30 Day Visa Free Following Two Tourist - Did I Mess Up?

[daisy08]

I just got back from the airport and looked at my passport and am very confused.

I got a two entry tourist visa in the US on February 5, 2008.

I entered Thailand on my first tourist visa on February 22 and the visa expired April 21. On April 12, I got a reentry permit and went to Cambodia and returned on on April 15. I departed the country again on April 19 (before the first visa expired). I returned on my second tourist visa on May 1. The second visa expired on June 29. I left the country on June 21 and returned with no visa on June 24. The stamp expired on July 23. I overstayed by one day and left the country again on July 24. I returned with no visa on July 27. That stamp expires on August 25. I left on August 6 and just returned today (August 14) with no visa and my stamp expires on August 28. I have been here 41 days since I used my last tourist visa (31 days on first stamp, 10 days on second stamp). Any idea why I didn't get the full 30 days? It is not a huge deal because I am set to move back to the US on August 29 so I would only be overstaying by one day but I am curious and a bit concerned they will give me a hassle for my second one-day overstay.

It was my understanding that following the use of a tourist visa, I could stay up until 90 days within a 6 month period and that period would begin on the date of my first visa free entry (June 24).

Thanks for the help!

[Maestro]

The immigration officer clearly made a mistake. You are allowed a maximum of 90 visa-exempt days during the 6-month period from July 27, 2008 to January 26, 2009. Prior to your last visa-exempt entry on August 14 you used up only 11 days of this 90-day quota. See attached calculation.

You should go to the nearest immigration office to get the error corrected.

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Maestro

20080814_daisy08_days_calculation.pdf

[WilliamIV]

I cannot see his exempt stay from June 24 to July 24 in your Calculation chart

[Maestro]

Thank you for that, WilliamIV. I thought I had missed something, double-checked it and didn’t catch the omission. Revised calculation now attached.

daisy08, this means that you have used up 42 of the allowed 90 days and should have been given a new 30-day stamp on August 14.

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Maestro

20080814_daisy08_days_calculation_2.pdf

[daisy08]

Thank you for that, WilliamIV. I thought I had missed something, double-checked it and didn't catch the omission. Revised calculation now attached.

daisy08, this means that you have used up 42 of the allowed 90 days and should have been given a new 30-day stamp on August 14.

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Maestro

Thank you!! I was worried that I misunderstood the rule. Anyway, I should have looked while I was at the airport but was tired after a long flight and just wanted to get home. I wonder if the officer forgot to change his stamp. There were a bunch of Koreans in front of me. Perhaps they get only a 14 day visa, not sure. Is it common for them to make mistakes?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Thank you for that, WilliamIV. I thought I had missed something, double-checked it and didn't catch the omission. Revised calculation now attached.

daisy08, this means that you have used up 42 of the allowed 90 days and should have been given a new 30-day stamp on August 14.

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Maestro

Thank you!! I was worried that I misunderstood the rule. Anyway, I should have looked while I was at the airport but was tired after a long flight and just wanted to get home. I wonder if the officer forgot to change his stamp. There were a bunch of Koreans in front of me. Perhaps they get only a 14 day visa, not sure. Is it common for them to make mistakes?

it is not unknown for mistakes to be made. South Koreans do however, get a 90 day visa exempt stay on arrival.

[daisy08]

Thank you for that, WilliamIV. I thought I had missed something, double-checked it and didn't catch the omission. Revised calculation now attached.

daisy08, this means that you have used up 42 of the allowed 90 days and should have been given a new 30-day stamp on August 14.

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Maestro

Thank you!! I was worried that I misunderstood the rule. Anyway, I should have looked while I was at the airport but was tired after a long flight and just wanted to get home. I wonder if the officer forgot to change his stamp. There were a bunch of Koreans in front of me. Perhaps they get only a 14 day visa, not sure. Is it common for them to make mistakes?

it is not unknown for mistakes to be made. South Koreans do however, get a 90 day visa exempt stay on arrival.

Thanks. I would have been surprised if they only got 14 days but was trying to think how the mistake happened. That is great that they get 90 days visa exempt. I always assumed 30 days was the max but am basing that on what I get as an American so that is probably not a good indicator.

[WilliamIV]

Thank you for that, WilliamIV. I thought I had missed something, double-checked it and didn't catch the omission. Revised calculation now attached.

daisy08, this means that you have used up 42 of the allowed 90 days and should have been given a new 30-day stamp on August 14.

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Maestro

Thank you!! I was worried that I misunderstood the rule. Anyway, I should have looked while I was at the airport but was tired after a long flight and just wanted to get home. I wonder if the officer forgot to change his stamp. There were a bunch of Koreans in front of me. Perhaps they get only a 14 day visa, not sure. Is it common for them to make mistakes?

Well ... they do have a place at Suan Phlu - labelled

"correction of mistakes at the Airport" or something similar.

It used to be a window near the entrance - but it has moved

- not sure of its current location ...

Anybody seen it recently ... ?

Bill