What Should I Do About My Two-Day Overstay in Thailand?

Question

Hi all.  I'm back 2 days later for some advice, unfortunately.  I arrived at the immigration on what I assumed was my last day of my visa exempt entry.  (Now in retrospect I wish I had waited and gone to immigration for an extension today when it opened after the holiday).

As it turns out I read the wrong stamp and I was to leave on the 8th of Feb and not the 10th as assumed.

So now I have overstayed 2 days and am pretty upset.  It has never happened to me

To summarise my history:  
* coming to Thailand for the last 2.5 years.
* I have had mainly visa exempt entries + a couple of in country extensions (2)
* I have been in Canada 2 months 1 year and 3 months the 2nd plus a month or 2 in other Asian countries
* I had 1 non B visa for the purpose of short business meetings for 3 month.  I applied for a 1 year multiple entry but was rejected for 1 year so I came back in on a visa exempt after.being Canada 3 months.
* I am a long term Singapore resident with a working pass.  I am employed as an admin consultant and do my work at home.  My Singapore company has 2 businesses in Thailand.  1 in Bangkok and 1 in Pattaya.
* This was to be my last visa run as after having been denied the 1 year multiple entry Non B for meetings visa I was planning to apply for Non immigrant O visa based on retirement (50+ years)
* Now I am worried to get back into Thailand with the 2 day over stay stamp in my passport.
* I'm wondering whether to apply for 2 month tourist visa and hope to get in by air or by land- or just try to come back in by air or by land.
* Or is it necessary to get a new passport? Or does that have no bearing on my entry history.
* I cannot apply for NON O from Singapore as they are only for PR or citizens not those on long term passes or Employment passes.
* I know no one has a crystal ball but anyone had a similar experience and want to share who had the patience to read all this-would be very grateful.
* 🙏

Ask Thailand · Answer

The user is seeking advice on their situation after mistakenly overstaying their visa-exempt entry by 2 days. They have a history of frequent travels to Thailand and were planning to apply for a Non-O visa based on retirement. Concerns include the implications of the overstay on future entries, whether to apply for a tourist visa, and the possibility of needing a new passport. The community offers various perspectives, highlighting that the overstay is manageable, suggesting re-entry by land, and emphasizing the importance of obtaining the correct visa for future stays.

Tod ********* · Answer

ans we're done.. Good Luck to the O/P

Tod ********* · Answer

okay a two day overstay is not the end of the world.

RIGHT NOW all it means is you can't ever get an elite visa and you can't get a tourist visa from the thai consulate in Penang Malaysia.

SO other than that, dial the paranoia back a notch or three..

Sonda ******* · Answer

SO to summarise all your advice guys: best bet is to re enter by land for certain entry with a slight chance of rejection by air and apply for the tourist visa in Singapore to see if they approve..then apply for the non O..

Sonda ******* · Answer

I live between Singapore and Bangkok and no way I would give up my Singapore work pass, but thanks Robert.

Robert ******* · Answer

You do your work at home, this means you need the Non Immigrant B visa and the Work Permit. Your employer has an office in Bangkok and in Pattaya, so there is no reason to use tourist visa which is employment prohibited and worry about a 2 day overstay.

Get legal.

Get legal.

Michael ******** · Answer

A new passport could help with a visa application.

Sonda ******* · Answer

Yes, paid , Benjamin and 1st time ever

Sonda ******* · Answer

Mine is a new passport from Canada and biometric

Benjamin ****** · Answer

Going overstay happens. You had a 2 day overstay, and I'm assuming you paid the 1K THB.

The only problem is getting an elite visa or a tourist visa from one of the consulates in Malaysia (Peang, I think).

There is always a (slight) risk of getting rejected by air, but you will be able to re-enter on a visa exempt by land; you get two in a calendar year. This happens regardless if you use visa exempt or a tourist visa