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Can I extend my stay in Thailand for 30 days or should I leave for Vietnam to reset my entry?

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asked Oct 28, 2026
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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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Elías ********
Elías ********
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bigbol******
bigbol******
Yep
ElegantKa**********
ElegantKa**********
Apply for a metv
Marcos ********
Marcos ********
Make visa 60 day I see in 3 day ready
Jessica ********
Jessica ********
I'm breaking up my days by going to vietnam
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
***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.
Ted *******************
Ted *******************
With no Visa, you can stay for 30 days and extend for 30 days

You can pay for a Visa, which lets you stay for 60 days and you can extend for another 30 days -

You can try to leave the country and then come back in, but they can’t refuse you entry so that’s a gamble -
Ron ********
Ron ********
You can arrive and get a 30 day exemption( depending on your country) then extend at immigration for another 30 ata cost of 1900baht
Scott *********
Scott *********
Just get 60 day tourist
Peter *********
Vietnam is great so good choice for a visarun.
Peter *********
Peter *********
Vietnam is great so good choice for a visarun.
Lars-Göran ************
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
Lars-Göran ************
Lars-Göran ************
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 🤷
Lou *************
Lou *************
This is the third time you've asked about this.
Derek ***********
Lou Cypher6_666 😂😂😂
Ralph *******
Ralph *******
30 day visa exemption (passport dependent) then 30 days extension at an immigration office.

Alternatively, a single entry tourist visa which gives you a 60 day stay.
Robert ********
Robert ********
You can only stay in Thailand now for 30 days then ask for extension for 60 days
StunningA*********
Robert Cawsey why 30 days, can stay 60 days
Motivate*********
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StunningAlpaca9148 stay 55days
Ronny *********
Robert Cawsey The moment you hit the 180 day a year mark you probably will get refused without having a specific long time Visa
Robert ********
StunningAlpaca9148 I've stave six months this year I have been three times don't know if I can go now for Christmas
StunningA*********
MotivatedFrog4797 you can if you obtain e visa before
Graham ******
Robert Cawsey or get a 60 day tourist visa as it was before July 2024
Robert ********
Graham Seal it's 30 days now and then you can get it extended for another 30 days all depends on how many times you have been this year
Marcos ********
Robert Cawsey yes I see only 7 day extended because more stamp in passport
Graham ******
Robert Cawsey a tourist visa is still 60 days and will usually work out cheaper than arriving on visa exempt and getting an extension
Motivate*********
OP
Robert Cawsey 30 +30 ok
Stewart *********
Stewart *********
IT WILL GO TO 60 DAYS ONCE THEY SEE HOW DEAD IT IS
Uschi *********
Uschi *********
😂
Wayne *********
Tomas *******
Tomas *******
Previously it was possible, now it’s too late 😂
Ralph *******
Tomas Arndt It’s still possible.
Motivate*********
OP
Ralph Tyson how
Darren *******
MotivatedFrog4797 by going to Immigration where you're staying at the time you want to extend
Motivate*********
OP
Tomas Arndt shame what alternatives
Gardar ***************************
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
Gardar ***************************
MotivatedFrog4797 then setv 😊
Motivate*********
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Gardar Mar Hreindal Svavarsson under 40
jam9****
jam9****
No
Wayne *********
Wayne *********
You asked this 1 hour ago. Nothing has changed in the hour
Frank **********
Wayne Roberts he must be feeling foggy.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wayne *********
@Frank *********
very motivated to get different answers to same question. They maybe a cane toad.
Supa *********
Supa *********
Extension is better choice

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