phuturatica Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 If a tourist visa runs out at the weekend and the Bangkok Thai Embassy is closed on the weekends will it be ok to get an extension at the Embassy Office on the Monday after the weekend which the visa runs out, or does it have to be before the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Before, or you'll pay overstay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 You should do a few days before as you lose nothing and then it is not an issue if you are ill or bad weather. If you obtain on first day open after holiday it will be accepted however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) just to be a pendant, there is no Thai embassy in Bangkok. Thailand doesn't need its own overseas representation in its own country. So tell the Taxi driver you need to go to immigration at Chaeng Wattana, otherwise he might look at you a bit strangely. Edited December 25, 2011 by samran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Samran - beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Samran - beat me to it. yaay. Do I win something??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuturatica Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Cheers guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 You should do a few days before as you lose nothing and then it is not an issue if you are ill or bad weather. If you obtain on first day open after holiday it will be accepted however. But it is not a holiday as such. In reality the OP should go before, if he goes after he is really on overstay, to say "Oh you were closed at the weekend" is not a viable excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yes it is. If immigration is closed for any reason you can extend on the next open day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yes it is. If immigration is closed for any reason you can extend on the next open day. Everyone knows Immigration is closed at the weekend so to use that as a reason not to extend your visa is very poor indeed, it can be done beforehand. Under the letter of the law the Op or whoever does it after a weekend can be charged for overstay. Prior planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 He will not be charged for overstay if done on the first workday after expiration of entry. This is official policy and known to foreign Embassies and so stated on US Embassy as below (bold is mine): Expired short-term visas can be extended after paying a fine, but the number of days elapsed since expiration is subtracted from the extension period. Application for extension must be made by the next working day after visa expiration to avoid a fine. http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service/thai-visas-for-americans.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) He will not be charged for overstay if done on the first workday after expiration of entry. This is official policy and known to foreign Embassies and so stated on US Embassy as below (bold is mine): Expired short-term visas can be extended after paying a fine, but the number of days elapsed since expiration is subtracted from the extension period. Application for extension must be made by the next working day after visa expiration to avoid a fine. http://bangkok.usemb...-americans.html Do you change the oil on your car when the engine has seized or before? To do it before costs nothing, and makes you look interested in following the rules of the country you are staying in, doing it afterwards makes you look like someone who is not really interested in Thailand. The American Embassy page is quite good, here copied from the British Embassy Don’t overstay your welcome. You are automatically fined for each day you remain in Thailand beyond the date stamped in your passport. If you cannot pay, you could be arrested. Edited December 26, 2011 by beano2274 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Flame and reply to it deleted. Going the first working day after immigration is closed is wihin the rules, not bending it. If it is wiser to go early is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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