{
  "id": "visa/visa-exemption-not-unlimited",
  "signature": "AI tells a tourist that Thailand entry is unlimited and overstaying is no big deal",
  "signature_zh": "",
  "regex": "(thailand.*visa|visa.*thailand|thailand.*overstay|thai.*visa.exempt|60.day.*thailand)",
  "domain": "visa",
  "category": "administrative_barrier",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Many nationalities receive a visa exemption for tourism in Thailand (up to 60 days as of 2024, sometimes extendable once at an immigration office), but you may NOT work, and overstaying carries a fine of 500 THB per day (capped at 20,000 THB) plus possible bans of 1–10 years for longer overstays.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "any",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Assume the visa exemption lets you stay and work indefinitely",
      "why_fails": "The visa exemption is for tourism only and is time-limited (typically 60 days, with one possible 30-day extension). Working on it is illegal, and overstaying triggers daily fines and re-entry bans.",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.immigration.go.th/",
        "https://www.mfa.go.th/en/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "Plan to 'fix' an overstay quietly at the airport on departure",
      "why_fails": "Overstays are recorded; you pay 500 THB/day (max 20,000) at departure and longer overstays lead to automatic re-entry bans of 1–10 years. It is not waved through.",
      "fail_rate": 0.7,
      "condition": "Overstaying the permitted period",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Check your nationality's exact visa-exempt period before travel and track your permitted-to-stay date from the entry stamp.",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Confirm the period on the Thai immigration/MFA site; note the date written on your arrival stamp, not the visa-exemption headline number.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.mfa.go.th/en/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "If you need longer, apply for the appropriate visa (tourist, education, or non-immigrant) in advance, or extend once at an immigration office before expiry.",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "Apply for a proper visa at a Thai embassy before travel, or extend at a local immigration office (fee applies) before your stamp expires.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": null,
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.8,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-01-01",
  "last_confirmed": "2026-06-14",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-14",
  "evidence_count": 3,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": [
    "visa/visa-exemption-not-unlimited/th"
  ]
}