Thailand Bail has been helping defendants get legal again with the case visa (also known by some as a defendant’s visa, justice visa, or visa extension for the purposes of having a criminal case in Thailand) for many years. This post is an update on the case visa situation in Thailand in 2021. Many of the clients we are engaged to support already have other lawyers who just do not know much about visas in Thailand. Many other lawyers have made the mistake of letting people’s visas go on overstay. This is dangerous since the police will typically bring a new charge of overstay against the defendant.

This can raise the bail amount needed (usually an additional 10,000 baht, but the exact amount is determined by the relevant judge at the court). However, the biggest problem of not having a proper case visa in Thailand in 2021 is what happens after the case ends. Even if your lawyer says, “no problem, only pay fine and go home,” this is probably not what will happen. According to the Immigration Act of 2522, as well as its updated sections, if you plead guilty or are found guilty (and many other reasons) of any criminal act, even if it is “small” then you are subject to be re-detained, sent to immigration prison (local police station and / or the IDC (Immigration Detention Centre) in Bangkok), deported, and blacklisted.

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How to Get a Case Visa in Thailand in 2021

Getting a case visa is not an easy task, so it is often best to engage a knowledgeable team of lawyers, like the lawyers at Thailand Bail, to do it for you. There are specific petitions to the court that need to be written and submitted, court documents that need to be certified and submitted to the relevant immigration office, and many other tasks that need to be completed in order to guarantee the visa is provided. Some foreign defendants try to do this process themselves, and it typically leads to more problems. Thai immigration is quite challenging to deal with, and if even 1 document is out of order, they will not approve the visa. Furthermore, if you are already on overstay, there is a risk that you will not be considered to be “self reporting” and instead be “arrested” on overstay. The consequences for this difference are significant, so it is best to have an expert support this process for you. Thailand Bail fully supports foreigners to do their own normal visas, such as tourist visas, Non-O and Non-B visas, etc… but the case visa should be handled by experts in criminal and immigration law in Thailand.

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Thailand Bail Helps Defendants Get Case Visas (Photos)

Thailand Bail has helped our own clients as well as the clients of others get case visas. Below is our most recent success in getting a case visa for a client we just started working for in January 2021. Sadly, his previous advisors had let his visa get to 89 days of overstay, which is just short of the 90-day limit for anything to be done about someone on overstay in Thailand. We quickly acted, adjusted our schedule accordingly, and successfully got his case visa approved, despite the massive overstay. Following this, he engaged us each time since then to get the case visa done for him. This case visa was completed in Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand, for our client who has a criminal case in the Pattaya Provincial Court, also in Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand.

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Contact Thailand Bail to Get Help with Your Case Visa in 2021

Thailand Bail’s lawyers and case managers have decades of experience assisting with case visas, and we continue to be on top of the latest rules and regulations in 2021. We have completed case visas in Bangkok, Pattaya/Chonburi, Phuket, Samut Prakarn, Nonthaburi, Udon Thani, Koh Samui / Koh Phangan, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Mukdahan, Buriram, Sakeo, and many other places. Contact us on the contact page of this website for more details.