UK citizens are not eligible for a visa on arrival when entering Thailand. Instead, they qualify for a visa exempt entry, which permits a stay of 30 days. This 30-day period can be extended for an additional 30 days at a local immigration office.
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There is ONLY one way to arrive in Thailand for everyone.
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It doesn’t matter what you call it as long as you understand the limitations of what you are issued. For most countries visa exempt entries are not extendable. Thailand allows an extension of 30 day entries. Also you cannot buy a Thai visa. All Thai visas I know of are free. There is a application fee that is “non refundable under any circumstances”.
And I know a guy who has an extension of stay based on retirement. He thinks he renewed his visa. I don’t argue with him he can’t be convinced otherwise probably because he just threw his money at an agent and doesn’t need to know as long as he understand the limitations of what he has been issued.
I gave up long ago with people who think they can renew their retirement visa or stay in Thailand “one month” on a visa exempt entry. Several of them ended up overstaying. They don’t know about leap year, 31 day months versus 30 day months, or they arrived at BKK at 23:50 pm and that was day one.
I’m not arguing just pointing out the limits of semantics. If you think Thai visas can be bought that is “up to you”. Similar those who think they can renew their Retirement visa in Thailand. This thread went off the rails because of a OP UK visitor asking about his “visa on arrival”. Call it what you want. The importance is to understand the limitations of what you are issued.
Thai visas, as in a visa you buy from a Thai embassy/consulate are not free. You may be confusing that fact that if you are from one of approx 56 countries you can arrive in Thailand with no visa and you get stamped in visa exempt (for free).
Sorry about the not , I corrected it. Thai Visas are free. There is an application fee that is non refundable under any circumstance. Ask anyone who applied in Laos and was given a visa marked “void”. Did they get a refund for the visa they “bought”?
I’m not sure I’ve seen a more incorrect answer in my life. Visa exempt entries are extendable. Thai visas are able to be bought. There are no free Thai visas.
can anyone get an extension based on the amnesty? And how many days is it for ? Bro just arrived in Phuket Sandbox and he apparently has 90 days . Obviously 60 plus 30 after that . What are his options to extend after that ?
You would get 60 days from this extension. Be aware that if you are changing from a tourist visa (exempt) to this extension they will probably date it from the day you apply and not add it on to your existing stamp.
You’ll need this stuff. Not all offices have the same requirements so it may be slightly different depending on which of the 70+ offices you use.
A copy of your passport data page (signed),
A passport photo,
Proof of filing a TM30,
A copy of your departure card (TM6) (signed)
A copy of your latest entry stamp (signed)
A copy of any previous Covid extension stamps (signed) (Phuket requires this other offices may not)
In Phuket they require the copies to be in portrait not landscape. This means the top of your passport aligns along the shorter side of the A4. Except for the Data Page where most passports are “sideways”
(Other offices may not be as pedantic)
A filled out TM7 (application form for extensions) - the form doesn’t have a space for your email or phone number but just write it on the back (page 2).
A filled out STM2 (acknowledgement that you understand the rules for overstaying)
A filled out “I don’t want to leave because of Covid form” - I have no idea if it has an official name or number.
And 1,900 baht.
The forms are available at your local office. Most have places on site or nearby that can do the copies and photos.
Many offices will give you a “under consideration” stamp requiring you to return somewhere from 5-14 days later where they will stamp for the remaining 60 days. If they do you MUST use the same office to “close out” that stamp. For example you cannot get a “under consideration” stamp from Bangkok and close that out in Chiang Mai 15 days later.
okay that’s what I meant. How long is the covid extension valid for ? What docs are required ?? Sure it will be extended . They need tourists. My opinion for what it’s worth is that it will keep operating until the Chinese are allowed back
There is no amnesty. That stopped a year ago. What you may be referring to is the “unable to travel due to covid” extension. The last date to apply for this is currently November 26th. After that no one knows if it will be extended.
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Nope. Visa on arrival is not available for UK citizens.
UK citizens are eligible for a visa exempt entry, which would give them 30 day on entry. They also have the ability to extend that for a further 30 days at a local immigration office.
And getting worse. One had to call out a supervisor this year at BKK to explain to a poor girl I did not need an “onward ticket” to fly to my own country!
some people have gotten away with it, but it seems many more are either denied the CofE (now called ThailandPass) or their airline denies them boarding. A changeable ticket is a much more stress reliving way to go.
unfortunately semantics matter when dealing with Thai immigration matters. Visa on arrival is available for citizens of approx 15 countries, where they pay 2,000 baht at the arrival airport and are stamped in for 15 days. This visa is not extendable.
Visa exempt is for approx 56 countries where they do not pay anything, don’t have a visa but are stamped in for 30 days on arrival. They may extend this entry once by a further 30 days and it is possible to change to another form of visa in country if eligible.
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Graham Castle. Visa On Arrival is 15 days, non-extendable, cost 2000 baht. Visa exempt is 30 days, extendable another 30 days, no fee. Same thing? 🤣🤣
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you can get 60 days in advanced for an e visa by the Thai immigration
visa on arrival is 14 or 15 days, non-extendable whereas a visa exemption is 30 days and extendable once for another 30 days. Yep...completely the same thing 🙄