50 Days Entry Stamp?

[dareush]

Hi! I arrived in Thailand 16th of november. Now when I was preparing for my visa run, I checked my passport again and noticed that the stamp is until 4th of january. Has there been some change in regulations, or have they made some mistake in the airport immigration booth?

[Mario2008]

A clear mistake. i would go to Immigration on Friday or next week and sort it out and get the correct period of stay.

If you came on a visa exempt entry, make sure you don't stay longer than 30 days. Otherwise they can fine you for overstay.

[dareush]

Ok. Thanks!

[lopburi3]

It appears you did not have a visa or re-entry permit and should have received a 30 day stay so you need to make your border run before that time is up or they will likely catch it and you will be overstay - it remains your responsibility to know and observe the regulations. Likely the person before you had a re-entry permit and they had to change stamp for him and forgot to set it back.

[PoorSucker]

Yes, it's always your fault if immigration do something wrong.

[markg]

Yes, it's always your fault if immigration do something wrong.

Yes, it's true. If you get the wrong stamp in, then it is up to you to deal with it. You get 30 days not 50. A friend of mine once got stamped in for 12 months and 30 days as they had set the year wrong on the stamp. Immigration in BKK actually telephoned him a few weeks after and got him to go to the local immigration to get it corrected.

I recently got stamped in for 30 days on my Type B visa which is too little. I went to immigration in Phuket and they immediately corrected the stamp, rolled their eyes at their colleagues on the border, smiled and wai'd me. No pain, no fee, no fuss.

[george]

I find it slightly amazing that they have a separate counter at the Immigration bureau for correcting mistakes done by immigration at the airport.

[monty]

I find it even slightly more amazing they hold travelers responsible for their mistakes as well through overstay fines.

Anyone should assume a 1 year and 30 day stamp is an error, but for a first time tourist holding a tourist visa getting stamped 90 days, chances are he won't catch on the error.

Especially as the visa stamp itself is valid for 3 months, resulting in many travelers thinking the tourist visa allows for a 3 month stay anyway!

[VBF]

I find it even slightly more amazing they hold travelers responsible for their mistakes as well through overstay fines.

Anyone should assume a 1 year and 30 day stamp is an error, but for a first time tourist holding a tourist visa getting stamped 90 days, chances are he won't catch on the error.

Especially as the visa stamp itself is valid for 3 months, resulting in many travelers thinking the tourist visa allows for a 3 month stay anyway!

Isn't that why it's called Amazing Amusing Thailand?

Sorry Monty - couldn't resist it!

[Thanyaburi Mac]

I find it slightly amazing that they have a separate counter at the Immigration bureau for correcting mistakes done by immigration at the airport.

George

I think it's quite nice that Immigration realizes that people screw up now and then, then they set up a separate office/desk to correct such, and for FREE.

Probably cost you $100 or so in the U.S. if you need something corrected by U.S. Immigration, CIS or ICE, as the case may be.

Mac