Saan Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Can any one advise me? My visa runs out on Sunday.qnd if I go to immigration on Monday have I overstayed and will I have to pay the 500 baht fine? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSteve Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 If you go to immigration on Monday to get an extension you will not pay a fine nor get an overstay stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 If you go to immigration on Monday to get an extension you will not pay a fine nor get an overstay stamp. Thanks. That is what I needed to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Why not go tomorrow (Friday)? They'll extend the visa from the date it expires, not from the date when you obtain the extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noise Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 If you go to immigration on Monday to get an extension you will not pay a fine nor get an overstay stamp. He passport says he is allowed to stay in Thailand until the 19th. He shows up in Thailand on the 20th. Why would that not be considered an overstay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 If you go to immigration on Monday to get an extension you will not pay a fine nor get an overstay stamp. He passport says he is allowed to stay in Thailand until the 19th. He shows up in Thailand on the 20th. Why would that not be considered an overstay? It is,but provided you rectify by extending or leaving they dont charge the one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwilly Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Well when this happened to me some Years ago I too was one day late by going on Monday morning and not Sunday which was the seventh day over and I collected a B2,000 fine. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSteve Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Yes, if you would have showed at immigration on Monday(the week before!) you would have been fine.... Well when this happened to me some Years ago I too was one day late by going on Monday morning and not Sunday which was the seventh day over and I collected a B2,000 fine. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jez56 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Beats me why the Immigration office can't take weekends and public holidays into account when stamping expiry dates on visas and 90-day reporting slips. Using the OP's dilemma as an example, I have to say that it was fairly clear even a whole year ago that 19 August 2012 would fall on a Sunday. So why tell him to show up on a date when they will definitely be closed? Why not give him an expiry date of Friday 17th or Monday 20th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProdigalSon Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 That would be far too sensible Jez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMX Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) Shifting tasks, such as looking up dates three months down the way many hundreds of times each day, to Immigration is easy enough for us to decide - and then we complain of delays. What's so wrong with us knowing the rules and following them? - particularly since they're easy enough to discover, as demonstrated above. Moreover, even if we don't deal with the date ahead of time (as we should plan to do wherever in the world we are in dealing with visa dates), isn't it swell of Immigration to provide a 'grace' day? Thais - 1 ThVi Whingers (not OP) - 0 Edited August 17, 2012 by CMX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jez56 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Shifting tasks, such as looking up dates three months down the way many hundreds of times each day, to Immigration is easy enough for us to decide - and then we complain of delays. Why would Immigration have to do it "many hundreds of times each day"? They need do it only once a day. At the start of each working day, they could check whether the date 90 days hence and the date one year hence fall on working days or not. If they do, fine. If either or both do not, adjust the date stamps accordingly. They have to change the dates on the stamps every day in any case. It would take one Immigration officer an extra two minutes a day at the most to look at a calendar at the same time. I don't mean to whinge. It is a simple and easy improvement to make, at zero cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throatwobbler Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Shifting tasks, such as looking up dates three months down the way many hundreds of times each day, to Immigration is easy enough for us to decide - and then we complain of delays. Why would Immigration have to do it "many hundreds of times each day"? They need do it only once a day. At the start of each working day, they could check whether the date 90 days hence and the date one year hence fall on working days or not. If they do, fine. If either or both do not, adjust the date stamps accordingly. They have to change the dates on the stamps every day in any case. It would take one Immigration officer an extra two minutes a day at the most to look at a calendar at the same time. I don't mean to whinge. It is a simple and easy improvement to make, at zero cost. Personally I check the day my visa runs out and if it falls on a weekend I make sure I go there the Friday before. It takes me about 5 minutes, the majority of which is trying to remember where the hell I put the calendar. Some people always want to have to blame somebody else for their failings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 In answer to my query: Went to immigration yesterday and did not have to pay overstay. Thanks to all those who offered useful advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehowden Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Beats me why the Immigration office can't take weekends and public holidays into account when stamping expiry dates on visas and 90-day reporting slips. Using the OP's dilemma as an example, I have to say that it was fairly clear even a whole year ago that 19 August 2012 would fall on a Sunday. So why tell him to show up on a date when they will definitely be closed? Why not give him an expiry date of Friday 17th or Monday 20th? They not have weekend fingers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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