What happens if you overstay in Thailand?
Overstaying a visa in Thailand costs 500 THB for each day past your permitted stay, capped at 20,000 THB and paid before you leave. Overstays longer than 90 days normally add an entry ban of at least one year.
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Key facts
- Permitted stay
- Visa exemption of up to 60 days for most Western passports, extendable once by 30 days
- Overstay fine
- 500 THB per day, capped at 20,000 THB
- Entry ban
- 1 year (surrender after 90+ days) up to 10 years if arrested
Overstay penalties in Thailand
- 500 THB for every day of overstay, payable at the airport or immigration office, capped at 20,000 THB.
- Overstays under 90 days that you report voluntarily are usually settled with the fine alone.
- Voluntarily surrendering after more than 90 days of overstay commonly results in a 1-year entry ban.
- Being arrested for an overstay can mean detention and bans of 5 to 10 years depending on the length.
How to avoid an overstay
- Read the admitted-until date on your entry stamp. It is not always the maximum for your nationality.
- File the 30-day extension at an immigration office before the stamp expires, not after.
- Track the border-crossing date rather than the flight date; the stamp date is what counts.
None of that requires discipline if you stop keeping the count in your head. Travl records each border crossing automatically and counts the days against Thailand’s limit in the background, with alerts before the allowance runs out. For a one-off check, use the Schengen 90/180 calculator or the 183-day tax residency calculator.
Frequently asked questions
What is the overstay fine in Thailand?
500 THB per day of overstay, with a total cap of 20,000 THB. The fine is collected when you leave or when you present yourself at an immigration office.
Can I be banned from Thailand for overstaying?
Yes. Voluntarily reporting an overstay of more than 90 days generally triggers a 1-year entry ban, and overstays discovered through arrest can lead to bans of 5 to 10 years.
Penalty amounts and entry-ban lengths change. Treat this as a planning reference, not a ruling. Confirm the current position with Thailand’s immigration authority or your embassy before you act on it.
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