Can my friends apply for a Thailand eVisa while in Mexico, and can they extend their 30-day visa in Bangkok?

@Debbie ****************

I am looking at different visa options now. The requirement for a tourist visa, "Document indicating current location (driving license, bank statement, or proof of stay)". I have a driver's license and passport from the US. Driver license and Bank Statement do not indicate current location in the strictest sense of the word, and are acceptable.

@Debbie ****************

You got bad advice. I realize (now) the first page of what appears to be the application process asks "current location", but that isn't actually part of the visa process. In the actual visa process the two questions are worded differently, "Where are you permanent resident" and "Where is your passport from", of course they are worded differently. Regardless of where a person is actually, does not change the answer to those two questions. Hence, you don't even have to lie.. But none the less, they don't check your physical location, the look at your flights. For me it was sufficient to show a flight into Thailand, (Once I was in Mexico, Once I was in Indonesia, later this month I will be in the Philippines).

More practically, You take a risk. You take a similar risk if you apply in person with all the correct paperwork. The embassy can always deny you a visa for any reason. Your risk is $60/USD. I would encourage you to fill out the application online, answer the questions, submit the various paperwork they request, and before you make payment (the last step), at that point evaluate the risk, rewards and other options. I think you will likely find the $60 risk worth it.

@Ricky *******

then get a tourist visa before you go to Thailand and get 60 days + 30 day extension.

@Debbie ****************

I don't know what you're referring to about 90 days but a visa exempt entry is eligible for a one time 30 day extension. It can be applied for at the immigration office where they are staying.

@Debbie ****************

ask their airline. Immigration at Thailand won't ask to see a flight out but their airline might not let them board without proof of a flight out of Thailand within 30 days if they don't have a visa.

@Debbie ****************

the extension cannot be applied for at the airport. They'll get their 30 day visa exempt stamp when they enter at the airport then have to go to an immigration office to apply for the extension.

@Debbie ****************

Yes, they'd get a 30 day entry stamp at Phuket. The TM7 is available at all Immigration Offices to apply for extensions.