Answered8 years ago

What are my options for extending my ED visa if it expires the day before my flight home?

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Vinny ********

asked May 3, 2018

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I’m on an ED visa and every time I’ve extended it was always to the 22nd of the month. My last extension for some reason expires on July 16th. I’ve already booked my flight home on the 17th 🙈.

What are my options? Don’t want to have to change flight and don’t want to overstay because I might come back. Can I extend it by a day somehow?

Answer summary

The user is on an ED visa which unexpectedly expires on July 16th, while they booked a flight for July 17th. They seek options to avoid changing their flight or overstaying. Comments suggest that one can either pay 1900 baht for a 7-day extension or incur a less costly 500 baht fine for a one-day overstay, with the informal advice that the overstay fee may be waived if leaving within 24 hours of the visa expiration.

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Vinny ********

Update on this, just done my final extension at immigration and I was told no need to cancel this ED visa as it’s only 9 months (3+2+2+2).

Also I told him I had booked my flight a day after my visa runs out and he said I can extend for 7 days for 1900 baht or just over stay a day and pay 500 at airport. He suggested I did the latter as it’s cheaper and no black mark against me for the future.

8 years ago

Tod *********

Like I said when you fly out they usually waive the 500 baht overstay fine and just put that stamp like I posted earlier with the thai wording saying you overstayed under 24 hours

8 years ago

Tod *********

When you fly out they usually waive the one day 500baht overstay fine if you are leaving in under 24 hours after your stamp expires.

They just put a small thai wording stamp next to your exit stamp

Vinny ********

thanks!

Tod *********

You take paperwork from your school that says you are stopping studying, and go to the immigration office (you can go up to a month early), they will cancel your current extension and stamp you in until it's expiration date.

8 years ago

Vinny ********

@Tod ********

when do I cancel it? A day or two before I leave? Or can I do it at the airport?

8 years ago

Tod *********

@Vinny *******

it will if you ever try to get an extension of staty again because you never canceled this one correctly..

8 years ago

Vinny ********

Will it affect me if I come back in the future?

8 years ago

Tod *********

Remember IF you are not going to continue to study you should go and cancel your extension at the immigration office. Just leaving the country doesn't cancel it officially with the immigration office.

8 years ago

Vinny ********

I have to go to immigration to cancel it when I leave? 🙈

Do I have to pay for that?

8 years ago