Can I extend my 60-day Tourist visa in Rawai or do I need to go to Bangkok?

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Dec 6, 2023

a year ago

Amanda ******************

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Just wanting to clarify - am on a 60 day Tourist visa which lasts till 16th January - living in Rawai currently - can I go to my local immigration office to get 30day extension? Or do I have to go to Bangkok? And - when's best time to do it before my tourist visa time frame expires? And ( excuse the list) do I need to take a tm30 from my landlord?

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You can apply for a 30-day extension of your 60-day Tourist visa at the local immigration office where you are staying, which in your case is in Rawai. You do not need to go to Bangkok. It is advised to apply for the extension when you have 30 days or less left on your visa. Additionally, ensure that your landlord has filed a TM30 for you, as this is necessary for your extension application. In Phuket, there are three offices available for this process, with the main office in Phuket Town being the busiest.

Nick **********

All you need, is to fill out a TM7, photo, copy home page and your current visa/stamp, and 1900 baht. Office opens at 8.30 Phuket Town, so if you arrive 30 minutes early, you'll be ahead of the masses. The office is downstairs, front left of building.

a year ago

Amanda ******************

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@Nick *********

thankyou

a year ago

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Amanda ******************

Stuart *********

In Phuket there are three offices where you can extend your tourist visa. The main office in Phuket Town - generally very busy, the Patong Beach office - not as busy, and the office in the Blue Tree water park - usually not busy.

a year ago

Amanda ******************

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Great thanks much appreciated

a year ago

Nigel *********

@Amanda *****************

go to the small immigration in Patong.

a year ago

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Nigel *********

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

You apply at the immigration office that corresponds to where you are staying. Or more accurately you apply at the immigration office according to where your most recent host filed a TM30 for you.

At most offices you can apply for the 30 day tourist extension when you have 30 days or less left on your existing stay.

a year ago

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

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