What are the options for my daughter whose visa expires the day before her flight from Thailand?

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April 29, 2022

2 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

My daughter is flying out of Thailand on 18th June and her visa expires on 17th. What are the options ?

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The user is concerned about their daughter's visa expiring a day before her flight out of Thailand. According to comments, for overstays of under 24 hours, there's a waiver for a 500 baht fine, and she would receive a special stamp indicating the overstay won't incur a fine. It's recommended to check directly with immigration to avoid a negative stamp if possible. The timing of the flight is important; if she can check in on the night of the 17th, she might be able to avoid the issue altogether.

Tod *********

okay this is what the stamp looks like

It's NOT the typical overstay xxx days fine xxx baht it's just this in thai.

2 years ago

Colin ******

Depending on the time of her flight on the 18th, she could go through immigration before midnight on the 17th then she in transit lounge in theory, she been stamped out of thailand, if the flight is PM that a long long wait

2 years ago

Ellie *******

@Colin *****

it wouldn't work in most cases under the current situation. Because not many airlines allow full online check-in. Or you need to check-in your luggage. Except for a few routes of a few certain airlines, the check-in counters are open only 3-4 hours before the flight departure time.

2 years ago

Colin ******

@Ellie ******

could be, i just carry hand luggage, but yip to get your boarding tickets would be a problem unless flight in the AM

2 years ago

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Colin ******

Samantha ******************

I would talk to immigration directly. You don't want an overstay stamp if you can avoid it.

2 years ago

Annie ************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Oh really ? That's great news . Thank you 😊

2 years ago

Mikkel *******

@Annie ***********

one thing to also keep in mind is the timing. You didn't mention her time of flight. If her flight is by any chance in the early am of the 18th, she could be passing passport control before midnight on the 17th, and there will be no overstay at all, as she would officially have left Thailand at the time she went through passport control.

2 years ago

Annie ************

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@Mikkel ******

flight is 9:30 pm.

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Annie ************

Tod *********

for overstay of under 24 hours the 500 baht fine is waived and she'll get a thai language stamp in her passport that says "overstay under 24 hours fine waived"

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Tod *********

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