Overstaying foreigners will face ban from re-entering Thailand

[BillyGoatee]

Newbie question: So how do expats deal with this restriction? They leave the country once in 90 days? Or get a "green card"? And is the restriction different to foreigners based on the country they're from? Do US residents get a different treatment?

[jpinx]

Newbie question: So how do expats deal with this restriction? They leave the country once in 90 days? Or get a "green card"? And is the restriction different to foreigners based on the country they're from? Do US residents get a different treatment?

What restriction? There are different rules for different visas, so maybe you need to check up on the rules for your specific visa. Whatever else you have to do - you need to report every 90 days in the country - regardless.

[Trujillo]

Overstay more than 10 years and you're never coming back, legally.

[ubonjoe]

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Overstay more than 10 years and you're never coming back, legally.

What you posted is from a proposed rule from some time ago. There is no lifetime ban in the real rules. See: New overstay rules.pdf

[dubbplatz]

What happens if you have one day overstay now and you are leaving at bangkok airport?

[sunnyjim5]

What happens if you have one day overstay now and you are leaving at bangkok airport?

You leave -------------------

[dubbplatz]

Fined or not fined

[sunnyjim5]

Fined or not fined

If less than 24 hours overstay probably not but if in excess of 24 hours 500Bht/day

[jacksam]

What happens if you have one day overstay now and you are leaving at bangkok airport?

At airport very little will happen. Perhaps tiny fine.

If checked on way to airport perhaps world of pain

[bkkcanuck8]

Fined or not fined

If less than 24 hours overstay probably not but if in excess of 24 hours 500Bht/day

Going forward the overstays will likely add up. If you overstay once for 1 day - you just exit like normal with a verbal warning. I would not want to overstay regularly (as a way of extending a visa) then go out and get the next visa since at a certain point they will weight that against you (IMHO).

There will be zero tolerance though if you are picked up before exiting (though I suspect you will have the option of buying your way out of the situation - but not cheaply).

[LawrenceChee]

I wish they would do it fast and do it consistently and make sure they strictly enforce this

No one should think it's funny or doable as a risk to overstay and then moan about the consequences

No one would attempt that in any country and believe they are above the law