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# ALL Immigration offices in the country will be closed;
Monday April 8th
Friday April 12th
Monday April 15th
Tuesday April 16th
If you have a stamp that expires on a day the immigration office is closed (weekend or holiday) AND you go the very next business day they're open you can get your extension like normal, not be fined for overstay. You WILL get an overstay stamp in your passport but it will say (overstay xxx days fine waived due to holiday)
A reminder that next Monday February 26th is a public holiday and all immigration offices around the country will be closed.
If your entry stamp falls due on the 24th, 25th or 26th then go get your extension before then. If you don’t you’ll be joining the hordes of people going on Tuesday 27th. Many immigration offices will be super busy because of the 3 day closure. You won’t get a fine because the offices were closed but you’ll still get a stamp (in Thai) that says “overstay X days. Fine waived due to closure”.
Land borders and airports are not affected by public holidays.
IMMIGRATION OFFICE CLOSURES December 2022 & January 2023**
Immigration offices throughout the country will be closed on:
Monday, Dec 5: King Bhumibol Birthday Commemoration Day
Monday, Dec 12: Substitution holiday for Constitution Day
Friday, Dec 30: Special holiday
Monday, Jan 2: Substitution holiday for New Year’s Day
Plan accordingly.
* Land borders are open like normal during holidays.
* Myanmar borders are not open yet for foreigners.
If you have a stamp that is expiring during holidays when the immigration offices are closed and you show up at the immigration office on the very next working day you will NOT be fined for overstay and can get your extension like normal. But you will get an overstay stamp in your passport that says; "overstay xxx days, fine waived due to holiday/closure".
All immigration offices in the country will be closed tomorrow the 31st of Dec and Monday the 3rd of January.
Plan accordingly
NOTE: IF you have a stamp that is expiring on a date the immigration office is closed (weekends or holidays) and you go the first day they're open after the closure you can apply for your extension like normal and you will not be fined for overstay. You will get an overstay stamp in your passport thought but it will say fine waived due to holiday.