My visa exemption expires on June 16th. Can I still fly to Bangkok on June 17th with an expired visa?
For context, I entered Thailand on May 18th and have been in Chiang Mai. I went to Chiang Mai immigration today and was told if I want to extend 30 days, I have get the 2 month covid extension, which requires me to go back to inmigration in CM in 15 days. However, I'm meeting some friends in Bangkok from Friday til next week, and will spend the rest of my trip in Phuket afterwards. I don't want to go back to CM when I'm already in Phuket. So the immigration officer basically told me I have 2 options: overstay a few days and go to Bangkok to pay the fine extend my visa, or fly out to BKK tomorrow and extend my visa there, which will do away the requirement to come back in 15 days. I already have a flight booked on Friday tho. Any suggestions on what I should do?
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is facing the expiration of their visa exemption on June 16th and is unsure if they can travel to Bangkok the next day with an expired visa. They received conflicting advice from immigration in Chiang Mai regarding extending their visa, with the option to either overstay and pay a fine later or modify their travel plans to extend their visa before heading to Bangkok. Users commented on the risks of overstay and different options available for visa extensions in Bangkok compared to Chiang Mai.
