What should I do if I've overstayed my visa in Thailand by 7 days?

@Danny ******

He's a she, and runs trantric and travel services in Thailand. Posing as a tourist, running a business, maybe.

@https://www.faceboo*******************

@Andy *********

illegal activity. There are dozens of 'em on Koh Phangan . . on esoteric lifetime

@Greg **********

or holding a DTV

@Andy *********

DTV does not allow you to work inside Thailand for a Thai entity

@Greg **********

Nope, that would be a work visa with work permit. The DTV is a tourist visa. Do what you like as long as it's not business with the Thais. But already, it seems much abused, which will probably ruin it for genuine applicants, due to the chances, going to Thailand to learn how to cook rice.

@Danny ******

opps hahaha

@Todd ********

I've never been to Canada.

@Craig *******

well played!

Jet lag

@John *******

from Bangkok????

@Richard *******

a head....

@John *******

a head?

@Richard *******

555 a head. Bad joke sorry

@Richard *******

ok sorry

@Min *********

yeah that's an IF

@Andy *********

not funny.

Thais are not stupid.

They might not react but they say a lot when they say nothing

I respect them too much for that stupidity after living there and being care fir by them.

@Joseph ********

well, it was intended to be a joke for someone apparently forgetting 7 days of their life. Easily found out, though that would need consensual blood testing.You see a lot of people trying it on with DTv applications with fake bank statements, quack medical appointments etc, and they are granted, so is that a blind eye being granted, or being gullible?

@Andy ***********

in all fairness, this only happens to imbeciles. Pay someone off and move on with life.

@Todd ********

I was pointing out what COULD happen under the present Thai immigration laws. Chances of anyone getting caught randomly are extremely remote. I've lived in Thailand 15 years, never ONCE have I been requested to show my visa status, and only twice have I had to show driver's licence at road checkpoints and both of those during covid. But......

@Andy ***********

exactly so. Extremely remote possibility seems accurate

@Phonemyat ******

need a more reliable context than just a forum post. In OP context this is what he requires.

Cheers

Ryan Ho you read your own post right…. “Arrested and prosecuted”

Guess what that entails

@Ryan ***

@Ryan ***

the truth is the truth, no matter who says it whether it’s on a forum or it’s in a YouTube video or word-of-mouth.

@Ryan ***

that's immigration rules not police. Look up what happens if police catch you on overstay.

Funny how many people have said not get caught by police but obviously you know better than all of us :)

@Wayne ********

certainly thats not what OP was asking but thanks for being a good law enforcer on this thread

@Ryan ***

did not see you give any useful information just being a know all troll

@Wayne ********

arrest and prosecution does not equate to jail. Does your home bureaucracy practice that?

sorry to get yr butt hurt ,do get some lube from seven

@Ryan ***

Where do you think they take you during this prosecution? It's called jail.

@Ryan ***

if you are arrested on overstay.

You are immediately detained until deportation.

That is immigration jail.

@Chris ******

exactly but you’re wasting your time just like the rest of us are trying to state the facts to him. He’d rather troll and leave 😂 emojis like a little immature child.

@Ryan ***

sounds like you have used the lube as you know where to get it :)

@Wayne ********

yup used it on dudes like you.

Ryan Ho if by dudes like

@Wayne ********

you mean everyone in this post but you, i’m sure you are.

Dumb enough to give wrong info then double down on being as insufferable as you are dense, it’s completely valid and relevant that OP knows shes at risk for being jailed and deported.

@Ryan ***

yours so small dudes wouldn't feel it.

Obviously you got butt hurt by everyone telling you that you were wrong lol poor sensitive little..... Ha ha

@Brandon ***********

they won’t have any interactions with police - 👍🏼 a lot more info has come in-

@Ellen ************

just being stopped at a checkpoint is a police interaction. No one is for sure not going to have any interaction with police

@Brandon ***********

I wrote a response to this and it disappeared. They are both carrying visas that are good until August 2025. Supposedly the school will cancel the work permit December 20. The 90 day check in will be done Nov 29, I think, right around then…

I highly doubt they will go through the trouble to cancel it. Let’s say they do…there is a seven day grace period which gets to the 27th. Again, I cannot imagine these people lifting a finger to do anything that would require them effort or any penny.

They have already said it would be canceled November 20, now they are ‘being very gracious’ according to them… She hasn’t asked for any assistance or ‘favors’ they just announced their kindness and said they will be nice and extend it to Dec 20.

That tells me that they aren’t going to cancel it at all. However let’s just say they do. So now we are on the morning of the 28th and the grace period is over.

A few days later they will arrive at the airport with tickets, 2 people 2 suitcases, with visas til 2025. They will arrive early with the appropriate amount for a fee.

If they are stopped- AUS teacher and child heading out at holiday break time… they will pay the fee- 3000 or less and be on their way.

Unless a police checkpoint in the street has some electronic access to what will likely not be immediately updated files in that small window of time… and since they will not be out much during that time, but have groceries delivered… what need is there to pay to haul a kid in and out and god forbid have any trouble

re entering and all their stuff is in country and they are outside and they have a ticket departing from BKK Jan 1… (also the school acted exasperated and said don’t go in and out, it would complicate things for them and be an inconvenience, so don’t enjoy this time off)

Staying seems the best and least stressful course of action. I know this is so convoluted. It’s hard to articulate but you know how some schools can be.

It is a gamble but a safer and less stressful and less costly one than the alternative. They told her not to leave or she would be inconveniencing them and what if they don’t give her her last pay she can’t really come out of pocket for a visa run. It’s a crapshoot, but the best course of action I think.

@Ellen ************

a work extension is invalid as of the day that work ends. Regardless of if anything is cancelled or not. It might not be caught but in the future an uncanceled work or education can cause issues getting a new visa or extension and can result in a 20,000 baht fine.

But no one can cancel an extension except the person who has it in their passport. That passport would need to physically be at the immigration office that issued the extension in order to cancel it.

@Brandon ***********

also you will be unable to get a, new, visa, and, WP until this, is cancelled and/or you pay the, 20,000 thb fine

@Brandon ***********

a work extension? Is that the 90 day check in? See? As I read on in your comment, do you see how the school has just BSd?

They aren’t bothered to ever return to Thailand tbh. Hired into a proper school and other countries are near to visit on holiday- they won’t be bothering to fly to Thailand for any reason.

@Ellen ************

90 day check in has nothing to do with any of this.

A work extension is the extension you get after your 90 day non-B visa. Then you apply for the 1-year extension.

@Brandon ***********

oh gosh I thought this was my post but it’s someone else’s- I’m being rude 🙈

@Brandon ***********

the visas they hold are both exp Aug 2025. They’ve already received it?

@Ellen ************

Yes, they already have the extensions. But as I said, a work extension is invalid the day the person stops working. Regardless of what the date on the stamp in the passport says. Same as an education extension, it's invalid as of the day the child stops attending school.

When obtaining an extension, they sign a document that says they will immediately notify immigration if their situation that they used to obtain the extension changes. Obviously no longer working is a change of situation and makes them ineligible for the extension.

@Brandon ***********

but the school will maintain them as working til dec 20. I understand legalities and that playing by the rules is usually the best thing but also a have lived in SEA for a long time. This school can’t keep its own story straight. They aren’t going to harm her. They’re just crap. This is the gamble eyes wide open but as always I value your input.

By the time I had posted I got a lot more details. Weighing everything out, the odds are in their favor.

I’ve suggested checking with an agent for a consult as well. One said this is a reasonable choice and the other will weigh in tomorrow