What Should My Friend Do If He Can't Get a Visa Extension Due to No Passport Space?

Visa Exemption Passport Issues Immigration Help

Feb 25, 2020

5 years ago

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URGENT! My friend is right now in immigration in Samui. They don't give him the extension, because there is no space in passport. They told him he should leave country and come back as the stamps for exit and enter are smaller. US passport, arrived Jan 28 with visa exemption, would need to leave country Feb 26, tomorrow. Is there anything else he could do?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A person in Samui is facing an urgent situation regarding their visa extension due to insufficient space in their passport for additional stamps. They must leave Thailand and return to secure a new entry. Suggestions include applying for a new passport, leaving the country by land to nearby countries, or flying to Malaysia and returning immediately without entering immigration. Various options and advice from the community emphasize the need for a plan to manage the situation effectively.

Tod *********

and I think that not much more sage advice can be offered to

@Pat****

's friends with no space left in their passport.

There are some good suggestions, have your friend follow them and they should come out the other side okay.

Good Luck to them :)

5 years ago

Romain ***

Malaysian stamp is small and should not take more than

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page

5 years ago

Jeremy ********

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

some I/O’s will not stamp over stamps and will not stamp on full pages...it’s all up to their discretion the moment you go in front of them...

5 years ago

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Jeremy ********

Tod *********

okay while it is advantageous to point out that he needs a new passport (I think that fact is clear to them :P)

HE could fly to Kuala Lumpur and back and only stay in the transit area (don't stamp in or out of Malaysia) and then fly right back to thailand. I know people who have done it and there's no problem as long as you have your boarding passes.

5 years ago

Tod *********

Once he gets back into the country on a new 30 day vsia exempt entry THEN he should heed the wise advice from people who are saying GO get a new passport.

5 years ago

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Tod *********

Benjamin ******

If, on the other hand, he has to fly out, I do not know which country he should fly into. Both Laos and Cambodia have a full page visa on arrival. I do not know if he can fly into Myanmar without a visa (and if so, what size visa that is), and I don't know what size the Malaysia visa on arrival is.

5 years ago

Benjamin ******

If he has not done two border bounces by land, have him bounce out by land. I do not know what size the Malaysia stamp is, but he may have enough space for the entry/exit stamp for Thailand, and the Myanmar day pass stamp in Kanchanburi.

Once he returns, get a new passport as soon as possible from the American consulate in Bangkok.

5 years ago

Jeremy ********

He needs to go to bangkok to the US embassy and apply for a new passport STAT...he will get it in 10 days and he should buy the 52 page version...

5 years ago

Phil ******

SMDH Order an emergency passport and tell your mate to be more aware.

5 years ago

Tod *********

he can leave the country and come back is what he can do.

5 years ago

Benjamin ******

Has he done two border bounces by land yet in this calendar year?