Can I extend my 30-day visa exempt entry to 60 days at the immigration office in Thailand?

Visa Extension Visa Exempt Entry Thailand Immigration 30-Day Visa NON-O Visa Visa Rules in Thailand

Dec 15, 2021

3 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Quick question. Does anyone know for sure if you can go to the immigration office and make a 30 day extension on top of the e-visa exempt entry of 30 days (so 60 days total)? I am getting a lot of mixed information about this...thanks!

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Yes, you can extend your 30-day visa exempt entry for an additional 30 days at the immigration office for a fee of 1,900 baht. However, this extension can only be done once.

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Rob **********

If you arrived on a 30 day visa exempt, you can get a extension for another 30 days for 1,900 baht, but you can only do it once.

3 years ago

Alessandro **********

Yes you can

3 years ago

Michael ********

Yes, dont know where these strange rumours are coming from

3 years ago

Stephen *************

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@Michael *******

Thanks for the confirmation. The strange rumors are coming directly from the Thai Embassy in Kathmandu (where I live)...

3 years ago

Benjamin ******

@Stephen ************

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Never ever trust what a Thai embassy website says about getting an extension of stay, and never trust what an immigration office says about getting a visa outside the country. They are overseen by two completely different agencies who do not communicate with each other.

3 years ago

Tom **********

I went to khon kaen to extend my initial 30 days exempt and got another 30 days, so 90 in total.👍👍

Michael ********

Curtis *******

uh.., isn’t that 60 days in total?

3 years ago

Peter *******

@Curtis ********************

that’s what I thought 🤷

3 years ago

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Peter *******

Stephen *************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Well I'm glad for your confirmation...yea the embassy people in Nepal are telling me 100% that I can't extend a 30-day visa exempt...I can only extend a proper 60-day tourist visa...so I'm not sure why they're telling me that if it's not the case...

3 years ago

Michael ********

@Stephen ************

maybe there revenue needs boosting

3 years ago

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Michael ********

@Stephen ************

Embassy staff have proved time and time again, they are out of touch with what actually happens in Country. I have experienced it to.

3 years ago

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Michael ********