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Home » News from Thailand » Stricter visa overstay rules will soon be effective
Stricter visa overstay rules will soon be effective
On March 20, stricter rules for a visa overstay will come into effect. The new measures have mainly been introduced to tackle and deter criminal foreigners.
An overstay of more than 90 days will result in a one-year ban. If the visa is exceeded by more than 1 year, an entry ban of three years will be imposed. With more than 3 years, the ban applies for five years and with more than 5 years it becomes ten years.
According to Nathathorn, head of the Immigration Bureau, many overstayers have already reported to the authorities to prevent them from falling under the stricter rules.
It is also important whether someone reports themselves or not. Can make a big difference after March 20.
In case a foreigner turns himself in, the following penalties apply:
– Overstay of more than 90 days: no entry to Thailand for the period of 1 year.
– Overstay of more than 1 year: no entry to Thailand for the period of 3 years.
– Overstay of more than 3 year: no entry to Thailand for the period of 5 years.
– Overstay of more than 5 year: no entry to Thailand for the period of 10 years.
In the event that a foreigner does not turn himself in and is apprehended:
– Overstay less than 1 year: no entry to Thailand for the period of 5 years.
– Overstay of more than 1 year: no entry to Thailand for the period of 10 years.
These new measures do not apply:
– If the foreigner leaves the country before the age of 18.
– If the foreigner leaves the country before these measures come into effect (March 20, 2016)
If you arrange the "overstay" before March 20, it will probably cost you 500 Baht per day with a maximum of 20 Baht. (or there should be other facts involved),
So another week….
It is hoped that the authorities will also apply their powers in this way. So this (applying the most severe form) mainly takes place among the group of foreigners who also behave criminally.
The group that is forced to go into hiding here because of the financial malaise is of a different order in my view. For example:
The Dutchman who has been staying in Thailand for years on a meager pension and who has his family here and who now falls below the income limit to be allowed to stay here, due to, among other things, the ECB bank donations to large capital. (The banks) and the tax measures taken by our cabinet, which have a very adverse effect. A separate regulation should be introduced for this group that does justice to the situation.
It is indeed a task for the ambassador of the Netherlands to help find a solution for this.
In the Netherlands, these types of measures are also imposed on illegal aliens. I myself have done this for a long time as an assistant public prosecutor on behalf of the State Secretary for Security and Justice, but I was fair in my decisions where possible and strict where necessary. You do have to deal with people and you have to put everything into perspective.
I have also been able to experience this differently here to the unreasonable.