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What should I do if my return ticket from Bangkok to Rome is 10 days after my visa expires?

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Mar 8, 2025
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Luigi *********
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I discovered I book a return ticket from Bangkok to Rome 10 days after the expiration of the ticket. What to do?

May I go straight to Bangkok airport and pay the 500 baths a day to the custom without any further formality?

Thanks for the help...
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If you find yourself with a return ticket from Bangkok to Rome that is 10 days after your visa expiration, it is critical not to overstay your visa. Instead of paying the daily overstay fee at the airport, which could lead to serious consequences like arrest or deportation, it is advisable to visit a local immigration office to apply for a 30-day extension of your visa. Several commenters highlighted that planning for an overstay is unwise and emphasized the importance of adhering to visa regulations to avoid issues with future entries into Thailand.
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Luigi *********
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I went yesterday to the government visa center, I followed the procedure and the employee took my papers and the money.

After she went to her manager for the final approval that was rejected with the motivation that I had been too little time in Thailand to ask for the visa and come later!!!!?!!?!
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Ash **********
500 baths = 250 showers. ITS NOT BATH
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Sean **********
A few people on her giving horrible advice. Do not listen to them. Do it legally and go to immigration and extend your stay 30 days.
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Michael *******
Never wise to plan a deliberate overstay,get a 30 day extension from immig, try to avoid Monday’s when they tend to be busier…….
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Pete ********
@Luigi ********
 dude just pay the 500 a day it’s easier than going to extend your visa and wasting a whole day of your life
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Robert *********
@Pete *******
 horrible advise
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Sean **********
@Pete *******
 terrible advice
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Maksym ***********
@Pete *******
 even one day in immigration prison is not what someone should want...
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Baz *********
My advice..

Do not deliberately overstay your visa exemption entry as this could effect future entry to Thailand.

Go to a Thailand immigration office and extend your visa exemption for another 30 days.
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Gardar ***************************
500? More like 5000, it's 500 per day you overstay so why do you want problems in the future? Go to your local immigration and extend
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Robert *********
Never overstay !!!

If you are stopped and checked( it happens)

Straight to immigration prison .

You won't like it much
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Patrick ********
Go to immigration and extend.
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Bob **********
No you go extend for 30 days for 1900 baht at immigration
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Katrin *******
Extend it at immigration. Overstay is not a good idea.
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Dimitri *****************
@Katrin ******
 once it's passed a couple of days. In any case you just signal it and pay the fine (like a big boy/girl/..). Buddhism is forgiving 😉
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Wayne ********
@Dimitri ****************
 why would he pay ฿5000 fine when he could pay only 1900 to extend?
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Wayne ********
@Dimitri ****************
 he’s not talking about a couple of days he’s talking about 10 days big difference!
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Dimitri *****************
@Wayne *******
 agreed
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Robert ***********
@Dimitri ****************
 Unless you get pulled over or stopped by police or immigration and then paying a fine won't be the issue and getting deported and banned will
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Dimitri *****************
@Robert **********
 I explicitly said to signal it/to give yourself up to the authorities. You don't allways overstay on purpose (at least I didn't).
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Maksym ***********
@Robert **********
 ban is not worst, immigration jail is not the mustsee place at all
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Michael ********
Extend your visa (entry stamp) for 30 days (depending on passport) or do a border run.

You can pay overstay at airport but if you get stopped and found without a valid entry stamp during those ten days. You can be arrested, deported and banned from entering Thailand
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