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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.