Just cleared a long overstay with little hassle from immigration after paying the 20,000 thb fine. Got a tourist visa in Phnom Penh and returned. I was processed extremely quickly when returning and the immigration officer didn't said a word to me. The person before me in the queue took longer. Just thought I'd share this.

Good luck for you. Still this was a very ignorant thing....4 years...

4 years ...unsure how you thought that was okay ...the profiling right now really starts from here ...when folks think it's okay to risk a 4 year overstay ?

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When did you get back from Phnom Penh ? Today ?

No ignorance, I was very informed on the risks and benefits of the overstay and it was worth it for me. Going full legal now as it's now the best option. I came back today yes.

5000 THB per year

No visa run

No 90 days reports

No waiting for hours at immigration

No immigration interview

No MOE interview

No school fees

I am an idiot

You truly are the high end visitor that Thailand is aiming for, notwithstanding you total disregard for the law, your seemingly blahse (can not find the acute) attitude to a 4 year overstay.....................oh yeh, you are the cream of the crop................oops, sorry, meant to say you are the crud of the curd, and a very large part of the reason (probably) that the new stricter adherence to the rules has come about. Congratulations.............stroker !

You truly are the high end visitor that Thailand is aiming for, notwithstanding you total disregard for the law, your seemingly blahse (can not find the acute) attitude to a 4 year overstay.....................oh yeh, you are the cream of the crop................oops, sorry, meant to say you are the crud of the curd, and a very large part of the reason (probably) that the new stricter adherence to the rules has come about. Congratulations.............stroker !

Seems like you ran out of breath and almost got a stroke while writing that.

OP, thank you for sharing that. I was curious to know what was going to happen to long overstayers? Glad to see that you rehabiliated yourself and decided to face the music. Welcome back.

5000 THB per year

No visa run

No 90 days reports

No waiting for hours at immigration

No immigration interview

No MOE interview

No school fees

I am an idiot

1. You are assuming we arent being wound up

2. How many of us would have slept soundly over that 4 year period knowing we could end up in IDC ?

Thanks, but no thanks to that 'option'.

welcome back!

4 years, only 20,000 baht, thats what i call a bargain

and people here are advertising the elite card , just 20 times more expensive

welcome back!

4 years, only 20,000 baht, thats what i call a bargain

and people here are advertising the elite card , just 20 times more expensive

But they are being driven to city and back for "free".

IDC clients are being driver to the airport for 800-3,000 Bt

Every privilege has a price.

welcome back!

4 years, only 20,000 baht, thats what i call a bargain

and people here are advertising the elite card , just 20 times more expensive

But they are being driven to city and back for "free".

IDC clients are being driver to the airport for 800-3,000 Bt

Every privilege has a price.

well in the case of the OP, i guess he did take a normal taxi for a couple of hundreds baht.... when he come back today

welcome back!

4 years, only 20,000 baht, thats what i call a bargain

and people here are advertising the elite card , just 20 times more expensive

you forgot the cost to so many because of this crackdown that he and his fellow scofflaws have encouraged.

you forgot the cost to so many because of this crackdown that he and his fellow scofflaws have encouraged.

Which cost to you? You stay still free on most people's ignore list.

you forgot the cost to so many because of this crackdown that he and his fellow scofflaws have encouraged.

Which cost to you? You stay still free on most people's ignore list.

got any stats on that list?

welcome back!

4 years, only 20,000 baht, thats what i call a bargain

and people here are advertising the elite card , just 20 times more expensive

you forgot the cost to so many because of this crackdown that he and his fellow scofflaws have encouraged.

bad, bad, bad OP !

On a more serious note, when you start to blame someone else for your own misery. So they might have, no real solution to your trouble....(old sayin in my country)

ps: thailand seems to shoot on their foot, dont follow their acts

welcome back!

4 years, only 20,000 baht, thats what i call a bargain

and people here are advertising the elite card , just 20 times more expensive

you forgot the cost to so many because of this crackdown that he and his fellow scofflaws have encouraged.

bad, bad, bad OP !

