Extension Of Stay For Thai National On Non-thai Passport

[mussen]

Hi all.

Thai National, who holds an Australian passport also, enters Thailand on the Australian passport, and gets the 30 day stay on arrival, but wishes to stay a total of 35 days, do they have to go to immigration and pay the 1,900baht for a 7 day extension or is there some other option?

I thought I had heard a while back that there was some option for Thai nationals who enter Thaialnd on their second passport.

Thanks.

[lopburi3]

You should have used your Thai passport when you entered - it is too late now. But you can obtain a one year extension of stay from Immigration (although you don't seem to need it). Yes you will have to visit immigration with 1,900 baht or pay 2,500 on exit and obtain overstay stamp. As overstay involves a small risk of jail; and someone without might take exception to your having dual nationality, I would use the extension route.

[bdenner]

Why didn't the Thai use the Thai Passport?

Reminds me of a situation 3-4 years ago where we had an Italian INSIST his TW use her Italian passport to enter Thailand. They both only had 30 day stamps but stayed on for 3 months because he, being so arrogant, insisted they could. The bottom line is it cost em both 20,000 Baht and could have been a lot worse.

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[mussen]

Thanks for both your replies, think the 1,900 baht extension will be the go otherwise a trip to Laos