Can I extend a tourist visa to stay in Thailand for a year or longer?

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Nov 8, 2022

2 years ago

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Hello everyone 👋🏻 I was wondering if I can stay up to a year or even longer in Thailand and keep extending the tourist visa. Does anybody have an idea what the total will be for a 1 year stay? Thanks in advance ☮🙏

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A standard 60-day tourist visa in Thailand can only be extended once for 30 days, totaling 90 days. To stay for a year, you would need to pursue other visa options such as a non-B visa (for work), a non-O visa (for marriage), or an ED visa (for studying). Alternatively, a multiple-entry tourist visa can allow for close to 270 days of stay with careful border hopping, but frequent use may lead to entry denial in the future.

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Jim *********

Using a multi entry tourist visa and extensions will get you the closest to what you want. On the end of the extension you border bounce for another 60 day stamp. You can do that like 4 times I think.

2 years ago

Roger *****

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@Jim ********

I appreciate the information Jim ☮

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Matt *******

Eventually you will get a red stamp in your passport that says you enter too many times on a tourist visa which may deny your application for future tourist visas, and even if you have a tourist visa in your passport, it's up to the I/O to decide if he wants to stamp you in or not, it's not uncommon that they can deny your entry for using too many back to back tourist visas.

2 years ago

Roger *****

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@Matt ******

Got cha. This is good info. Thanks for letting me know ☮

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Nigel *********

Multiple entry tourist visa can get you just short of 270 days if used correctly. Available at your country of residence.

2 years ago

Roger *****

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@Nigel *********************

Alright thank you 🙏

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Brandon ************

A 60 day tourist visa can only be extended ONE time for 30 days, giving a total of 90 days inside of Thailand.

You cannot stay for a year as a tourist.

You would need to get a job and a non-B visa, get married to a Thai person and get a non-O visa, or get an education visa by studying Thai language or Muay Thai and get an ED visa

Or purchase an elite visa which start at 600,000 baht.

2 years ago

Roger *****

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@Brandon ***********

Right on. I was hoping something has changed recently. Thanks for the information brother. Have a good day

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