What should I do about my visa overstay in Thailand after losing my passport and getting a new one?

@Wannikea ********

the best value then for someone is the 3 year deal. Keep it one day under 5 years and it’s for one for one. Fair deal

@John *********

my thoughts exactly, and the reason I mentioned it. 🙂

@Chas ********

as far as I'm aware it is only suspended if you arrive on a flight. If you cross over a landborder it is still used.

@Chas ********

so why can't your thai wife call your local immigration office, explain the situation and ask if they can fix this based on marriage or child?

@Chas ********

Why don't you apply for the single or multiple entry Non-O visa based on marriage or visiting a Thai family member in Laos?

Why use a tourist visa if you have all the documentation for a Non-O, especially with your history, unless you want to stretch out the time by getting a tourist visa, then a 30-day extension, then a 90-day Non-O in country, then finally an annual extension? Even then getting a single entry 90-day Non-O then a 60 day family extension then moving to an annual extension would do almost the same job.

As I understand it, you don't need proof of funds at the Savannakhet embassy for a Non-O based on marriage or visiting a Thai family member.

You can get a single entry visa for 2,000 baht (which you can stretch to 5 months with a family extension) or a multiple entry visa for 5,000 baht (which you can stretch to 17 months but you'll need to do multiple border bounces and then get a family extension at the end).

With either of these options you can move straight to an annual extension when you are ready. I don't believe that you have to use the full year of the multiple entry visa first unless you want to but someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

There are a number of posts about obtaining this visa from Savannakhet on this forum. Many of then will be tagged accordingly so they should be easy to find if this sounds like the right option for you.

@Chas ********

Well, you could also just fly out or travel via Cambodia or take a train (or a bus or a coach) to Pakse.

I have no idea about clearing your overstay at any of those land border crossings though. However, you did mention, in a different post, that you could clear the overstay at your local immigration office first (I don't know how that works).

@Graham *****

and the likelihood of getting back in with that history and that stamp in the passport is?

@Graham *****

nobody "gets" that 7 day stamp, you buy it by applying for an extension that is subsequently denied. He will have till midnight to leave after clearing his overstay.

@Wannikea ********

Ok let me expand, if he were to clear his overstay and apply and pay for an extension the likely worst case scenario is it would be denied the extension and given the 7 day leave Thailand stamp. Leave by midnight is nigh on deportation and would the IO allow him to leave the office under such conditions?

@Graham *****

I'd think if he shows he will leave immediately the IO would accept that. The person did come to the office to resolve the matter and has paid the overstay up to and including the current day. You'd hope.