I'm booking a flight out of the country to coincide with the last date of my extension of stay for my ED visa. However, I'm not sure what day I need to leave the country.

The extension stamp in my passport says the following:

SUB-DIV.2, IMM-DIV.1

EXTENSION OF STAY PERMITTED UP TO 16 AUG 2015

HOLDER MUST LEAVE THE KINGDOM WITHIN THE

DATE SPECIFIED HEREIN, OFFENDERS WILL BE

PROSECUTED

SIGNED... IMMIGRATION OFFICER

Now, it says permitted up to the 16 August, does that mean I am permitted to stay up UNTIL the day before the 16th? OR am I permitted to stay until AND INCLUDING the 16th without being in violation?

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I have searched through the forms and I couldn't find the keywords I was looking for. Hopefully this thread will help others searching off keywords like this in the future.

You can leave on the 16th no problem.

Thanks mate. Just booked my flight.