What should I do if my visa expires in 5 days and I'm too ill to travel?

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June 7, 2024

4 months ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

I just got out of the hospital, and am clearly too ill to travel. My visa expires in 5 days. What can i do ? 🙏

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is facing an impending visa expiration while recovering from illness. Responses suggest contacting the hospital for documentation supporting their condition, as this can aid in requesting a visa extension. However, it is noted that extensions are often not granted unless the individual is seriously incapacitated. Overall, advice includes contacting the hospital and immigration, exploring travel insurance options, and considering options like medical evacuation or traveling to neighboring countries if unfit to travel.

Kev **********

Simple. The hospital will certainly sort this out if you are unfit to travel in their opinion. Immigration will go along with their decision.

3 months ago

Mark *******

Contact a visa agent.

3 months ago

Joe **********

Nothing….rot in jail bro…

3 months ago

Tobben ********

Pray

3 months ago

Mitchell *******

Define "too ill to travel". When I hopped in on a walker with my broken leg in Bangkok, the immigration officer told me and my gf, that if I was in any way mobile after my extension runs out, I should leave and re enter. You basically need to be stuck in a hospital bed or unconscious for a medical extension to be given. As a side note, wheelchairs are the BEST way to get through SE Asian airports. 😁

3 months ago

Romain *****************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Eventually it felt too incertain and a lot of work too to extend, i took upon myself and managed to do a visa bounce at the border of Laos.

I wanna thank everyone for taking time to give a kind/useful answer, that felt very supportive ❤

3 months ago

Frank **********

@Romain ****************

go home dude. You are playing the system. Trying to live in Thailand on whatever you can come up with. What will it be the next time?

3 months ago

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Frank **********

Dennis **********

Renew it now.

3 months ago

Jim ********

Stay till you are fit and pay the overstay which you claim at your travel insurance...it worked for me!!!

3 months ago

Phil ***********

if you had your extension. go do your visa. you got no chance mate! if your conscious in Thailand you better go get your visa. They dont give many cares or emergency anythings

3 months ago

Mike ********

What did you catch?

3 months ago

Auntie *******

Go to Vietnam for a few days and convalesce there.

3 months ago

Alan ******

See the hospital, they generally have people that handle this sort of problem.

3 months ago

Chris ******

Pray

3 months ago

John ********

I went to immigration many years ago, as my visa was about to expire. I had a bad dose of food poisoning and told the IO., I was too ill to travel. She said she could give me a 15 day extension for 1,900 baht

3 months ago

Armando **********

Suck it up and travel.

3 months ago

Guy ******

Leave

3 months ago

Giorgio *********

Very easy. Go back to the hospital and ask for a certificate showing you are to sick to travel. If you don't get it ...go home. 🙏

3 months ago

Kevin **********

I've been on planes going back from Bali, where the whole plane was too sick to fly. Bali Belly

3 months ago

Robert **********

@Kevin *********

........too much Bintang

3 months ago

Kevin **********

@Robert *********

Ice cubes in the Bintang

3 months ago

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Kevin **********

David **********

Go home on the 5th day

3 months ago

Phil ********

Theres nothing wrong with you.

3 months ago

Todd *******

Start planning better

3 months ago

Detlef ***********

It appears that plainly you are a repeat offender and I assume you would know all the answers of your alleged situation , but just wasting your time and others time ! 🙏

3 months ago

Shun *********

leave in 5 days or be prepared to pay a fine. you also risk not being able to return.

3 months ago

Vera **************

What you need is a letter unfit to fly/ travel and take it to immigration . Letter may state unfit to fly for xx days . Take that to immigration to get extension