Can a Korean tourist extend their visa in Thailand before it expires?

May 3, 2018
7 years ago
Jimmy *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
I had a Korean friend and his 3 months visitor visa is gong to expire. If he go to renew his visa at Cheng wattana , May I know how long is the visa can extend?
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TLDR : Answer Summary
Korean visitors to Thailand cannot extend their 90-day visa exempt stamp at the Cheng Watana Immigration Office. Instead, they receive a 7-day 'extension denied' stamp, compelling them to leave the country. Alternatives include traveling to a neighboring country and returning for a new 90-day exemption, as extending a visa is not permitted for Koreans under current regulations.
Dave **********
Just pop down to KUL or SIN on a cheap flight. Come back and get another 90-days. 4 times per year and no worry for the first year.

Royal Jordanian has a convenient evening flight (RJ
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that leaves here at dinner time (5pm) and back before midnight (arrive BKK at 23:55). Don't even need to enter Malaysia.

Just get off the plane, go to the transit desk to get the boarding pass for the return flight and go back to the gate for the return flight.
Tod *********
I personally have never met a single Korean here on a real single entry tourist visa. :O (and I've met hundreds of koreans at the various thai language schools). They all come in on 90 day visa exempt entries. Some have been here years by flying out and back in every 90 days
Jimmy *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
Yes, I agree with you.
James ******
Tell your Korean friend read νƒœμ‚¬λž‘ on Naver. will get more information
Tod *********
@Jimmy ****
Hang about.

Did your friend BUY a single entry tourist visa from a thai consulate BEFORE they came here OR did they just show up and get a 90 day visa exempt stamp for free?
Jimmy *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
Tod you are 100% right. Need to fly in and out for another 90 days stamp.
Tod *********
@Jimmy ****
yep, no extension possible AND most land borders won't let them bounce out and back in to get a 90 day stamp either.

If they need to stay longer they can fly out and right back in the same day,
Jimmy *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
Just enter with a stamp 90 days .
Jung *********
Crystal clearπŸ‘
Tod *********
@졜**
I think then we have the answer, the friend of the O/P did NOT enter on a tourist visa but on a 90 day visa exempt entry and they CANNOT get anything but a 7 day get out of thailand stamp.
Jung *********
Well i am not 100%sure. I've just check the website of thai consulates and i think that tourist visa is for foreigner(not Korean) who wants to apply in korea.

I never seen any korean who entered Thailand with tourist visa

And i checked several korean online communities as well. But no info about tourist visa so far.
Tod *********
@졜**
They list a single entry tourist visa AND a 6 month METV on the thai consulates site in Seoul :/
Jung *********
What i found out is

there is acutally no possible way to get tourist visa for korean

Which means there is no visa extension for not-existing visa πŸ™πŸ™ hi todd btw😁
Tod *********
Koreans CANNOT get 30 day extensions on their 90 day visa exempt stamp they can ONLY get the 'extension denied' 7 day stamp to get out of thailand.
Jim ******
Thanks for this revelation as it's going to save us from future grief and time as we were acting on bad info.
Patrik ********
I thought, people who enter visa exempt through a bilateral agreement can not get the extension of stay?
Robert *******
@Dan***
, that is the most famous website with incorrect information, please delete this link.
Patrik ********
According to this thread Korean will only get the denied stamp which gives them 7 days to leave the country.
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Daniel ************
depends the agreement - i guess -
Jim ******
Koreans are allowed what is called a 90 day exemption, it's not a visa. Before the days are up, you can get a 30 day extension as Robert mentioned. Most of the other countries are only given a 30 day exemption. I should know, I am from the US and my wife is Korean, we got the different treatment.
Lana **********
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Tod *********
I believe that you are incorrect on that :/
Robert *******
You can not renew a visa, only apply for a NEW visa or an Extension of Stay. Can you please describe what kind of visa he has, there is no visitor visa as I know of.
Jimmy *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
Thanks
Robert *******
The tourist visa can be extended once with 30 days at local Immigration.
Jimmy *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
Is a tourist visa .
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