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Can I upgrade my 30-day visa exempt entry to a 90-day tourist visa in Thailand?

Mark **********
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Super newbie, just joined.

I’m a US citizen. Entered on 30 day visa. In Chiangmai now at monthly apartment. Now I want to extend my visa which expires in 10 days. Can I upgrade to 90 day tourist visa here?

Currently don’t have flight out. Original plan was to ride bike to Vietnam, but now thinking I just want to ride in northern Thailand. Had bike shipped to me here but it’s still stuck in Bangkok customs nearly two weeks after expected delivery.
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A US citizen currently in Chiang Mai on a 30-day visa exempt entry is looking to extend their stay. They inquired about upgrading to a 90-day tourist visa but were informed that they can only extend their stay by 30 days at the local Immigration Office, with an additional clarification that a real tourist visa must be obtained from a Thai consulate outside of Thailand.
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Tod *********
Tod *********
and just so you're clear, you DIDN'T enter on a 30 day visa :O There is no such thing ;) You entered on a 30 day visa exempt entry (meaning you showed up without having bought a visa from a thai consulate before you came here and were stamped in for free for 30 days with NO visa) :P

You can as people said get a 30 day extension for 1900baht at your immigration office AND there's no need to wait for this current stamp to run out because they ADD the 30 days to your current expiration date.

IF you want to get a REAL tourist visa you need to go to a thai consulate in another country and BUY one. That would get you stamped in for 60 days when you enter thailand and you could extend it for 30 more days at the immigration office for 1900baht

The closest thai consulate to you is the one In Vientiane Lao (it requires an online booking to make an appointment to apply for a tourist visa).

Good Luck
Robert *******
Robert *******
Yes you can apply for a 30 day Extension of Stay at your local Immigration Office.
Jason ***********
Jason ***********
You can only extend things by another 30 days. You don’t have any visa, you have a visa exempt stamp.

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