child overstay issues?

[wordchild]

Due to a stupid admin error on our (mainly my wifes) part, one of our children will have overstayed when we next depart Thailand. It is not possible to do anything about this in country prior to our departure next month we have already looked into this, so we will need to sort it out at the airport. He is eight years old and the overstay will have been for around 7 months. Myself and my wife and the rest of the family have no overstay issue just this one child. We have been advised that given his age there will be no problem but i just wanted to check if anyone had any recent experience of this and if the relaxed attitude to child overstays is still the norm. Particularly against a background of tougher penalities for adult overstayers. Thanks for any input

Edited May 5, 2016 by wordchild

[elviajero]

As your son is only 8 he will have the overstay recorded (stamp) in his passport but will not be charged the overstay fine. And even if the overstay was over 9 months he would not be banned from re-entry under the new rules.

Edited May 5, 2016 by elviajero

[wordchild]

As your son is only 8 he will have the overstay recorded (stamp) in his passport but will not be charged the overstay fine. And even if the overstay was over 9 months he would not be banned from re-entry under the new rules.

This pretty much confirms what we have been told, but it would be useful to hear from anyone who has had recent experience of a child overstay and whether there was say any extra hassle/delay in getting it sorted out at the airport given the hardened attitude to overstayers. eg should we allow for significant extra time to clear immigration?

[BritTim]

There have been reports on this forum within the last few months that confirm what you have been told.

[elviajero]

As your son is only 8 he will have the overstay recorded (stamp) in his passport but will not be charged the overstay fine. And even if the overstay was over 9 months he would not be banned from re-entry under the new rules.

This pretty much confirms what we have been told, but it would be useful to hear from anyone who has had recent experience of a child overstay and whether there was say any extra hassle/delay in getting it sorted out at the airport given the hardened attitude to overstayers. eg should we allow for significant extra time to clear immigration?

Just allow an extra 20/30 minutes. It should be a vey straightforward process. Once the IO notices the overstay you'll be taken to the overstay desk for the processing. Nothing to worry about even under the new rules.

As far as I am aware there is nothing in writing anywhere that confirms that under 15 year olds will not get fined for overstay. The immigration act doesn't exempt under 15 year olds, but immigration reportedly don't charge so it's probably covered by another law or regulation.

The new rules only apply to bans and no changes were made to the fines. So it should be business as usual and your son should not be fined.

[ubonjoe]

It is under the civil code that children under the age of 15 are not subject to any fines.

In the order for overstay banning children under 18 are exempt from banning.

[CHASTAR]

I AM FRENCH MY DAUGHTER 13 YEARS OLD IS FRENCH WE LIVE FOR 7 YEARS IN THAILAND SHE HAS NO VISA AND WHEN BACK TO FRANCE SRVEL TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM UNDER 15 CHILDRENS DO NOT NEED A VISA IF YOU DO NOT BELIVE ME CALL A INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN THAILAND AND AS THEM THEY DO STUDENTS VISAS AND ARE WELL AWARE OF THE LAW

[dutchisaan]

I AM FRENCH MY DAUGHTER 13 YEARS OLD IS FRENCH WE LIVE FOR 7 YEARS IN THAILAND SHE HAS NO VISA AND WHEN BACK TO FRANCE SRVEL TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM UNDER 15 CHILDRENS DO NOT NEED A VISA IF YOU DO NOT BELIVE ME CALL A INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN THAILAND AND AS THEM THEY DO STUDENTS VISAS AND ARE WELL AWARE OF THE LAW

Can you please turn your caps lck off before you post, or do you need new glasses?

[elviajero]

I AM FRENCH MY DAUGHTER 13 YEARS OLD IS FRENCH WE LIVE FOR 7 YEARS IN THAILAND SHE HAS NO VISA AND WHEN BACK TO FRANCE SRVEL TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM UNDER 15 CHILDRENS DO NOT NEED A VISA IF YOU DO NOT BELIVE ME CALL A INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN THAILAND AND AS THEM THEY DO STUDENTS VISAS AND ARE WELL AWARE OF THE LAW

They do need a visa to enter the country unless they qualify for visa exempt entry.

If their permission to stay (not visa) expires when in Thailand, and they haven't been granted an extension of stay, they are not charged the overstay fine when leaving if under 15.

Edited May 5, 2016 by elviajero

[johnatong]

I AM FRENCH MY DAUGHTER 13 YEARS OLD IS FRENCH WE LIVE FOR 7 YEARS IN THAILAND SHE HAS NO VISA AND WHEN BACK TO FRANCE SRVEL TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM UNDER 15 CHILDRENS DO NOT NEED A VISA IF YOU DO NOT BELIVE ME CALL A INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN THAILAND AND AS THEM THEY DO STUDENTS VISAS AND ARE WELL AWARE OF THE LAW

Many(most?) of the better International Schools will not admit a child to the school if the child does not have an appropriate visa.

Schools, of course, do not issue visas but do provide supportive paperwork to enable a visa to be applied for.

PS

TURN THE CAP LOCK OFF !

Edit

Fix typo.

Edited May 5, 2016 by johnatong