What are my options if I overstay the 60-day limit on my free visa exemption in Thailand?

Aug 9, 2024
3 months ago
Naomi *******
ORIGINAL POSTER
Apologies if this has been asked before: I arrive on the 15th and leave on the 15th 2 months later. I guess that means I am 1-3 days over the 60 day limit for the new free visa. What are my options? (I will be mostly in Chiang Mai area and cannot change my flights). Thanks again
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is concerned about potentially overstaying the 60-day limit on their visa exemption, as they plan to arrive in Thailand on the 15th and leave on the 15th two months later, which could lead to a 1-3 day overstay. Commenters suggest options such as applying for a visa extension (which costs ฿1900 and can grant an additional 30 days), or opting to pay a fine (around ฿500 per day) upon departure. Some clarify that the visa exemption lasts exactly 60 days from the arrival date and stress the importance of understanding the count in days rather than months. Others share experiences and provide further context on the application process and potential waivers for minor overstays at airports.
Darin ********
Fly in visa exempt 60 days, any time after the first week go to immigration and apply for 30 days extension 1900 baht but will need 3 x passport photos and may need tm30 ( location paper work that is required by Thai law that accommodation provides do on your behalf on check in). This rule is generally not enforced.
Henrik *****
If you go short time after arrived in Thailand, you will show that you never intended to follow the rules and only stay the number of days allowed with visa excempt.

Which furthermore will be obvious, when the flighttickets are 63 days apart.
Nicole ****************
You will have to pay 1900THB for an extension or change your flight. Will probably be less to pay the immigration for extension.
Mikolai ********
Better extend than overstay. The latter will be on your record.
Charles *********
Play dumb, and say "oh its exactly 2 months, so that is 60 days right?" Oh no i made a mistake i thought exactly 2 months was 60 days! You'll probably pay a small fine, or they might laugh and think your are an ignorant foreigner and send you on your way.
Henrik *****
Risking to be stopped by police using face recognition from cctv and policevehicles before getting to the airport, which can result in a harsh fine and years exclusion from Thailand.
Joe **********
Change your flight!
Ken *******
60 day visa out on 15th July? What am I missing here
Lynnette *******
@Ken ******
tourist visa has always been 60 days. What has changed is the exempt entry ( entering with no visa) which is now 60 days.
Ken *******
@Lynnette ******
think I understand you lol
Ken *******
@Lynnette ******
ok I'm from Australia and entry visa always 30 days? Now 60
Lynnette *******
@Ken ******
those eligible for entering with NO visa was 30 days and is now 60 days NO visa. It's not a visa, never was!
Ken *******
Ralph *******
Which months? Most will put you over by at least a day.
Ralph *******
Either get a visa extension (฿1900 plus the cost of some passport photos) or chance it and pay the fine (฿500) when you leave.
Stephen *******
500 baht overstay fine per day or get 30 day extension at local immigration 1900 baht your choice
Naomi *******
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Stephen ******
thank you Stephen and all the others who provided useful info kindly rather than just telling me to count or to change my flight (you know who you are 😉)
David ******
A week ago in genuine error, I overstayed by 1 day picked up by flight check in desk… the agent said it might be a 500 BHT fine yet at passport control I declared my mistake handing passport & said sorry. I was forgiven yet clearly told don’t do it again!
Brandon ************
@David *****
one day overstay fine is waived at airports, but not at land borders
Thomas ********
Some years back I had to do a border run. Was going to be over by a day. A local immigration officer told me to pay the 500 baht daily overstay fine rather than pay the 1900 for an extension. If I remember correctly the 1900 baht extension in this circumstance only gets you 5 or 7 days not 30.
Wayne *********
@Thomas *******
one extension is 30 days try for a 2nd extension you get a 7 day get out of Thailand stamp extension declined.
Thomas ********
@Wayne ********
Thank you. I vaguely remembered it was something like that. I wouldn't want that guy to think his 1900 baht would buy him a month.
Nigel ********
If they pick you up on that at departures id be surprised, if so small fine. If j remember its a few hundred a day, nothjng to worry about. Its when you start over staying by months they get banned etc
Henrik *****
It is much worse if you get stopped by police, aided by they cctv and vehiclemounted cameras with facerecognition before getting to the airport, the you get a hefty fine, and may be excluded from returning to Thailand for years.
Leonard ******
@Nigel *******
Stay legal, it really isn’t that hard for the enthusiastic traveller
Nigel ********
Gordon *******
Always do 58 days on evisa 60 days
Andreas *********
Ideally, you should learn to count to 60 using the calendar.

If that's not possible, just scroll through hundreds of answers to exactly the same question.
Bart **************
Coming the 15th and leaving the 15th can be anything but one day overstay, it can come at 60, 62 or 63 days depending on the month. In leap Februaries it can also be 61 but we've just had one.
Phil ******
@Naomi ******
yes but why not go and get a ฿1900 extension from your closest IO?

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Radek *******
Go in February
Максим **********
And it can't be 61, we don't have any two months with 30 days in a row 😂
Jan ******************
@Максим *********
it’s not counted in months anyway.
Максим **********
@Jan *****************
sure. But it can be 60, 62 or 63 days based on dates :)
Frank **********
@Максим *********
damn dude it is 60 days from when you arrive. They count in days not months.
Bart **************
@Frank *********
he's making that point. It's the topic starter you need to address your concerns to.
Максим **********
@Frank *********
damn where you see visa?
Steve *******
@Максим *********
Nope, it can only be 60 days, there's no 62 or 63 days visa exemption 😂
Максим **********
Based on months it can be 60 to 63 days 😒😁
Henrik *****
Immigratiom ALWAYS count in days and not months.
Ralph *******
@Максим *********
No it can’t. It’s counted in days not months.
Steve *******
@Максим *********
The visa exemption can only be 60 days. Impossible to get 63 days.
Максим **********
@Steve ******
hi will be 60-63 days if come 15 to 15. Where I say about visa?
Ian **********
Do an extension at local immigration or a border bounce
Bob **********
What time is your flight?
Lynnette *******
It's 60 days counted from day you arrive, which is day 1.
Ralph *******
@Lynnette ******
The author knows that.
Bart **************
@Ralph ******
apparently not because he's talking about 1 day overstay, which isn't possible if you both arrive and leave on the 15th of a month. He probably calculated duration-based, i.e. not counting arrival and departure days as two full days (but as one).
Ralph *******
@Bart *************
Yes I can see that. It would only work if the first or second month was February.
Lynnette *******
Just extend it couple weeks after arriving. You'll get 30 days extra.
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