Hi all

first I want to share another friendly story of bureaucrazy and second a question about overstaying and it's consequences.

I'm(was) on edu visa in Thailand, get my stamps every 3 months.

Then I went abroad (did the reentry permit correctly), came back, went to immigration suksa one week later. After filling all the forms and visiting 3 counters, he did not give me a stamp and said, the visit in Hongkong will allow me to stay 3 more month. He wrote on my application: come back in june 4th.

Ok.

So I left to another country again, wanted to do the reentry permit: red flag! Sir you overstay. have to pay 5000baht and edu visa is lost.

Nice one. At reentry I got 30day tourist entrance.

So what should I do now? Any chance to get them to at least be responsible for their fault and give me my visa back?

My tourist visa is valid till may 24. my next flight out of country is scheduled for may 28th.

Now if I do and overstay again do I just have to pay the 500b/day(which will be less then rescheduling the flight), or do I risk other consequences?

best regards

No chance of them admitting anything.Pay your overstay and leave, or get a 7 day extension on your 30 days showing ticket out.

where would I get the 7day extension?

Evidently the immigration office made a mistake, Unless it was in writing you have little recourse to get in corrected.

You can apply for the 7 day extension at immigration. You will pay 1900 for the extension and be given 7 days to leave the country.

You should get the paperwork from your school to get a new ED while you are out to the country.

I do have a hand written note from the officer on my form to come back on june 4th, however no signature or stamp. I was trying to get a confirmation a bit more solid as I was fearing already their might be problems, but he refused.

You should of made more of objection to what he was saying because apparently you had a permit to stay date that contradicted what he was saying. Perhaps asking for a supervisor to confirm what he was saying.

Objecting at the time may have helped, but it's water under the bridge - too late now.

As for multiple overstays, that is absolutely no problem. I've done it a dozen times, including a long one of several months. They like your money, and you're welcome back each time.