How can I extend my 30-day tourist visa exemption in Thailand?

30-day tourist visa extension Thailand visa rules Visa exemption Udon Thani immigration Visa application process TM.7 form US passport holder in Thailand

Aug 26, 2018

6 years ago

Jackie ******

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hi everyone. just asking for confirmation here. my 30 day tourist visa exempt (got it entering thailand at bkk from cambodia, us passport) expires tomorrow. am in udon thani and close to immigration office. i want to get 30 day extension. do i just pick up paperwork and fill it out there to get said extension.  (cannot do any more land crossings). 1900 baht, i assume. if not, please correct. i did search  our forum here, just confirming. thanks in advance for all assistance offered. jb

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TLDR : Answer Summary

To extend your 30-day tourist visa exemption in Thailand, visit your local immigration office with the necessary documents, including copies of your passport data page, entry stamp, TM.6 departure card, and a passport-sized photo. Fill out the TM.7 extension application form and pay the fee of 1900 baht. It's advisable to prepare the copies and download the TM.7 form beforehand for convenience.

Tod *********

There was no reason to wait until your current 30 day visa exempt entry stamp was expiring before going to the immigration office for your 30 day extension because the ADD the extension on to your expiration date. You could have went weeks ago. :)

Good Luck (y)

6 years ago

Jackie ******

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now i know. lol a little late for that. will just get it all done tomorrow. be good for me to get off of the computer for a while. lol jb

6 years ago

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Jackie ******

Tod *********

You are highly unlikely to have a problem with your 30 day extension (face it you're not the first foreigner in the country to get one ;) )

When you leave the country your current stamp (what ever it is) will cancel. When you apply for a 60 day tourist visa in Vientiane you'll get stamped in for 60 days when you enter the country.

6 years ago

Tod *********

Go to the local immigration office up there with copies of your data page of your passport, your current entry stamp, your TM.6 departure card, fill out a TM.7 application for extension, stick a passport sized photo on it, pay 1900baht and you should get a 30 day extension.

If you want to go prepared make the copies before you go and download the TM.7 application for extension from the Files section of the group, It's the form titled "FillableTM7form.pdf" (it's two pages, print it on one piece of paper front & back) :)

Good Luck (y)

6 years ago

Joyce *************

Yes they just have me the forms

6 years ago

Joyce *************

@Jackie *****

sorry I have no idea

6 years ago

Jackie ******

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@Joyce ************

oh, i see from your post they gave you all the forms. is this true for here in udon thani, then? sorry to bother you. is my first extension. don't want things to go south. thanks. jb..

6 years ago

Jackie ******

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@Joyce ************

JPP, what is the TM.6 departure card and where can i get that. here on thai visa? thank you. jb

6 years ago

Jackie ******

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Tod, sorry, what is the TM.6 departure card? is that here on thai visa advice, too, that i can download and print? thanks. jb.

6 years ago

Jackie ******

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thanks, joyce. i don't expect any issues. but, you just never know here in thailand. i remain prepared for disappointments. if not, then the day is good. if so, the day is still good. one time i went and they told me, unbeknownst to me, that i had to have another medical exemption or leave the country and come back. my expiration date was that day, so a hurried trip to ventiane, at 1pm, and it was taken care of that way. but, i was a little nervous. jb

6 years ago

Joyce *************

I did it around three weeks ago. No problems at all. Brought the photo. They gave me the forms. They were so nice. Had a library of free books even!

6 years ago

Jackie ******

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thanks tod, will do. i expect no problems. but if i have to, have to, can always fly out and back. as you see, i am paranoid about everything, so want to have a backup plan, just in case. don't really care about the money, just the stamp. then, on to ventiane next time, for the setv. if i go early, say a few days or so, to ventiane, will they add to the date my visa expires or will it be 60 days from the day i leave my passport there? thanks again. do you ever sleep???

6 years ago

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