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Hello. I have a situation that I am sure many others are also dealing with. I have lived in Thailand now for about 5 years and went home in Sept to return with a 60 day tourist visa I had received from the Thai Embassy in NY. My visa expired on the 29th of November and a week before I purchased a oneway ticket to Cambodia to apply for another visa at the embassy in PP.

I have a new passport and know the preparations to apply for an additional visa in PP so that is not my concern. My worries are now that my visa has expired, all flights from Airasia have been canceled due to the protests and I am unwilling to go to the immigration office and apply for the extension of 30 days and pay 1900 baht. I had planned this early trip to PP simply for the purpose that I wouldnt need to do it around Christmas and New Years later this month.

What do you suggest I do. All lines to Airasia are busy and there really isnt anyone to answer my questions. I am prepared to complete a fake airline intinerary for Continental when the airport open so I can simply say that my trip to Cambodia was to be my last before returning home on Dragon Air to Hong Kong.

How can they charge me an overstay fee if my flight has been canceled and why would I pay the extension fee if I am only going to be here until the airports open up again and I can get a flight out to PP, even though I intend to come back in a week or so with another tourist visa but will be coming by bus to Poi Pet through Siem Riep.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I just dont see how they can charge me any overstay fee if I had a ticket to leave the Kingdom a day after my visa expired since you are allowed 1 day overstay. It is now Dec 2 and I dont see anything happening until the King speaks Thursday and that still doesnt assure me a flight out to Cambodia Friday or that weekend.

Thanks and look forward to your repsonses. I am unwilling to pay the 1900 baht extension when have an open ticket and would have to leave near the 28th or so later this month which would make me miss the holidays.

Sincerely,

Jeff

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No overstay provided you have a ticket out of the country during the time the airport is closed.

According to Anti-Government Protesters blocked Suvarnabhumi Airport terminal since 26 Novermber 2008, the immigration checkpoint-Suvarnabhumi Airport could not provide visa service for entry and departure of foreigners. Some foreigners’visa might expire from this situation. Then Immigration Bureau will give exemption for those foreigners by the Immigration Act 2522 B.E.. For claiming expired visa foreigners need to present valid passports and airplane-tickets (which show departure time)

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/ba...;section=notice

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Why don't you extend your tourist visa with 30 days at immigration. (60+30)

It's a very very bad idea to go to Phnom Phen for a visa, they are very unfriendly.

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Why don't you extend your tourist visa with 30 days at immigration. (60+30)

It's a very very bad idea to go to Phnom Phen for a visa, they are very unfriendly.

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Agree with both of those points.

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