New Rules Announced – I Have Overstayed My Visa In Thailand
Respect the Immigration rules in Thailand & you will have no issues at all – expect further announcements. As from 2016 stiffer penalties for anybody caught with an overstay in Thailand are to be introduced as announced in the Bangkok post tough new rules New and tougher penalties for visa overstays have been approved by the Interior Ministry and will now be considered by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Under the rules announced these include offenders who turn themselves in will be banned for 1 year if the illegal stay is over 90 days.The ban is extended to 3 years if the overstay is over 1 year, for those who cant pay the fine they will be imprisoned this is equal to 200 baht per day. Anybody arrested will be banned for 5 years if the visa overstay in Thailand is under 1 year, anything over this amount is a 10 year ban from the kingdom.