Hi there, I'm going back to Thailand to see some family next month, only a short trip I was aiming for 30 days as I know that's the amount given on ye ol stamp in the passport, but when booking my flight I moved it over a day as it made it quite a bit cheaper, then when I looked at it in the itinerary it says 31 days/30 nights - which means I'll be one day over.

Usually when I go over it's for longer so I normally have a visa and have never even gone the stamp in the passport route. I've never overstayed and I know there was a lot of commotion about it a while back. What do I do in this situation? I don't really want to have to go all the way down to london and pay £30 or what ever it is now (plus train fare) just for the sake of one day.

On my way out can I just pay one day overstay or something?

Depends on how you counted your dates, but if actually 31, you may not have to pay a fine. But, you would get a small overstay stamp in your passport.

Also, during your stay, you could apply for a 7 day extension, 1900 baht if I remember correctly.

You may have a problem boarding the flight. The airline can refuse you entry if you do not have a Visa to cover your stay if over 30 days. If you make it to Thailand you can get a 7 day extension at Immigration for a fee of 1,900 Baht or overstay for one day and get a stamp in your passport but you will not be fined.

The chances are that you will be ok but airlines can and do refuse entry.

You don't have to go to London.

Mail your passport to the consulate in Hull.

http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/

Edited February 3, 200917 yr by PoorSucker