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.
* 🙏
TLDR : Answer Summary
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.
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