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Can you get a new visa with a tourist visa by doing a visa run in Thailand?
Nov 14, 2020
5 years ago
Spencer *******
ORIGINAL POSTERIf a single entry tourist visa for 60 days is granted which comes with an additional 30 days, is there currently any way to get a new visa by doing a visa run ?
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Currently, due to border closures, visa runs by land are not possible. A single entry tourist visa initially grants 60 days, followed by an additional 30 days. However, it appears that options for converting to other visa types (like an O visa) within Thailand are limited based on recent information from embassies. While there are discussions about extension possibilities, including education visas and special COVID-related options, definitive confirmation is lacking, and it seems the ability to extend or change these visas is restricted at the moment.
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Michael *********
The RTE in Bern told me we can’t extend that visa for 30 days. It’s 60 days max
Karim ***************
@Michael ********
once you’re in country, you can get a 60 day extension. Just get in and then you’ll be ok.Michael *********
@Karim **************
well not according to the embassy in Bern then Karim ***************
I’m in Chiang mai now. 60 day extensions are freely available... Well, for 1900 baht they are.
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Brian **********
No visa run. Just go get a education visa or a special covid 60 if your already inside the country
Graham ******
Both the tr and STV say they cannot be changed to another visa at least that is what is saying on Thai embassy in Australia
Ken ***********
Is there any confirmation that the 60 day visa can be converted to an O within Thailand as was possible prior to the lockdown ?
Nick *******
i could be wrong but I think the retirement is called Non OA which might explain the confusion with Non O
Nick *******
"supposedly" so maybe someone else here can clarify it better
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Tom *******
No I think you’re getting a tad confused. The Non O is the actual visa which you get outside of Thailand, and that’s for 90 days. If you want to extend it, for one year, you can by various ways—by retirement, by marriage to a Thai, as a volunteer etc., etc. Each extension has its own set of conditions. Hope this helps. All the best.
Tom *******
No I think you’re getting a tad confused. The Non O is the actual visa which you get outside of Thailand, and that’s for 90 days. If you want to extend it, for one year, you can by various ways—by retirement, by marriage to a Thai, as a volunteer etc., etc. Each extension has its own set of conditions. Hope this helps. A
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@Ken ******
. That's only for extensions in countryBobby ********
@Ken ******
. You can use foreign insurance if it meets the criteriaBobby ********
@Ken ******
. So get OA. Gives you a year, possibly two.Bobby ********
@Ken ******
. Why not just get the O to start with?Steve *************
@Bobby *******
I do t think that you can get the O visa from outside of Thailand, you have to be in country to apply. So I am also planning on getting back in, on the 60 day tourist visa, then possibly apply for the retirement visa.Tom *******
@Steve ************
“I don’t think that you can get the O visa from outside of Thailand”. As far as I know, it’s the only way to get it. I got my current Non O visa in Bahrain in 2018.Steve *************
@Tom ******
ok, sorry about that, I am thinking of the retirement visa....is that the “non immigrant O visa”? Is there another retirement visa? Several of my friends have previously had to come into Thailand on a tourist on entry visa, then applied for a retirement visa when in country...Reply to
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Garrett ***********
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Theres nothing to say it can't. The STV when passed by law specifically states that it cannot be converted in country. That wouldn't effect any other visa type.Ken ***********
@Garrett **********
yes. My plan is to arrive on the 60 day and convert to O in Thailand, but I don't want any unexpected surprisesReply to
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Michael ********
@Ken ******
not that i am aware its the "new normal" the first people who will arrive on these visas havent arrived yet.Ken ***********
@Michael *******
yes. I will ask the Embassy as I applyMichael ********
@Ken ******
Embassy will probably say no but TIT when you arrive after quarantine get straight down to immigrationReply to
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Terry ********
Not by land. The borders are closed. Hopefully they will be open after 90 days, and quarantine will be over. If not you'd have to do another 15 nights in ASQ prison on reentry.
Nick *******
visa run looks like at least 100k baht all in, not including the cost of the new visa
Nick *******
@Terry *******
and probably 2 weeks in isolation somewhere to get out before the ASQ to get back inMiguel *********
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do you need somebody in Thailand? Friend or family? Terry ********
Thanks but I have many of both already.
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Sean *********
Sept/Oct more realistic, Thailand won't be letting anyone in any time soon. Even when a vaccine becomes available.
Jim ********
@Sean ********
well considering they are letting tourists in now you are not very accurate 😂😂Sean *********
@Jim *******
I wouldn't call it tourism with the hoops you have to jump through before you can get on a plane, let alone the money, insurance costs🤔🤔Chan ****
@Sean ********
, and less than a million visitors in a year coming in to Thailand compared to the over 30m. This limit is due both to the hoops and hurdles in visa application, and the number of affordable ASQ rooms.Jim ********
@Sean ********
it’s taken me about an hour of my time so far. It’s not difficult at all if you meet the requirements Spencer *******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jim *******
how do you scan the passport so you can upload a jpg file on the Thai visa application site?Reply to
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ORIGINAL POSTER@Terry *******
nightmare eh Terry ********
Lets hope so.
Terry ********
Sorry....In England.
Terry ********
In the UK we have to wait for lockdown to end anyway.
Dayumay **********
@Terry *******
enjoy prison ☺️🤟Spencer *******
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I think feb/March everything be pretty much back to normal. Jane ***********
@Spencer ******
dream on. No way Thailand is letting people in without quarantine, although they may reduce days to 10 or something Tony ********
@Spencer ******
would be nice then I could do a visa run like the old days Reply to
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Terry ********
A very expensive nightmare!
Spencer *******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Terry *******
think I’ll wait it out a bit longer! Reply to
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