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Do Australian passport holders receive a 60-day visa on arrival in Thailand?

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Nov 18, 2024

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Is it correct that Aussie passport holders get a 60 day visa on arrival?

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Australian passport holders do not qualify for a Visa on Arrival, but they are eligible for a 60-day visa exemption upon entering Thailand. This means they can stay in the country for up to 60 days without a visa, and they have the option to extend their stay for an additional 30 days at Thai Immigration for a fee.

Greta *****

Yes and no. Yes you can stay 60 days with Australian passport. No - it's NOT a visa. It's a visa exempt, meaning you do NOT need a visa upon entry. Kapish?

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Rogerpatrik **********

No

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Pat *******

Yes. But people will carry on about wording

Yes. You can stay for 60 days.

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Baz *********

It's not a Visa..

It's actually a free Visa exemption entry for up to 60 days.

Your passport will be stamped with the end date of the 60 days and no other paperwork or application is required...Just your passport

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Jim ********

Just follow the "Visa On Arrival" signs at the airport

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Maksym ***********

aaaand be reverted because he is not eligible for VoA. Good 😂

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@Maksym **********

I was being facetious. I get sick of the "experts" failing to advise those asking the questions that Visa Exempt and Visa On Arrival are two totally separate things.

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David **********

Yes

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Peter **********

Surely it takes more time to find a group on Facebook , get accepted , write a question, wait for it to be posted and get an answer than just to find out this answer online.

I was one of those people who hated it when people answered with just use google but in some situations it really is that simple.

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Mark **********

This site just goes around in circles not much else 😂😂😂

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Arnold **********

Yes

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Ben **********

Here's a question say you want to stay 80 days so you have a flight out 80 days after arrival...has anyone had any experience doing this? As in do immigration give you hard time when entering if they ask to see your onward ticket and you can only get stamped in for 60 days?

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Neil *******

this has been explained already in this post

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Ben **********

I honestly can't find it In the comments

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Phil ******

yes entry VISA EXEMPT for 60-days

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Bent *************

No.

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Brandon **********

Yes. Some old farts here hate calling it that cause it’s not the real name but yeah u get to stay for 60 days after arrival

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@Brandon *********

it's nothing to do with 'hate calling it that', it's simply that visa on arrival is a completely different thing. 🤷‍♂️

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Lynnette *******

@Stephen *******

strange how explaining they are 2 completely different things upsets some people. One is a visa certain passport holders buy on entry, the other a 60 day stay with NO visa at all. 🙄

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Brandon **********

@Lynnette ******

and the difference doesn’t matter in practice . It’s like a professor teaching banking vs a bank ceo explaining something

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Lynnette *******

@Brandon *********

it does make a difference. Totally. Why tell people completely wrong information? It's quite ridiculous to argue that a VISA on arrival is same as entering with NO visa on an exemption.

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Brandon **********

@Lynnette ******

if something is 99.99% the same at what point do you stop pointing out the differences ?

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@Brandon *********

thebdiggerence does matter. Tour advice would see people queue at a visa on arrival desk when it doesn't apply to them. Not only that, but most, if not all, visa on arrival cannot be extended. It's like me selling you a mini and telling you it's the same as a porsche.

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@Lynnette ******

exactly

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Jo **********

no, you don’t need a visa

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Rob **********

You are correct about getting 60 days entry in Thailand as an Australian passport holder, but it is called visa exempt, visa on arrival is totally different altogether, just to correct your terminology.

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T ****************

… with a 30 day extension available

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Ronnie ***********

Is there anywhere online to apply for the 30 day extension?

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Jim **********

@Ronnie **********

no you have to go to a immigration office in person

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Stephan ***********

Here you go...

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David **********

Visa exempt

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Mark ********

Yes you'll get 60 days mate plus the option of extending it by another 30 days for an extra 1900 baht at Thai Immigration when you get here. So 90 days total is possible.

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Brian *******

You get a 60 day entry permission, not a Visa

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Andrew *******

I hope not 🙏🤣🤣🤣

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Matt ******

bloody poms 🤣

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Andrew *******

Hello digger

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Tony *********

It's called " visa exemption " but yes 60 days now

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Brandon ************

There's no such thing as 60 day visa on arrival, and Australians do not qualify for Visa on Arrival.

There is a 60 day visa exempt for people with an Australian passport.

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Keith ***********

@Brandon ***********

You must get tired of repeating this

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Ross *******

@Keith **********

as they say competency is a learned skill - guess you have to be able to read English to understand

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Ralph *******

@Keith **********

I’m tired of seeing it. People get it wrong constantly. And no one searches on this site.

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