Last Date Of Entry On Visa

[Rasel]

HI ALL!,

MY THAI VISA LAST DATE OF ENTRY IS WRITTEN 30TH AUGUST.

AND I AM PLANNING TO CATCH THE FLIGHT ON 30TH AND ARRVED

BANGKOK AIRPORT AT 4 PM EVENNING.

IS IT OK?.DO I HAVE ANY PROBLEM?.OR I MUST HAVE TO ENTER ON 29TH AUGUST?.

PLEASE ADVICE.

[lopburi3]

Believe a visa is "valid until" or "use before" so the date mentioned is beyond the use date. You need a new visa I believe.

But if your visa really says "last date of entry" perhaps you will be ok.

[Rasel]

Thank you so much for your information.

Yes my visa says last date of entery on 30th august and usualy we get the permission of stay once we arrived in airport.

Please advice.

[lopburi3]

If that is what your visa says you should be fine. I do not have any current visa but the old type never had that wording - which seems to be an improvement.

Edited August 27, 2005 by lopburi3

[Rasel]

Dear Lopburi3 .

thanks for your answer.I will try to scan a copy of my visa and post it hear after arriving from bankok so it mauy help our members of the side.

Thanks once again for your information.

[Maestro]

I do not have any current visa but the old type never had that wording - which seems to be an improvement.

My last Tourist Visa was in 1999, as per attatachment.

It does say "must be utilized before 1 AUG 1999" which, grammatically correctly, would mean not later than 31 July 1999.

I have never entered Thailand on that "before" date of the visa and therefore cannot speak from experience, but I think they really mean "until", which would mean that I could have entered on 1 August 1999 at the latest.

Edited August 27, 2005 by maestro

[redtape]

Hi Rasel,

If the visa said "valid until 30 Aug" that means you can use this visa until 30 Aug. It's not the perios of stay in Thailand. Your perios of stay in Thailand will begin when you arrives Thailand before 30 Aug.

If you arrive Thailand 4 PM.on 30 Aug. you're ok. don't worry

[Rasel]

Dear maestro and redtape,

Many thanks for your kind help.This is a great way how you are helping

others.Many many thanks once again.

I will do accordingly and will arrive on 30th August.