Popular Post Topah Posted January 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2019 Traveled with my son from Suvarnabhumi airport December 18th. I use my EU passport he uses his Thai passport. Have a consent from mother. Immigration officer stamps the passport of my son. Arrive back to Bangkok yesterday. Immigration officer stamps my son's Thai passport and puts 30 days "admitted until". I just wonder what went wrong and did they supposed to stamp my son's Thai passport at all? I just cannot believe that they thought we both have EU passports. Now it seems that my son who is Thai citizen has only tourist visa stamped into Thai passport ???? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 The Immigration Officer has had a total brain fart.... to be honest, its probably a fairly easy mistake to make, I guess the Immigration Officer simply assumed you were both on EU Passports. I wouldn't worry about it... In this case I'm sure the stamp is void as its an entry stamp in a Thai Passport..... added to which, children cannot be charged with overstay anyway. When you next exit Thailand the Immigration Officer may be confused by the stamp, but will quickly work out that one of their own made a mistake. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post glegolo Posted January 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2019 What I have heard in these matter with wrong processed stamps. It is up to you to get this fixed on way or an other and NOT just sit on your hands at home.. But I am just guessing of course... But in life it is ALWAYS better to do something then to do NOTHING, so go to a immigration office and get that stamp out of there.. glegolo 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted January 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2019 Better to solve the issue straightway, not having a possible problem next time at the airport, might miss a flight. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleopatra2 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 They would normally stamp a Thai Passport to include date admitted but leave the 'admitted until' blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrenn Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, glegolo said: What I have heard in these matter with wrong processed stamps. It is up to you to get this fixed on way or an other and NOT just sit on your hands at home.. But I am just guessing of course... But in life it is ALWAYS better to do something then to do NOTHING, so go to a immigration office and get that stamp out of there.. glegolo Agreed that it's always better not to leave things like this outstanding. My advice to the OP would be to go to his local immigration office to have the erroneous stamp voided. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted January 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, dbrenn said: 1 hour ago, glegolo said: What I have heard in these matter with wrong processed stamps. It is up to you to get this fixed on way or an other and NOT just sit on your hands at home.. But I am just guessing of course... But in life it is ALWAYS better to do something then to do NOTHING, so go to a immigration office and get that stamp out of there.. glegolo Agreed that it's always better not to leave things like this outstanding. My advice to the OP would be to go to his local immigration office to have the erroneous stamp voided. Definitely the case if it were a Foreign passport erroneously stamped as it is the holder of a foreign passport's own responsibility to ensure their affairs are in order (passport is correctly stamped). However, a Thai simply cannot be on an overstay here... its a non issue and not worth bothering about. That said: the previous poster (post 5 - cleopatra2) has made a valid point - my Son's Thai passport is full of Arrival Stamps, showing date of arrival, but none of them have a stamp associated with the 'Admitted until' line... Op: Does the stamp in your Son's Passport have an Admitted Until Date ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, cleopatra2 said: They would normally stamp a Thai Passport to include date admitted but leave the 'admitted until' blank True and the io has just added on until date by mistake. Its nothing. Thai passport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pungdo Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Took my daughter home to Oz for Christmas, just checked her passport and it only has an In and Out stamp with no dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bundooman Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2019 18 hours ago, DrJack54 said: True and the io has just added on until date by mistake. Its nothing. Thai passport Mistake or not - I would never let such an error just go uncorrected. Any one person at Immigration might just try to construe that mistake into a massive problem for the OP. I would get down to Immigration very quickly and sort this out. OP? do not sit around and hope for the best - You know where you are - Thailand, and you know how 'they' might interpret stuff like this. Do it now! Save yourself a huge problem in the future! 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I always, always, check what has been stamped into my passport before I leave the immigration area. You clearly didn't and might now feel you need to go to all the trouble of travelling to an immigration office to get it corrected. Lesson learned I guess. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TonyClifton Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2019 First of all, stop the nonsense, all of you. The child is a Thai citizen. A Thai citizen can't be an over overstayer, and can't be thrown out of the country. So all this hand-wringing is a complete waste of time. I wouldn't waste my time trying to fix an obvious error as if the Sword of Damocles was going to fall and cut off all our heads.. I'll say it again the child is a Thai citizen. I don't give a damn whether somebody scowls or yells they can't do a damn thing to a Thai citizen who has every right to be in his own country. And it's the same thing for an American citizen in America. Sometimes Customs likes to ask questions and they'll tell you that they won't admit you until you answer their questions will guess what as an American citizen I don't have to answer any questions and I can't be denied entry into my own country. