FarangFB Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 My friend (american) came here on a tourist visa (30 days) and it expired 8 days ago. Can he go to immigration and get TWO 7-day extensions (one to cover for his overstay and another to cover it up until his departure)?? He leaves in a few days. Would you advise him to sort it out now or at the airport when he is about to leave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 He would have to pay 500 baht a day for overstay for a total of 4000 baht before they would give him 7 days to leave the country after applying for extension (1900 baht). He would need to show a ticket out of the country in order to get the 7 days. He should of made a border run to get a 15 day entry before he overstayed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffdog Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) Do pigs fly? And he doesn't have a TR (tourist visa) bacause those are valid for 60 days (US) but more likely a 'visa on arrival'. Even if his visa wasn't expired, he couldn't have got 2 extensions. But, at the discretion of the officer, they may accept applying for an extension retrospective which means he doesn't have to pay the overstay for the first 7 days. Apart from the risk of being caught before entering the airport to skip a trip to Immigration, he might as well choose to pay for 15 days overstay at the airport which makes it a little more expensive but more convenient. But if the above works (not likely as the visa has expired longer than the 7 days extension), he only has to pay 9 days of overstay. I personally have experienced multiple times to get an extension retrospectively even if the visa was expired. Edited March 22, 2013 by sniffdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 He is on a 30 day visa exempt entry. A visa on arrival is for only valid for 15 days and only for those from certain countries plus a 1000 baht fee is charged. Immigration will not back date an extension to eliminate an overstay ever. There have been several reports of people going to immigration with a much longer overstay and then being granted the 7 days to leave the country after applying for an extension and paying the 1900 baht fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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