Extension of stay expiry - stamp or plane departure?

[milioooooons]

Hi,

I am looking at booking my flight early morning on the 19th but my extension of stay expires on the 18th. I do not wish to get any sort of overstay stamp. If I get to Suvarnabhumi and get "stamped out" before midnight on the 18th and then wait a few hours for my flight in departure lounge, I reckon this counts as me leaving on the 18th, and thus not overstaying, correct?

Very thankful for any insights!

[beano2274]

even if you went on the 19th you would not have any fine to pay, so why worry.

[ubonjoe]

If leaving from either airport in Bangkok you will not pay a fine for an overstay of less than 24 hours.

[milioooooons]

I realise there is no fine, but still an overstay stamp if I understand it correctly? I would prefer to keep my passport clear of those.

[ubonjoe]

The stamp for an overstay of less than 24 hours is just a small blue stamp that states you overstayed less than 24 hours and is in Thai.

[khh7]

If you 'stamped-out' before midnight you are not overstaying.

[vaultdweller0013]

What time is your flight on the 19th? If it is too late in the early morning (say 4am), you may not be able to check-in on the 18th as some airlines won't open up their counters until 3 hours or so before the flight.

[milioooooons]

The stamp for an overstay of less than 24 hours is just a small blue stamp that states you overstayed less than 24 hours and is in Thai.

I see, just a bit paranoid that with all the crackdowns, changes, etc. I want to keep my passport clean from anything immigration would have to complain about. I will be returning to Thailand.

[milioooooons]

What time is your flight on the 19th? If it is too late in the early morning (say 4am), you may not be able to check-in on the 18th as some airlines won't open up their counters until 3 hours or so before the flight.

Good point - I won't be checking in any luggage though so reckon I could do an online check-in.

[vaultdweller0013]

Even if you check-in on-line, the airline will (almost certainly) need to verify your passport before issuing the boarding pass. This typically means you still need to go to check-in counters (although usually a special shorter line if you checked in on-line).

The only exception to this I've seen is that United will let you submit a picture of your passport via their mobile app -- although, I think the one time I tried this, it failed and I still had to go to the check-in counters.

[milioooooons]

Even if you check-in on-line, the airline will (almost certainly) need to verify your passport before issuing the boarding pass. This typically means you still need to go to check-in counters (although usually a special shorter line if you checked in on-line).

The only exception to this I've seen is that United will let you submit a picture of your passport via their mobile app -- although, I think the one time I tried this, it failed and I still had to go to the check-in counters.

They usually have check-in machines that scan your passport though, no? This is Air Asia.