THAILAND OVERSTAY MEASURES

16/02/2016

The Royal Thai Embassy in Prague would like to inform the public about Thailand Overstay Measures based on Ministry of Interior’s Order 1/2558 regarding aliens ineligible for admission to the Kingdom of Thailand: 1. When entering the Kingdom of Thailand, please be mindful of the last day on your stay permit and DO NOT stay longer than the permitted date. 2. If you have already overstayed beyond your permitted date before the order’s enforced date (20 March 2016), you may surrender to the authorities at the Immigration Checkpoint before departure (land border, seaport, and airport). You must pay a fine of 500 baht/day, but not exceeding 20,000 baht before you are allowed to leave the Kingdom of Thailand. 3. If you have already overstayed beyond the permitted date and do not leave the country before the Order’s enforce date on 20 March 2016, you will be fined 500 baht/day, but not exceeding 20,000 baht and banned from re-entering the Kingdom of Thailand as shown in the details below:       Alien Surrendered to the Authorities: 3.1. An alien who overstays more than 90 days beyond his/her permitted date will be banned from re-entering the country for 1 year, starting from the departure date. 3.2. An alien who overstays more than 1 year beyond his/her permitted date will be banned from re-entering the country for 3 years, starting from the departure date. 3.3. An alien who overstays more than 3 years beyond his/her permitted date will be banned from re-entering the country for 5 years, starting from the departure date. 3.4. An alien who overstays more than 5 years beyond his/her permitted date will be banned from re-entering the country for 10 years, starting from the departure date.      Alien Being Arrested and Prosecuted: 3.5. An alien who is caught overstaying less than 1 year beyond his/her permitted date will be banned from re-entering the country for 5 years, starting from the departure date. 3.6. An alien who is caught overstaying more than 1 year beyond his/her permitted date will be banned from re-entering the country for 10 years, starting from the departure date.


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