Do I need a 30-day tourist visa extension before applying for a 60-day COVID extension in Thailand?

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Aug 2, 2022

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Hello, do I need to first get a 30d tourist visa extension before I can get the 60d Covid extension?

I want to get a 60 day Covid extension to stay here until the end of September when my flight back home is. My free tourist visa ends next week. I stay in Bangkok.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

To obtain a 60-day COVID extension in Thailand, it is generally required to first apply for and receive a 30-day extension on your current tourist visa. This is a common procedure at immigration offices, particularly in Bangkok. It is advised to confirm this directly with the immigration office you plan to visit, as they may have specific requirements.

Ryan ********

Normally you need a 30 day extension on a visa waiver stamp before you can apply for a COVID extension.

By the 25th of August when the current scheme deadline is, you will have about 2 to 3 weeks remaining and with that as the only consideration they might well give you a stamp.

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Ellie *******

@Ryan *******

, You cannot apply for 30 days tourism extension if you have a visa-waiver stamp. You mean visa-exempt stamp. Those are different.

The last day of the current Covid extension is 24 August

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Tod *********

In Bangkok you go to IT Square Laksi Plaza

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MOST offices make people take the 30 day regular extension you can get from a 30 day free entry stamp BEFORE you can apply for the 60 day covid extension.

So that you want the covid extension doesn't mean you can get it without taking the 30 day extension first.

GO ask them at that immigration office and see what they'll say. The worst they can say is no you can't get a covid extension until you take the 30 day one you're allowed.

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