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I once had something similar... I went down to Immigration and they were very nice and polite and understanding and took care of everything for me... I did have to wait patiently as it took time but the incident was my fault. Things happen. I am sure they will sort it out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, kenk24 said: I once had something similar... I went down to Immigration and they were very nice and polite and understanding and took care of everything for me... I did have to wait patiently as it took time but the incident was my fault. Things happen. I am sure they will sort it out for you. A mistake on an International Passport would require rectification.... A simple error such as this on a Thai Passport requires no rectification whatsoever as there is nothing to resolve.. regardless of what is Stamped in a Thai Passport upon entry that Person (child in this case) has a legal right to remain here indefinitely, or come and go as they choose - the fact that the Thai Immigration Stamps the Passport at all is rather pointless. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 23 hours ago, dbrenn said: Agreed that it's always better not to leave things like this outstanding. My advice to the OP would be to go to his local immigration office to have the erroneous stamp voided. Agree. Don't just leave it. go to IO and have it corrected, both in the passport and in their system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 5:27 AM, cleopatra2 said: They would normally stamp a Thai Passport to include date admitted but leave the 'admitted until' blank Many years ago I took my Thai girlfriend out of Thailand on holiday (to Cambodia). When I queried why she had been stamped-out of Thailand she said it was so that the Thai gvt could keep track of Thais working overseas. Not sure if it's the same now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 A number of off topic posts and the replies have been removed. This topic is not about US Immigration policies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted January 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, metisdead said: A number of off topic posts and the replies have been removed. This topic is not about US Immigration policies. I have finished the clean up to where it is a few pages shorter. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 What if you never saw/noticed it? In a logical and sane world, a total non-issue. And have to believe that even though This Is Thailand and doesn't fall into either of those categories, one would assume they would just laugh or shrug it off and correct next time, if needed. Of course they will direct the blame and any scolding at the farang, but really nothing they can do. The boy is a Thai citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 10:49 AM, TonyClifton said: First of all, stop the nonsense, all of you. The child is a Thai citizen. A Thai citizen can't be an over overstayer, and can't be thrown out of the country. So all this hand-wringing is a complete waste of time. I wouldn't waste my time trying to fix an obvious error as if the Sword of Damocles was going to fall and cut off all our heads.. I'll say it again the child is a Thai citizen. I don't give a damn whether somebody scowls or yells they can't do a damn thing to a Thai citizen who has every right to be in his own country. And it's the same thing for an American citizen in America. Sometimes Customs likes to ask questions and they'll tell you that they won't admit you until you answer their questions will guess what as an American citizen I don't have to answer any questions and I can't be denied entry into my own country. Honestly, as an American citizen, I simply don't feel comfortable blissfully agreeing with you. My eyes were opened several years ago and greatly influenced the decision that landed me here and sent most of my money outside the American banking system. The multiple and various airport authorities have a long history of routinely and illegally harassing USA citizens in their own country. Check out the 'border checkpoints' 200 miles from a border if you want to see reality. Just Google it. I dare you. If you defy their authority or refuse to answer their questions you will almost certainly be detained or inconvenienced in some way as retaliation. At worst you will be arrested. Worst of all, your defiance will change the arch of this process not a whit. Life is simply not what it was 5 years ago in The Land of the Free. The times they are a changin', and definitely not for the better. Wake up and smell the s**t. My advice is to learn your rights, carry a wallet card reminding you of them, and be prepared to use it. It is only going to get worse. You have been warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyrobot Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 What would be the entry on the computer when you son was at the IO entry desk, if the stamp is wrong it is also probably wrong on the immigration data base. He might be listed as an EU instead of Thai. Maybe because your son did not line up in the Thai passport line that’s why the mistake. Send your wife to fix it up, second thought do it yourselh to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmw Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I dont think you should worry, I've had several mistakes with dates from IO stamps on my passport, it really depends if you want to sort it out now or later, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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