1yr Non-Imm B & New Passport w/overstay

[MooKwai]

Hi guys,

I've gotten myself into what I think is a complete mess with my new British passport and some overstay:

I've received my new passport back, slightly delayed (basically VFS didn't notify me of the passport coming back, I have the DHL envelope as my only proof of this), went to get my letter from my embassy, they cut my old passport and gave me the transfer letter. I knew I had overstay but wanted to get it all sorted out so trotted off to immigration only for them to tell me because of the amount of overstay they can't transfer the visa or take any payment, they've told me I need to go to the border.

So this weekend I'm going to the border with my old (now cancelled) passport which contains my 1 year non-immigrant B visa, my new passport and a growing sense of dread that I'm pretty much screwed. I don't have my passport with me now but I'm pretty sure I'm over the 90 days that immigration have decreed to be a 1 year ban from entering Thailand. I've got a work permit and everything, I would have been under the 90 days if VFS had told me my passport was back in Thailand.

Can anyone offer any advice on what I should do? I was planning on going with a visa run company the company that runs from Ekkamai, not sure what Cambodian border it is, not Poi Pet though, but now I'm pretty scared of ending up stranded in Cambodia with no way to get back into Thailand.

Any help you guys can give would be much appreciated, I'm pretty worried about this!

Additional: I have my work permit and everything is legal and above board on that front.

Edit: Just seen the effective date for the new overstay rules, which is a big relief!

[ubonjoe]

Immigration does not transfer visas ever.

You will need 20K baht to pay the fine

It would be better to fly out and back. .

You may find that a visa run company will not take you since you are on over stay. There are checkpoints on the way to Cambodia.

The new overstay rules are not in effect yet.

If your multiple entry non-b visa is still valid you should not have a problem re-enter the country. Be sure you take your work permit with you. They have been asking to see them when entering with a B visa.

[MooKwai]

Thank you! That's all a big relief, I'd managed to get myself into quite a state over this. I'll book an out-and-back flight then.

Thank you again!

[Tomtomtom69]

Flight out and back might be best, but going overland is OK if you don't take public transport. Driving there yourself or going by taxi and there's less scrutiny than if you're in a visa run minivan.

[cherrylee2512]

Hi guys,

I've gotten myself into what I think is a complete mess with my new British passport and some overstay:

I've received my new passport back, slightly delayed (basically VFS didn't notify me of the passport coming back, I have the DHL envelope as my only proof of this), went to get my letter from my embassy, they cut my old passport and gave me the transfer letter. I knew I had overstay but wanted to get it all sorted out so trotted off to immigration only for them to tell me because of the amount of overstay they can't transfer the visa or take any payment, they've told me I need to go to the border.

So this weekend I'm going to the border with my old (now cancelled) passport which contains my 1 year non-immigrant B visa, my new passport and a growing sense of dread that I'm pretty much screwed. I don't have my passport with me now but I'm pretty sure I'm over the 90 days that immigration have decreed to be a 1 year ban from entering Thailand. I've got a work permit and everything, I would have been under the 90 days if VFS had told me my passport was back in Thailand.

Can anyone offer any advice on what I should do? I was planning on going with a visa run company the company that runs from Ekkamai, not sure what Cambodian border it is, not Poi Pet though, but now I'm pretty scared of ending up stranded in Cambodia with no way to get back into Thailand.

Any help you guys can give would be much appreciated, I'm pretty worried about this!

Additional: I have my work permit and everything is legal and above board on that front.

Edit: Just seen the effective date for the new overstay rules, which is a big relief!

did you manage to sort out your problem, my friend got a new passport and they have the letter and old passport do they just go to the airport or go immigration to get it transferred first

[Mario2008]

If you just go to the airport depends on if you are on an extension of stay of a non-immigrant visa or not (and how long the overstay is).

With a few days of overstay on an extension of a non-immigrant visa you go to your local immigraiton office, otherwise you go to the airport.