Can a Spanish national apply for a tourist visa to Thailand while in Malaysia?

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Feb 8, 2021

4 years ago

Jennifer *******

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My friend is a Spanish national currently in Malaysia. Can he apply for a tourist visa? He is being told he can only apply for the short term visa, if he wants to apply for the other visa (that allows him to stay longer with extensions) then he needs to go back to Spain to do that. Is this true? I keep hearing conflicting reports

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A Spanish national currently in Malaysia can apply for a regular tourist visa to Thailand, which allows a 60-day stay with a possible 30-day extension. However, he cannot apply for the Special Tourist Visa, which allows for a longer stay of up to 9 months. If he is looking for a visa that allows for longer stays with extensions, he would need to return to Spain to apply.

Tod *********

He can't apply for the "Special Tourist Visa" (the one that lets you stay 9 months)

but

he can apply for a "regular" tourist visa (the one that gets him stamped in for 60 days and can be extended for 30 more days.

Of course he'd need to go thru the entry request process too and meet the entry requirements to get in to thailand.

4 years ago

Jennifer *******

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@T**

could he apply for an education visa? Or is that not worth it

4 years ago

Tod *********

@Jennifer ******

he can do that AFTER he gets into the country by enrolling in a school.. have him get a regular tourist visa, get all the entry requirements met (100K USD in covid insurance, 14 day booked quarantine, fit-2-fly paper, Certificate of Entry etc) and once he's here and thru quarantine go talk to some schools

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