Answered9 years ago

What should my friend do about overstaying his visa in Thailand for two months?

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Shahidur **************

asked May 28, 2017

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Hey, guys I have a question for a friend. He had to overstay for around 2 months. (private reasons) and he wants to leave now. Is there any way to pay less than the total amount of 500 per day? I heard there are specific limits? And does he just needs to go to the airport and wait until they ask him? Or could he get in trouble then that they would direclty take him to jail or whatever. Thanks for your help.

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A person who has overstayed their visa in Thailand for under 90 days can leave without facing a ban or blacklist if they turn themselves in at the airport. The overstay fine is capped at 20,000 baht, which cannot be reduced, and it accrues at a rate of 500 baht per day. It's advisable for your friend to arrange to pay the max fine upfront and leave the country before reaching 90 days to avoid harsher penalties, like a 5-year ban.

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Troy *********

"For a friend"

9 years ago

Jacco ***********

he will pay 20.000 baht. Better go soon, if he gets caught before he reach the border, he might be looking at a five year ban, stay for 30 days more and there will be no way to avoid blacklisting...

9 years ago

Shahidur **************

Thank you very much guys. Just to stay at the safe side, are you totally sure it's maxed out at 20k?

9 years ago

Davy *******

Well...40 years for 20.000 bath is a deal.

9 years ago

Shahidur **************

Thank you very much for the info man :)

9 years ago

Tod *********

Yep, I'm 100% sure that it's 40 days of overstay at 500baht a day for a total of 20,000baht is the maximum overstay you pay.

Before the banning penalties came into effect I remember hearing an immigration officer joke saying, 40 days or 40 years, the overstay fine is the same ;)

9 years ago

Edward ******

Uses to be max 20,000 baht and he can leave.

9 years ago

Tod *********

Umm, that's what I typed wasn't it? ;)

9 years ago

Tod *********

An overstay of UNDER 90 days carries no banning or blacklisting IF you turn yourself in <- which is what you do when you go to the airport to fly out.

Unfortunately there is NO way to reduce the 500 baht a day fine. The good news is the fine maxes out at 20K baht

Now a person could go to the immigration IDC, turn thenself in, get locked up, see a judge, get the overstay fine waived, get fined between 3K & 5K baht, get taken to the airport, deported and banned for 5 years because the overstay is under 1 year.. That's how the rules work.

I'd suggest they borrow the 20K to get out BEFORE they hit 90 days overstay AND that they don't get caught out inside the country on something unrelated before they fly out. That can really run you right off the rails.

9 years ago