ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS:

Immigration Office Holiday Closure Aug 2024

Monday Aug 12th

That is the only holiday in August for thai immigration offices (which are all inside thailand btw ;) )

Check the thai consulate you're going to use and see what their holiday schedule is BEFORE you slog over to one :)

Remember if your stamp expires on a day the immigration office is close (weekends or holidays) and you go the very next day they are open you can get your extension like normal and NOT be fined for overstay.

Also note; borders don't close for holidays :)

Hey everyone,

Currently, I'm on a 90-day Non-O visa that expires on July 22nd, this coming Monday, which coincidentally is also a public holiday from what I understand.

Back on June 10th, I applied for a 1-year extension at the Phuket immigration office. It's been 5 weeks now, and my visa application is still pending. (Under Consideration)

Today, my partner went to check on the status and was advised to bring my passport on Tuesday the 23rd for stamping, starting from the 22nd, which was my previous visa expiration date.

I have a question: when you submit documents for a Non-O 1-year visa extension and it's still under consideration, do you still risk overstaying, even though it's ultimately up to immigration to make the final decision whenever that may be?

Appreciate any advice or insights you may have.

My daughter arrived with a 30day Visa on Arrival. I went to extend it for another month. But immigration officer said because she’s under 15 years old not to worry about it. I asked 2 different guys and they both said the same thing. Anyone else came across this?

As you know, you have to submit a TM47 every 90 days. Has anyone been in a situation where they forgot to do this? My deadline was three days ago. There is a fee of 2kthb for failure to report. I wonder if they make me pay this at the airport?

There is also a mention that in case of arrest the penalty increases to 4kthb. Could there be a problem at the airport due to this? Is it better to report late and pay 2k or not report when I fly out in a month?

Edit.

You are all wrong. I was just at immigration. Unnecessarily. This 90-day reporting requirement only applies to long-term visas for a minimum of one year.

Apologies if this is obvious to many but better to check then fall fowl. If I enter visa exempt (From Australia), the 30 days starts on the date of the stamp in my passport on day of arrival and I have to leave on or before the 30th day? Booking flights and want it right. Thanks in advance.

Hey everyone,

Needing some advice. I am currently in Thailand on a VOA. My exit date is 2/2/2023. I have a flight to Cambodia on 2/2/2023 via Phuket to BKK at 11:55pm lol - layover in BKK for 5 hours and flying to Phnom Penh at 7am on the 3rd. Will this give me some trouble coming back into Thailand as I technically won’t be out of Thailand until the 3rd. I don’t want to have to pay for an extension for 24 hours. Any advice on what I should do? Should I rebook my flights?

Thank you

Ok. Further to my post about December immigration office closures it appears Friday 29th they will be closed too.

So holidays for December are:-

December 5th

December 11th

December 29th

Also Monday 1st Jan 2024 is a holiday too. That means that Tuesday 2nd January will be manic in many offices around the country. Avoid going if you can help it.

If your entry stamp or extension expires on a day where the immigration office is closed, and you go the next day that they are open you can still get an extension and you won’t be charged 500 baht per day overstay, but you will get a stamp in your passport saying something like “overstay xx number of days - fine waived due to closure”.

Land borders are open as usual during the holiday period.

Plan accordingly.

I booked my return flight in UK, but miscalculated my days. This means I’ve got a one day overstay. I know there’s a ฿500 fine, but can anyone advise me what I do at the airport when leaving?

Hi everyone!

I’m currently on student visa in Thailand, studying Thai. I’m also homeschooling my two kids, who are 8 years old and 4 years old.

Do I have to get my kids to follow my visa?

My Thai school said kids under 10 are usually fine without a visa. But I want to make sure if that’s clear in law and practice.

Thank you!🙏

Hello everyone, I will arrive in Chiang Mai on the 8th of May and have a flight ticket out of the country on the 4th of July.

According to my calculations that will be 58 days of staying in Thailand. Allowed are 60 days (30 days on arrival and an extension of another 30 days)

I just do not want to have an overstay stamp if for example, immigration will not grant me a full extension of 30 days. But with two days as a buffer, it should work? Did I calculate wrong or does that make sense? Thanks in advance