advocating anyone wait until the last day to do their extension 😕 only pointing out that IF the office is closed the day your stamp expires, you can still go get the extension the day they open without being fined)

 

NOTE; Borders are open like normal, they don't close for holidays

Edited July 8, 20241 yr by Tod Daniels

OP seems like very bad advice. Regardless of no fine, who wants a "overstay xxx days" stamp in their passport.

 

If your stamp expires on the weekend or holiday Monday, simply get the new stamp any day in the week before. New stamps start from expiry of old stamp so nothing to gain by waiting until last minute.

14 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

OP seems like very bad advice. Regardless of no fine, who wants a "overstay xxx days" stamp in their passport.

 

If your stamp expires on the weekend or holiday Monday, simply get the new stamp any day in the week before. New stamps start from expiry of old stamp so nothing to gain by waiting until last minute.

 

I don't read Tod's advice as saying that you should go late. In a perfect world, everyone takes care of their immigration business well in advance. 

 

I read it as saying if your immigration office happens to be closed for a holiday and you haven't done anything about your expiring permission to stay before, then make sure that you go there on the very first day they're open again to avoid overstay penalties. Which is good advice. 

2 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

OP seems like very bad advice. Regardless of no fine, who wants a "overstay xxx days" stamp in their passport.

 

If your stamp expires on the weekend or holiday Monday, simply get the new stamp any day in the week before. New stamps start from expiry of old stamp so nothing to gain by waiting until last minute.

I think you mis-remembered what I wrote 😉

I meant it to let people know (those clueless ones who wait until the last minute for their extension 😛 )

IF their stamp expires on a day the immigration office is closed AND they go the very next day it's open they CAN get their extension without being fined for overstay.

How's that, better?