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Can I extend a 60-day tourist visa in Thailand without leaving the country?
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Nov 28, 2024
a year ago
Craig *********
ORIGINAL POSTERI'm Canadian and am researching my options to return and spend time in Thailand. If I acquire a 60 day tourist visa, can I potentially apply and receive another 60 days without having to leave the country? If so, how reliable is the renewal option?
TLDR : Answer Summary
A Canadian considering a 60-day tourist visa for Thailand can typically extend it by only 30 days, not for another full 60 days. The maximum extension allowed without leaving the country is therefore 90 days total. The reliability of this option is affirmed by community feedback, suggesting the process is well-defined but limited. Alternative visa types, such as the NON-O visa, may provide better options for longer stays.
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Bart **************
A regular tourist visa extension is 30 days and you can only get one. To avoid leaving the country, you could apply for a visa in-country if you apply for one, or get the visit family extension (obviously only if you visit family).
Helen ********
@Craig ********
if over 50, why not get a Non O before you arrive? That gives you 90 days and you can arrange a year extension on it for 1900THB... the same price you would pay for a 30 day extension on the tourist visa. Canada still does an affidavit of income letter so you wouldn't need to bank the required funds in Thailand, just a visit to the consulate or the embassy in Thailand. Having the 90 days also allows you the option to open a Thai bank account for ease of paying for day to day expenses. You can get re-entry permit on the visa so you can leave when you want and as long you as come back before the visa expires it's another easy entry. If in Manitoba and West you apply online through the Vancouver consulate, who are great to deal with.Mario *********
@Helen *******
could someone get a 1 month extension instead of a year?The reason being I would like to be there for 4 months.
I’m 70 btw.
What would be my options if that later one is not feasible?
Thanks!
Helen ********
@Mario ********
no, the extension is valid for 1 year. It doesn't mean you have to stay the full year, you can leave when you want. If you don't get a re-entry permit the extension becomes invalid when you leave. If you just want 4 months a border bounce is probably a better option and less paperwork.Mario *********
@Helen *******
just learned that I could have a visa exempt, 60 days, on arrival and then get an other 60 days doing a border run; this would be even easier and would give me the 4 months I need.Helen ********
@Mario ********
yes, it's been mentioned several times that for 4 months that's your best option. Glad you picked up on that and have a great trip.Mario *********
@Helen *******
thanks! Khap khun khrap!Mario *********
@Helen *******
thanks!What about if I go for the 60 days exemption visa plus a 30 days extension plus a border run which would give me an other 30 days I believe?
So this way I don’t have to deal with the affidavit you were referring too in your main comment.
Helen ********
@Mario ********
yep as Henrik mentioned you can try repeat visa exempt entries. The only issue with that is that at some point Immigration will question why are you aren't on a proper visa and will tell you to get one or they can deny entry. You can definitely get 1 visa exempt, leave and and use an agent to smooth the second entry if concerned. There is no hard and fast rule as to if or when you'd get questioned and entirely depends on the officer you are standing in front of at the time.Mario *********
@Helen *******
I want to be in Thailand 🇹🇭 for only 4 months, no more; then I’m traveling back to Canada until 2026.Henrik *****
If going 60 + 30 days, you can do the same again after every new entry into Thailand, until a Immigration officer tell you othervise.
Mario *********
@Henrik ****
I want to be in Thailand for 4 months total then I’m going back in Canada. It’s my yearly trip, treat in Thailand.Graham ******
@Mario ********
so enter with the Non-O, get a 12 month extension with your Embassy income.e affidavit and get a re-entry permit to get you your entry stamp next year which will cover your 4 month stay with no need for a new visa, border bounce or extensionReply to
Graham ******
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Bob **********
No
Brandon ************
Unless you have a Thai wife or Thai child, the only extension you can get is a single 30-day tourism extension. That's 90 days total.
Robert ********
@Brandon ***********
I doubt that. Isn’t it another 60 days?Everybody gets 60+30 with visa exemption. So what’s the reason to get a visa ?Bart **************
@Robert *******
no reason to doubt, this one is quite established. If nobody publishes, announces or even talks about a tourist visa extension becoming 60 days (totaling 60 + 60), the fact that it no longer yields an advantage over exemption is still no reason to assume that it would.Benjamin *********
@Robert *******
reason to get the visa is if you already have a recent history of a lot of visa exemptions, and it seems you're trying to live in Thailand off them, as many immigration officers have been "cracking down" more recentlyRobert ********
@Benjamin ********
Ah ok. I’ve heard that your only allowed a certain number of entries per year. But didn’t know that one can work around that via visa 😂Bart **************
@Robert *******
first off, the source that you posted there is not supported by any facts. Not much of what you read there is true. There is no border run limit of one, neither has there ever been one. There used to be a limit of two, but only for land borders, it didn't apply to entries by air.The part there that is true is that there is an effective (unofficial) limit on the time you can stay in Thailand. You might get problems entering again once you pass six months.
However, coming back to the issue of whether or not a tourist visa yields an advantage, this still isn't one. Like exemption can be refused, a tourist visa can be refused. You can even get a stamp from an Embassy warning their colleagues that you abuse the system with too many exemptions/tourist visas. The main difference between exemption and a tourist visa is knowing at an earlier stage whether or not you are deemed ok to enter. That is why immigrations officers advise entrants to have a visa next time around. That is so that they don't risk flying all the way there and then find out after that their travel history is not supportive of a new entry.
Steven *******
@Robert *******
There’s no official limit of entries per year. It’s up to the Immigration Officer you get.Benjamin *********
@Steven ******
doesn't matter if there's official limit. They'll eventually pull you aside and say next time you need a visa. That's when it's time to get a visa 🤣Henrik *****
@Robert *******
That is outdated info.Both visa excempt which since
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is 60 days, at the same time the 2 times a year limit was removed. ( Which isn’t that great a move, since now you don’t know anything about how many entryes will be accepted.)Steven *******
@Robert *******
This is outdated unofficial information.Reply to
Steven *******
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Brandon ************
@Robert *******
tourist visa and visa exempt are the same right now. There's no benefit in getting the visa. But neither will give the 120 days that the op is asking about.Reply to
Brandon ************
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