How can I enter Thailand on January 24, 2024, after visa rejection and travel plans?

Just enter on visa exemption (30 days) and then any time before it runs out go to your local immigration office and get a 30 day extention for 1900 baht each.

I want to go Langkawi to Koh Lipe, I often wonder if that isn't the better way to Koh Lipe.

I recently applied for a tourist visa from the Thai Embassy, USA. They also have a rule about applying only if you are in the USA. There is some fine print and different interpretations. What I have found is they will accept my application regardless of my current location. I have not gotten this tourist visa yet, I applied only 1 week before. But I have gotten a few other visa in the past, while not in USA.

You can pull tourist visa for Thailand in, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia, if you decide to do a legitimate visa. Each place has different rules and I am not current with any. From what I remember, Vietnam was pretty easy, done in one or two days. I would guess Malaysia would be the best place but that largely depends on your itinerary. Each embassy has their own set of requirements as does the border crossing. Malaysia to Thailand (Penang) requires you show cash and maybe you must show Thai Baht, but I am not sure, so you will want to check. Vietnam (HCMC) required I pay in USD crisp new currency, they wouldn't accept torn/tattern/warn USD, again you will want to double check.

Finally, you can get 30 visa on arrival/exempt and you can get an extension. Koh Lipe has an immigration office but I don't know if they do extensions or the requirements.

Enjoy your trip.

Well, I don’t want to be against any FB advice and I don’t give any. Only one thing I can only focus, how many entry stamps you have in this year in your passport?

Nothing is simple in Thailand but love the place

@Erin *******

I believe what Brandon is saying is that there must be some form of immigration office on the island or international ferries with passengers would not be able to land there.

@Erin *******

agree with

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

Go to Penang and apply for a visa at the embassy there if you need more than 60 days in Thailand (or don't want to leave Koh Lipe to extend a 30 day visa exempt entry)

If you are from the US I think you get 30 days on your passport and then can extend for 30 days; however, I don’t know if that is the same for UK citizens???

You'll either need to apply for a tourist visa in person at one of the embassies in a country you'll be visiting or you can enter Thailand with visa exempt and receive 30 days and then you'll need to apply for a 30 day extension at an immigration office (there are none on Koh Lipe)