What should I do if my new passport won't be ready before my visa expires in Thailand and I risk overstaying?

I would just go to the local immigration office and ask them what to do... They will surely have a better option than an overstay

What’s wrong with your current passport? Can’t you use it to travel?

Bo

With DTV and less than 10 days overstay you will be fine on the legal side, but you will have a permanent overstay flag.

*The rules right now:*

- Fine is 500 THB per day, so 10 days = 5,000 THB, paid at the airport overstay counter. Cap is 20,000 THB at 40 days.

- If you surrender voluntarily at departure and are under 90 days over, there is *no re entry ban* - only fine. Over 90 days you get 1 year ban, over 1 year 3 year ban, etc.

- If you are caught by police before you reach the airport, even 1 day over = 5 year ban, so avoid that.

- Every overstay, even 1 day, is permanently logged in immigration database and you get an overstay stamp in old passport. It does not cancel your 5 year DTV, but officers will see it on every future entry and may ask more questions.

*For your specific case - passport is full:*

Thai immigration cannot put an extension stamp or exit stamp if there is no blank page. So you have 3 options to avoid overstay:

1. *Best option: Go to immigration BEFORE your 180 days expires.* Bring your full passport, your DTV printout, and proof that new passport is in process. Ask for a 7-day extension to leave or a transfer of stay stamp. In Bangkok, Chaeng Wattana and in Chiang Mai, Promenada have done this for DTV holders with full passport - they put a note and allow exit without fine if you can show appointment for new passport. Not guaranteed, but worth trying this week.

2. *Emergency travel document from your embassy in Bangkok.* Many embassies issue a 1-page emergency passport within 24-48 hours specifically to exit Thailand. You can then exit on that, do your border bounce, and re enter on new passport when ready. Your DTV stays valid - you will need to carry old full passport with DTV PDF + new passport on re entry, they will transfer the entry stamp.

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What's your passport nation?

NEVER OVERSTAY.. PERIOD 🩸

The overstay isnt an issue, just an expensive mistake.

Overstay is a bad idea, doesn't matter how long it is. If the police check you for any reason while on overstay you will likely be arrested, deported and banned from Thailand.

If you successfully manage to leave Thailand having overstayed for 10 days you will be fined 500 baht per day, get an overstay stamp in your passport, but it shouldn't affect you re-entering

If you don't want to overstay you must either leave or try to get an in country extension

Which country? When did you apply for new passport? When your 180 days expired?