the visa run

[ranger 0]

Thinking of having an extended trip next time (6 weks) all my other trips have been 2/3 weeks so i have never had to worry about the visa situation.

 

Am i correct in thinking that i need to apply in the UK before i go if i intend staying for over 30 days or can i do it when i get to Thailand at immigration ?

[redwood13 56]

You're in Wales? Here's the website for the Thai Consulate in Cardiff. See "visa" and then go to "download" for the form. Tourist visa is good for 60 days. You can do this by mail if need be.

 

http://freespace.virgin.net/royalthai.consulate/index.htm

 

-redwood

[ranger 0]

redwood13, thank you very much for the reply and link its appreciated.

 

What i was trying to find out was is there a way of obtaining a 60/90 day visa on arrival in Thailand,or must it be done in the UK prior to my flight into Bangkok. .

[redwood13 56]

You must obtain a tourist visa outside Thailand. This would be valid for 60 days and can be extended for an additional 30 days once here.

 

-redwood

[jacko 8,813]

Hi all I am wishing to stay for 4 monts and 10 days from mid april to late august next year what is the best (least hassle)way to do this , I know I can geta 60 day visa at the embassy but is that the way to go or have you BMs any suggestions that can keep me from running back and forward to the border every 30 days

thanks in advance

 

 

A double entry tourist visa would also cover you! Easier to get than a multiple entry non immigrant "O" visa

After 60 days you would need to do a border run......possibly staying out of Thailand for those odd 10-12 days (depends how many days in the months).

Or you could do a one day border run, then get a 15 day extension at the end of the 2nd entry 60 days.....

Edited January 3, 2006 by jacko

[jacko 8,813]

You must obtain a tourist visa outside Thailand. This would be valid for 60 days and can be extended for an additional 30 days once here.

 

-redwood

Redwood.....you sure about the 30 day extension? I personally have never extended a tourist visa....I like to take a trip. But I read on another Pattaya site, discussing tourist visas.

 

You can extend each stay once (for approximately 15 days, costing 1900 baht) on application to any Immigration Office (and if very lucky maybe again for 7 days), but do NOT rely on this.

[redwood13 56]

Redwood.....you sure about the 30 day extension? I personally have never extended a tourist visa....I like to take a trip. But I read on another Pattaya site, discussing tourist visas.

 

You can extend each stay once (for approximately 15 days, costing 1900 baht) on application to any Immigration Office (and if very lucky maybe again for 7 days), but do NOT rely on this.

Yes, a 60 day tourist visa can be extended for an additional 30 days. So you can get 180 days out of a double entry tourist visa with one run to the border.

 

I think the reference quoted is for someone who's been admitted for 30 days on arrival. This is not a visa, but simply the granting of a permission to stay for 30 days. From what I've seen recently on thaivisa.com this can be extended, but the initial extension will likely be for only 10 days (though less often 15 days will be granted - YMMV) with the possibilty of an additional 5 days granted on application for a second extension.

 

-redwood

[jacko 8,813]

Yes, a 60 day tourist visa can be extended for an additional 30 days.  So you can get 180 days out of a double entry tourist visa with one run to the border.

 

I think the reference quoted is for someone who's been admitted for 30 days on arrival.  This is not a visa, but simply the granting of a permission to stay for 30 days.  From what I've seen recently on thaivisa.com this can be extended, but the initial extension will likely be for only 10 days (though less often 15 days will be granted - YMMV) with the possibilty of an additional 5 days granted on application for a second extension.

 

-redwood

Well I suppose the devil is in the detail.

I normally get a triple entry tourist visa, which has a validity of 6 months from the date it is put in your passport, so if I extended a couple of times, or spent time elsewhere......my 3rd and final entry could be near to the expiration date of the visa. If I then, after the 60 days, tried to extend at Immigration dept, it would be based on an 'expired' visa and may be treated differently.

Any opinion?

 

I did extend a 30 day 'permission to stay'....once, but I think he only gave me 7 days. So I had to book a day return flight to Singapore.

 

Thanks for feedback......crossing Friendship Bridge later today, 2nd border run on my triple.

Edited January 4, 2006 by jacko

[redwood13 56]

Well I suppose the devil is in the detail.

I normally get a triple entry tourist visa, which has a validity of 6 months from the date it is put in your passport, so if I extended a couple of times, or spent time elsewhere......my 3rd and final entry could be near to the expiration date of the visa. If I then, after the 60 days, tried to extend at Immigration dept, it would be based on an 'expired' visa and may be treated differently.

Any opinion?

As you know if you re-enter Thailand just before the expiry date of your visa you're given a new stay of 60 days as per the 'admit until date'. It's my understanding that you can request an extension of your 'admit until date' even though your visa expired roughly 60 days previously.

 

We typically use the phrase "extending my visa" but what we really mean is we're requesting an extension of stay based on a previously issued visa.

 

-redwood