What is the penalty for overstaying your visa in Thailand by 8 days?

@Henrik ***

airport borders and land borders work some different rules depending who your dealing with. seen it happen at friendship bridge Nong Khai

@Dale ******

, that's true also, but I was also questioned at the airport but much less. I actually thought it was by coincidence and also had the idea of avoiding female officers as they were always more difficult, but when I got a new passport for completely other reasons the issue completely disappeared...

@Hen***

LIVING here and bouncing in and out at land borders with overstay stamps is not the same as having a small overstay in your passport and entering the country :P BUT how about we agree to disagree.

About the only time 100% an overstay stamp will hurt you is:

If they ever open back up, you can't get a tourist visa at the thai consulate in Penang Malaysia with an overstay stamp

AND

you can't get a Thai elite membership with an overstay.

@Henrik ***

I have overstayed twice in the last 8 years. 2 days and 7 days. Still in my current passport. Never had a problem. No problem returning this year on 1st January either. No problem with visa or COE issue either. Or 90 day report. You must just look dodgy. 🤪

@Lisa *******************

, good for you. However, there are many reports of the same experience as I have had especially at the land borders.

@Henrik ***

I've done land border visa runs too. You've not been stopped for minor overstay. They've stopped you for other reasons.

@Lisa *******************

I ran into many problems following an overstay stamp - which I shouldn't even have incurred but Chiang Mai visa office forgot to stamp my passport with the new visa date and I got fined and shouted at at BKK airport. I even had a receipt! Anyway, a year later on a visa run to Hong Kong I was taken into a room where I was interviewed by 5 people. I was then told to get on a plane back to HK. I asked why. No reason was given other than i had a lot of entries to Thailand. I then had to pay a 'fine'. I didn't have to fly back to HK in the end, but it was a truly horrible experience. So the person disagreeing with you is actually right - not everyone's experience is the same and I have heard of many who've had similarly terrible things happen.

@Sophie ********

you've been stopped for abusing the visa runs, not for overstaying . There is a legal limit for how many times you can enter and re-enter Thailand without a visa.

@Lisa *******************

, I guess ppl know about that. One time (after getting my new passport) I was accused of abusing the "visa runs" on my Non-O visa, which is impossible to abuse as such. Then I tried to get an extension before the Non-O expired but that was refused by my local immigration... Sometimes Thailand is a bit strange...

@Henrik ***

I can't disagree with that 😂 as they say TIT

@Lisa *******************

I suggest you reread my comment. You've entirely missed the point.

@Lisa *******************

, ok, for what reason did they take me out every time until I've got my new passport? Let me know :-) I got the overstay for one day after my first more permanent stay in Thailand. It caused a lot more trouble at the time of the overstay. I didnt notice that the month had 31 days :-) Since then I have always had a visa...