I am departing from Suvarnabhumi on the 7th January at 01:05 I will be checking in on the 6th of January my 60 day plus 30 day visa extension will finish on the 6th of January, my question is am I within my visa requirements or am I one day out and have to pay a penalty, thanks in advance
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The individual is concerned about departing Thailand just before their visa extension expires. Comments from the community indicate that as long as the individual exits the country by midnight on the expiration date, they should not incur any penalties. Specifically, leaving on the 6th of January before midnight would be acceptable, and overstays of under 24 hours typically result in no fines. Travelers are advised to ensure their passport is stamped out before the deadline.
You should be passing customs before midnight for that flight so no problem, go through by 11pm chill with a coffee or beer before you board. Safe journey home
The way that works is you have until 11:59PM the day your stamp expires to stamp out of thailand, doesn't make a difference at all when you check in with the airlines it matters when you stamp OUT of thailand ๐ that's when you're officially 'not in country'.
So if you don't stamp out by that time you'll 'technically' be on overstay, BUT that's fine because when you go to fly out by air overstays of under 24 hours don't pay the 500baht fine and you only get a small thai language only stamp in your passport near your exit stamp saying "overstay under 24 hours fine waived"
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