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When arriving in Thailand, at least by land, you receive a piece of paper you should keep with your passport for when you depart. On this paper there is a date stamped.

My stamp is September 4 2013:

form with stamp

Now does this mean that I have until Sep 4 to leave, meaning if I cross the border out of Thailand at 11.50pm, 10 minutes before midnight on September 4 that all is well?

Or does it mean if I am found in Thailand at any time of the day of Sep 4 that I will be in trouble?

hippietrail
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This visa is good until 4th of September, you can not stay beyond that. So you are safe to cross the borders until 04.SEP.2013 23:59:59.999999999 one more millisecond and you will have to pay 500 baht (15 USD?) for each day.

Anyway, I have never seen a visa which says valid before. It is always valid until to prevent confusion and fines to tourists or visitors. Also, various LonelyPlanet posts and blog entries confirm this.

thai stamp

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