Can I extend my 60-day visa exemption stamp by 30 days before applying for a 60-day visit family extension in Thailand?

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Nov 29, 2024

5 days ago

Brad ********

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Hi all, please accept for consideration Admin. If not relevant, feel free to reject my post. 

Can a 60 day, visit Thai family extension be exxtended for an additional 30 days, at my local immigration office? Thanks everyone for the advice.

 I'm currently on a 60 day visa exempt STAMP which I also want to extend for an additional 30 days at my local immigration office.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is inquiring about the possibility of extending a 60-day visa exempt entry for an additional 30 days at a local immigration office in Thailand before applying for a 60-day family visit extension. Responses indicate that it is generally necessary to process the 30-day extension first before applying for the 60-day family visit extension. Users suggest checking with the local immigration office for specific procedures and eligibility.

Brad ********

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Thanks

@T**

. I'll call my local office. My options are basically

1. hopefully being granted a 30 day extension on my current 60 day visa exempt stamp (stamp expires on the 25th of December).

Since I have re-enterd Thailand on 60 day visa exempt stamp, I should be eligible for another 60 day visit Thai family extension, however, I was hoping to get a 30 day extension on the visa exempt entry expiring on the

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...and then apply for another 60 day visit family extension, before I have to leave and re-enter on a 60 day visa exempt stamp.

The staff are very helpful and when I was questioned why I didn't apply for a 12 non immigrant O, which I've been doing previously, I replied that my passport pages are almost full and that I wanted to have my new 12 month non immi O visa in my new passport. They were very understanding and considered it a good idea.

5 days ago

Paul *********

@Brad *******

I have just done mine

I did the 60 visa exemption and was going to do family extension but my local office advised me to do the 30 day extension then go back to the office and then do the family extension

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Michael ********

60 day visa exemption + 30 days + 60 day family, then no more.

5 days ago

James ********

@Michael *******

correct ✅

5 days ago

Brad ********

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@Michael *******

thanks. I can exit and re-enter on a 60 visa exempt and do the process all over again as the visit Thai family extension is per entry. Since I exit and re-enter, it's a new entry.

James ********

correct ✅

Graham ******

you can until you can't so beware

5 days ago

Brad ********

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@Graham *****

Ihear you. I've been coming here for 16 years and lived here permanently for 8. I've never been denied entry or even questioned, but there's always a first time for everything. Thanks for the reminder.

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Brad ********

Michael ********

@Brad *******

That is correct.

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Tod *********

As a rule (at least at most offices) you take the extension the form of entry you have allows FIRST before getting another extension for a different reason <- so what I mean is, IF you're here on a 60 day visa exempt entry, you'd take the 30 day tourism extension FIRST, then after that you could apply for the 60 day visit family extension.

There were reports of people who did it 'out of sequence' and were denied the 30 day extension after having taken the 60 day visit family extension on their entry stamp.

CHECK with your immigration office when you go for the 30 day extension (or actually before that so you know what one you want to apply for and when)

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