This was a question I did not know the answer to so I consulted with one of the Phuket Immigration Volunteers (

@Stuart ********

).

He said that they do NOT cancel DTV's at the Phuket Immigration office 😮

Instead you contact the embassy/consulate you got the DTV thru and they cancel it in the system.

Then you do one of two things;

either exit/re-enter to come in free stamp and apply for the 90 day Non-O thru the immigration office from that

OR

exit and buy a 90 day Non-O visa from a thai consulate in a nearby country thru the online eVisa portal then come in on the 90 day stamp from the Non-O.

Thanx Stuart for the info..

Something is not right

@Jan **********

there is no 500 baht overstay by air,. 😕

the MINUTE you're over 24 hours you pay for TWO days overstay (the day that would have been free if you'd gotten out before 24 hours and the next day that rolled over at 12:00AM)

you'd have gotten a 1000baht fine.

you got an image of that 500 baht fine stamp from the airport?

OKAY I messaged with the O/P and they are leaving and NOT COMING BACK until next summer. <- Meaning the current stamp they got when they came in on the 30th will cancel when they stamp out AND any re-entry permit they have will run out on Jan 29th.

They should be fine coming back in free stamp next summer without any issue of this current extension not being cancelled.

I deleted all the off topic comments, including my own, as we didn't know what the O/P's travel plans were

They'll get out fine no issue at all when they stamp out, AND they'll get back in next summer fine too

We are done 🙂 Safe travels to them (y)

@Terin *******

i don't believe that for a second. I know someone who gets yearly extensions based on retirement every year at the immigration office.

They show up, file ONE 90 day report (late), take the 2000baht fine, get the failure to file fined 2000baht stamp, then apply for their yearly extension and after that never go back to the immigration office the rest of the year

The next year they do it again, file a late 90 day report, take the 2000baht fine, then apply for their next yearly extension. They've done that 10+ years and have PAGES of failure to file 90 day reports on time fine stamps in their passport. They exit/re-enter the country on re-entry permits without any issue at all.

Those stamps don't hurt you in the least

@Jefe ******

nope that's not what I said,

That there is no penalty if you fail to do it and exit the country does not mean you're not "obligated" (by the terms of your visa/extension) to file

However your theory is correct, IF you have no reason to go to the immigration office during your stay and you leave, nothing will happen to you.

Now is it following the rules as they're written, no, but it is what it is 🙂

@Vladislav ************

right but that has nothing to do with a couple who are not married <- which is the reason your sponsor letter worked because it was for your wife 🙂

well if you're not married they're not getting a DTV based on "family of a DTV holder" that's just how it works out. They're going to apply for a DTV on their own and you having a DTV and being their un-wed partner isn't going to make a difference or not

Now as far as the sponsor letter saying you'll cover the proof of funds, you'd probably have to show that you have the funds for your DTV and for hers (so 1 million baht in the bank) BUT that's just a guess and I could be wrong

Okay let's sort this out

IF you fail to do a 90 day report on time and leave the country NOTHING HAPPENS, not when you stamp out (because officers at passport control don't care if you EVER did a 90 day report as it's not their job) AND not when you stamp back in ..

Now if you GO to an immigration office more than 7 days after a 90 day report is due to file one you will get a 2000baht fine and you will get a failure to file a 90 day report on time fine paid stamp in your passport

BUT

That stamp WILL NOT AFFECT YOU AT ALL, exiting or entering the country, ever..

So if you missed a 90 day report and exited the country you're fine

AND

if you filed a 90 day report late and got the 2000baht fine/stamp you're also fine.

You didn't enter with ANY work permit <- that doesn't let you IN or let you STAY, that lets you work and has nothing to do with your visa/extension in your passport

NOW if your work permit was cancelled you should have gone to the immigration office and cancelled the extension <- because one of the requirements for you to keep an extension based on employment is that you hold a work permit, so lose that, lose the extension.

You'll certainly get out okay..

I would guess you have an extension of stay good until 29 Jan 2026 w/a re-entry permit

If that's the case when you come back (as long as it's before 29 Jan) and you had a multiple re-entry permit you'd get stamped back in until the 29th of Jan again.

The officers at passport control stamping people in can't tell if you hold a valid work permit or not, they can only see the stamps in your passport

Once you get back you still need to go to the immigration office that issued your extension and cancel it

You won't be charged for an overstay of under 24 hours when you fly out <- they waive the overstay fine if it's under 24 hours, and if it's over 24 hours you pay for 2 days <- 1000baht