What happens if I stay longer than 30 days in Thailand?

Visa Overstays
If an individual does not depart Thailand prior to expiration of his/her airport permit or visa, the individual is in the country illegally. In order to depart Thailand, it will be necessary to pay an overstay fine. The fine for overstaying a visa is 500 Baht per day, up to a maximum of 20,000 Baht.



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After arrival in Thailand, a tourist visa may be extended at the discretion of an immigration officer once for an additional 30 days with the total period of stay no longer than 90 days. There is a 1,900 Baht fee for the extension.

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Then you will be allowed to stay in Thailand up to 60 days once tourist visa is issued. Otherwise, you may apply for an extension from your initial 30-day stamp to 7 days or pay overstay fee of 500 THB per day at the immigration check point. If you are caught while on overstay you will be deported from Thailand.

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Thailand Visa Overstay Goes Up to 500 Baht A Day - Travel Happy. August 2023: Thailand has reopened to tourists. See our Can I Travel To Thailand page.

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Upon entry, Thai immigration officials will place an immigration stamp in the passport permitting a 30-day stay in Thailand if arriving by air or land. This time limit may subsequently be extended for an additional 30 days by paying a 1,900 baht fee to the Thai Immigration Bureau office.

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Thai Visas are issued for single or multiple entries, usually for a period of thirty days to a year. In the case where a visa is issued for a single-entry, if you leave the country, you cannot re-enter, even if you have not exhausted the number of days you were given. This is where a Thailand Re-Entry Permit comes in.

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If you overstay for a short period you will have to pay a fine. However, if you overstay for more than 90 days then it is a serious offence and the result will be you are deported from Thailand and banned from visiting again. The length of the ban depends on how long you have overstayed your visa.

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Many people arrive by plane and then leave by train or boat. The visa is valid for 6 months after it is approved. This means that people have 6 months to use the visa and enter Thailand as often as they like from the date their visa is approved.

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These are the two laws you need to pay attention to. In other words, you can enter Thailand as many times a year as you like without a visa, as long as you do so via an airport, and you have not stayed 182 days or longer in a 12-month period.

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Thailand's Extended Visa Exemption
With the tourism industry still struggling after the COVID-19 pandemic, the TAT proposed extending the visa-free period from 30 to 45 days. Thailand's government approved the proposal in September 2022.

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Tourist Visas
After arrival in Thailand, a tourist visa may be extended at the discretion of an immigration officer once for an additional 30 days with the total period of stay no longer than 90 days. There is a 1,900 Baht fee for the extension.

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Upon entry, Thai immigration officials will place an immigration stamp in the passport permitting a 30-day stay in Thailand if arriving by air or land. This time limit may subsequently be extended for an additional 30 days by paying a 1,900 baht fee to the Thai Immigration Bureau office.

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