Can an American citizen visit Thailand for the third time in 4 months and apply for a tourist extension?

Todd *********

Of course you can. No need for anyone to debate that.

Jan ******************

Everything is up to the IO you’re standing in front of. Depends also on how long time you’ve spent in total on your previous stays. Three - four times could be a point where you generally could risk to be told to get a long stay visa. I would at least have applied for a regular 60 days tourist visa first and be prepared to face some questions. There’s no 2 months extension unless you’re married to a Thai or have children in Thailand. Tourist extensions is 30 days.

Miri **********

My understanding regarding the e-visa, is that you have to be in the country of origin to apply. I have a UK passport but currently do not live there so was told I could not apply for an e-visa. There are no appointments at the Thai Embassy where I am based until October so I am stuck with the visa waiver option.

Jan ******************

@Miri *********

You can only apply in the country where you currently stays. You’ll also need to leave from the country issuing your e-visa.

’s information it’s not accurate and incorrect. As you see here, you put in your country of origin/passport and where you currently stays. In this example I used passport from UK and currently stay in Portugal where you can use the e-visa system as you see. If the country you currently stays doesn’t use the e-visa you’ll need to apply in person at the embassy/consulate. Countries who use e-visa don’t accept walk-in’s. Everything then goes through the e-visa system. You’ll of course need to stay in the country during the processing time, but that’s really the same if you apply online or in person. You can put in your country of origin/passport and where you currently stay here and check if you can apply online or need to make an appointment for a personal application.

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Jan ******************

@Miri *********

No you can apply for a tourist visa in any country through the e-visa portal as long as the country you currently stays use the e-visa system. Ore else you’ll just need to apply in person at the local embassy/consulate. But you cannot apply through the e-visa system in UK from another country. You have to apply from and leave from the country you currently stays. (Nothing to do with your country of origin). A METV (multiple entries tourist visa) and a one year Non O-A visa can only be applied for at the embassy/consulate of your permanent residence. (That could be UK or somewhere else).

Jan ******************

Anything unclear for you

Ron *******

the only unclear thing for me is this information you keep giving out regarding applying for an Evisa in any country you don't have residence in or long term leave to remain.

Without one or the other of those, you cannot apply there.

Jan ******************

You can use the e-visa system in any country you currently stay. You don’t need permanent residence unless you’ll apply for a METV or Non A-O visa. Processing time for a visa is something you always need take into account anyway. The only difference between the e-visa system and the manual process method is that it’s now done electronically at the embassy/consulate where you stay and you’re not allowed to use an embassy/consulate in another country than yourre physically located at date.

Ron *******

no you cannot. That isn't how the Evisa system works or what it is intended for.

A) you need residency or leave to remain

B) Your passport country needs to use the Evisa system.

Without any of those, you simply cannot use it.

Anyway, I'm done now!

Jan ******************

You are wrong. You’re not allowed to apply in your passport country unless you also physically stays in the country when you apply. If you go in the e-visa system you first put your country of origin/passport and then where you physically stay. Then the system generates where you have to apply. As You see here. My passport nation is Norway. If I currently stay in Germany the system generates three alternative embassies/consulates in Germany and I’ll need to apply to the one nearest my current location. The main embassy in Berlin as an example.

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Emil ************

ORIGINAL POSTER

stayed for about a 2 weeks combined for the 2 previous trips

Jan ******************

@Emil ***********

Ah ok, anyway short time in total then. I think you’ll be perfectly fine, but if you plan to spend more time it could be an idea to apply for a 60 days tourist visa anyway. It’s cheaper in total and you don’t need to spend or waste time at the immigration for an extension.

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Emil ************

ORIGINAL POSTER

perfect, thank you