Over Stay

[Damaz6052]

Hi All hope you can help I've overstayed my visa by 10 ten days I am waiting for my APEC card and business visa to be setup. Will this affect my business vsa application I am currently on my 2nd tourist visa I have a NZ and UK passport my visa is in NZ passport.

Any thoughts would be appreciated should I just exit and get a third tourist visa and wait for the business to be setup?

Cheers

[lopburi3]

You should exit by air immediately and pay your overstay. There will be a red make placed in your passport but it probably will not effect your APEC application. If you are arrested I suspect you will have a bunch of problems.

[Crossy]

Yep^^^

And please note that Lop says to exit by AIR. It is not wise to attempt a land crossing whilst on overstay, buses get stopped (and people removed) and at least one crossing won't allow persons into the other country if they have an overstay stamp

[zorro1]

exit by air and pray your taxi is not pulled over. I have an Apec card and don't worry it wont effect your application in any way( i had an overstay before receiving my card) unless of course your taxi is pulled over and you end up in the slammer...

[Damaz6052]

Thanks I'll be leaving ASAP.

Will the overstay affect my third application for a tourist visa?

[Crossy]

Thanks I'll be leaving ASAP.

Will the overstay affect my third application for a tourist visa?

It shouldn't, I don't remember seeing any reports to this effect

Try not to make a habit of it, whilst Thailand is very liberal with overstayers, a gread red 'overstay' stamp may affect your applications for visas to other countries.