rucus7 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 My stepson arrived in Thailand last October. He entered Thailand using his American passport.He received a 30 day tourist visa. In Bangkok, he replaced his Thai passport had been lost. My question is, upon departure,does immigration only look at his new Thai passport? Will his American passport be reviewed to show he can enter America? Is this an overstay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 He will only have to show his US passport when boarding. Thai immigrations will not ask for it. Tricky question, not sure. PM a mod and ask to move this thread to the visa section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 He has been overstay since November and must exit using his American Passport and pay overstay of 20,000 baht if he never extended his stay. Airline will not allow him boarding pass without checking the American Passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucus7 Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 Whoops . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbelt Asia Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 An interesting situation. I'm guessing that your stepson is Thai but holds both Thai and American passports? And that he entered Thailand on his U.S. passport because his Thai passport was lost? Normally, he could exit Thailand on his Thai passport and use a U.S. passport to return home. BUT, the American passport will show the October 30-day stamp. While he could get through immigration by showing a Thai passport, the airline will check the U.S. passport. Therefore the missing exit stamp is going to be caught. The only option then is to pay the 20,000 baht overstay. It's a shame he couldn't have replaced the Thai passport while still in the US. That would have been less costly. www.sunbeltasia.com 26th Floor Fortune Town BR, 1 Ratchadapisek Rd, 10400 Bangkok Tel: 02-642-0213 Fax: 02-641-1995 Follow us on: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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