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Can I leave Thailand on my tourist visa's expiration date, or do I need to leave earlier?
I am currently on a tourist visa that has an end date of Oct. 24. Is it okay to leave Thailand on the 24th or do I need to leave on the 23rd to not have an overstay?
Answer summary
You can leave Thailand on the last day of your tourist visa, October 24, without risking an overstay, as long as you pass immigration before midnight. It is important to consider the 'permitted to stay' date stamped in your passport, rather than the visa expiration date. Additionally, if needed, you have the option to extend your stay for 30 days for a fee.
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Michelle *********
Okay great! My student visa expires on September 29 and I was planning to fly out on that exact date as well. Sounds like it should be fine?!
Glen *********
You need to be very careful- you are required to leave by the “permitted to stay” date stamped into your passport, not the visa expiry date.
Ryan *******
OP@Glen ********
so if the stamp says “until 24 Oct” then I just need to leave on or before that date is my understanding to not have an overstay.Graham ******
@Ryan ******
Good point, the OP must leave before midnight 24-Oct if that is the date stamped in his passport not if this is the Tourist Visa expiry dateGlen *********
@Ryan ******
correct, but 1 day overstay you do not get fined just so you know.
John ********
@Glen ********
wrong as land borders don’t give a grace period and you get a fine for 1 day overstay
Tod *********
@Ron ****
sounds like you left the country by LAND, 😕 as a rule an overstay of under 24 hours is not charged when you fly out, in fact it's not until you hit 24 hour overstay that they fine you for TWO days overstay at the airports
Ron *****
@Glen ********
i Got fined 500baht for one Day overstay
Bob **********
Pass immagration before midnight and your fine or you could extend for 30 more days 1900 baht
Lloyd ********
24th is fine
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