Will be staying 55days can i do extension 30day or fly vietnam couple days
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The user inquires about extending their stay in Thailand for 55 days, asking if they can get an additional 30-day extension or if they should take a short trip to Vietnam for a visa run. Community responses suggest that extending for 30 days is possible but may be more tedious and costly than a trip to a neighboring country. The general consensus is to obtain a 30-day visa exemption upon arrival, extend for an additional 30 days at an immigration office, or to get a single-entry tourist visa prior to entering Thailand, which allows for a total of 60 days stay.
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***either you fly to Thailand WITHOUT a visa, or you obtain a "single-entry Tourist Visa (Leisure Activities)."
*** WITHOUT A VISA:
You will get stamped in for a 30-days stay permit upon entry, which can be extended for an additional 30 days at an immigration office for a fee of 1,900 THB. This allows for a total stay of at least 8 weeks.
Theoretically, you could exit Thailand, stay in a neighboring country for a week and return visa-exempt for a second time, but you would need to show an onward or return flight ticket out of Thailand within these last 30 days.
The CRUCIAL POINT flying without a visa is that the airline might refuse to let you board the flight if you cannot provide proof of onward travel or departure from Thailand within the first 30 days.
Most airlines require an actual flight ticket out of Thailand as proof—for example, an inexpensive one-way ticket to a neighboring country.
Some airlines may also accept a bus or train ticket. It is advisable to send an email inquiry to the airline; you will then receive a response that you can print out and bring with you to the check-in at the airport. WARNING: if Thai Immigration finds out that you used a “fake” onwardticket to board the flight, they will deny entry!
Thai Immigration normally is not interested in your onward travel, as long as your entry history does not show repeated and excessive use of visa-exempt entries.
*** WITH A TOURIST VISA:
A "single-entry Tourist Visa Leisure Activities" - as it is designated in the e-Visa system, must be applied for online. The Royal Thai Embassy of your home country is processing these applications. Actually, you can apply for a SETV though the online e-visa system of a Thai embassy in any other country in the World.
If you hold a printed 60-day tourist visa, the airline will not ask for proof of onward travel. Upon arrival, you will get stamped in for a 60-day stay permit, which can be extended for another 30 days at an immigration office for 1,900 THB.
You should apply for a tourist visa at least 6 weeks BEFORE your planned departure. Processing times can range from 5 to 15 business days, and applying well in advance ensures you have enough time should any additional documentation be requested.
Staying for 60 days on a tourist visa works out much cheaper than entering without a visa, and save you time otherwise spent at the Immigration office.
The easiest thing is to leave (Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia) for a couple if days and get 30 fresh days when you return. A 60 day visa is an alternative, but a lot of hassle and has to be done before you leave. A 30 day prolongation can be done once in Thailand buy might take you most of a day and is not cheap Better use that time and money to see something else
The easiest thing is to leave (Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia) for a couple if days and get 30 fresh days when you return. A 60 day visa is an alternative, but a lot of hassle and has to be done before you leave. A 30 day prolongation can be done once in Thailand buy might take you most of a day and is not cheap Better use that time and money to see something else 🤷
MotivatedFrog4797 setv = single entry tourist visa gives you 60 day that you can extend or if you are over 50 or married to that you can apply non-o visa before travel that gives you 90 days