On a more serious note, when you start to blame someone else for your own misery. So they might have, no real solution to your trouble....(old sayin in my country)

ps: thailand seems to shoot on their foot, dont follow their acts

no trouble here. except the fact that I cant understand much of what you try to pass off as English.

welcome back!

4 years, only 20,000 baht, thats what i call a bargain

and people here are advertising the elite card , just 20 times more expensive

you forgot the cost to so many because of this crackdown that he and his fellow scofflaws have encouraged.

bad, bad, bad OP !

On a more serious note, when you start to blame someone else for your own misery. So they might have, no real solution to your trouble....(old sayin in my country)

ps: thailand seems to shoot on their foot, dont follow their acts

no trouble here. except the fact that I cant understand much of what you try to pass off as English.

maybe you forgot to turn on your brain? Seriously you held the OP responsible for your own trouble!

maybe you forgot to turn on your brain? Seriously you held the OP responsible for your own trouble!

I have no troubles

I went to get a new Non-immigrant O in Vientiane last week and the guy in front of me was on 12 years overstay. He had his old and new passport and the immigration officer was friendly and joked around before sending him over to the overstay counter to pay his fine. I saw him at the embassy later that day.

My point is that most immigration officers don't think of overstay as a serious offence. That will probably change with the rules enforcement coming soon. For now it only seems to be fellow expats who get all worked up.

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No ignorance, I was very informed on the risks and benefits of the overstay and it was worth it for me. Going full legal now as it's now the best option. I came back today yes.

Yes, not ignorance, you were well informed and made a decision based on that information. I'm glad to hear everything worked out for you and that you have remained well enough informed to adapt to the new rules.

A lot of people who were in your situation and could afford to pay the 20K maximum fine and flights made the same decision as you did. I expect most people would look at this as an option. Those that can afford to get out of Thailand before the deadline and pay the fine will do as you did as well.

I really sympathize with the Cambodians who were working in Bangkok illegally. They could not afford passports so they made a similar cost/benefit analysis and decision. Many of them are back now legally documented and working under the MOU.

4 years overstay and a 20k fine? Brilliant. Well played, sir!

The thought of some angry, holier-than-thou 'best visa' expats' blood boiling really does make my day.

5000 THB per year

No visa run

No 90 days reports

No waiting for hours at immigration

No immigration interview

No MOE interview

No school fees

I am an idiot

1. You are assuming we arent being wound up

2. How many of us would have slept soundly over that 4 year period knowing we could end up in IDC ?

Thanks, but no thanks to that 'option'.

Agreed. Unless he lived off grid. What if you needed to purchase some vehicle, open bank account, etc?

But I suppose years ago it was much simplier to do those things.

Not deliberately trying to provoke but quite simply the OP should not have been allowed back in the country. Forget crackdown deadlines its totally out of order. Should have been charged daily for the entire 4 years and he many not have been so glib about it......

OP is devoid of all responsibility. He lived here for 4 years knowing he could be arrested and deported at any time leaving all of his Thai life behind. No sense of loyalty to friends, lovers or work colleagues, as they could/would have all been discarded in an instant, or worse, burdened with his criminality. Pretty unsavoury one might say. On the other hand he might be a complete loner who had no one else in his life whatsoever for 4 years.

The thought of some angry, holier-than-thou 'best visa' expats' blood boiling really does make my day.

Lol agreed

OP, thanks for reporting back.

May be after 1 or so months immigration officers got tired of doing their job and decided it was time to go back to being lazy.

Glad it has worked out well , but not sure if it's one off or the new lazy way

A troll post and several replies to it has been removed.

Also a post with an abusive comment and a reply to it.

Its amazing how judgemental some people can be.

The OP told us what he did, he was not smug or gloating he simply reported fact. People in the same boat as him may have read his post and thought its about time they followed suite, so he may of even helped more people choose the legal way and done a service to the Country.

Some of the comments here are beyond belief