What should I do if I'm overstaying my visa in Thailand and need to change my flight?

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Jun 9, 2018

6 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

hello !

Unable to find relevant and especially recent information related to overstay. This is my first trip outside of my country, I have not thought about it and I am exceeding my 3 day visa.

What is it?

I checked to change my plane ticket on the site of thai airways but the site explains that you have to go to at office for that. And I do not know where they are in Chiang Mai.

I arrived on Thai territory on June 2nd, my visa is one month, so July 1st.

But my return flight is scheduled for July 3rd.

Thank you for helping

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is concerned about overstaying their 30-day visa exemption by three days and is seeking advice on how to address this issue. They need to change their flight with Thai Airways but are unsure of the airline's office location in Chiang Mai. Several commenters suggest options including extending the visa at the immigration office for 1,900 baht, changing the flight date with Thai Airways, or paying a daily fine of 500 baht for overstaying.

Robert *******

a Clear answer is given by

@Tod ********

. Use one of his three mentioned choices and you would be fine. Seeing that all kind of fines in all kinds of wrong prices going to be adviced I close commenting before this even goes totally out of hand.

6 years ago

Bob **********

You can extend for 30 days at Immigration or pay a fine at the airport

6 years ago

David *****************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thanks but it waste my trip. All of it. So complicated. Silly boy I am. I don't check this part of. Also I check Thai laws before I come...

6 years ago

Miek ********

David Ricardo Privé, its gonna be fine, its max 1900 Tod Daniels the moderator of this group knows all of this for sure! Don't worry, just enjoy! 🙂

6 years ago

David *****************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Yes but nothing is clear about paying at the airport. Some sites speak of 10,000 tb per day and other 500 TB a day ...

6 years ago

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David *****************

Somkit *********

Thai reservations 02

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6 years ago

Tod *********

when you showed up and were stamped in for 30 days you didn't come in on ANY visa :/

You were stamped in on a 30 day visa exempt entry <- it has that catchy name because you didn't BUY a visa from a thai consulate before hand and when you showed up you were stamped in for free for 30 days :P

Be that as it may you have three choices,

A - make it to the airline and change your departure date

B - go to the immigration office and get a 30 day extension for 1900baht

C - pay 500 baht a day and get an overstay stamp in your passport for the days you overstayed.

6 years ago

David *****************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you. Very much

6 years ago

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David *****************

Alex *****

I reckon you get a 500 THB a day fine for overstaying, so 3 days would be 1500 THB. You should have the option to extend your Visa (or exemption), that would set you back about 1900 THB.

6 years ago

Pim **********

I googled the Thai Airways office in Chiang Mai for you. This is the location on google maps.

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I am not sure if they are open in the weekends though.

6 years ago

David *****************

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Pim *********

, really ????

6 years ago

Pim **********