How can I extend my 30-day visa in Thailand to stay until May while considering teaching English?

@Keihera ******

Best of luck! We have lived in Thailand for 8 years now. The visa stuff can be very complicated.

Also, look at a language school to learn Thai. You can get an ED visa by doing that. The school should handle everything.

@Robert ********

This is for work with visa extension at the local immigration including fee 1900 thb for extension I quess. I did it several years ago and paid 3200 thb for the same service. The price I referred to is one day border bounce in minivan including transport, lunch and free new visa exemption at the border.

@Kei****

if you are serious about staying longerterm, I would recommend asking an agent what your viable options are.

As already confirmed, you can extend your current 30 day exemption for another 30 days at immigration for 1900baht, I think as early as a week before your current stamp expires and you will get 30 days beyond the stamp date regardless.

Border bounce is an option, but they don’t like to see too many of those, it raises suspicion you are trying to game the system.

You can apply for a sixty day tourist visa in Singapore or Hong Kong etc too

@Keihera ******

be sure and check. Our Thai embassy in Los Angeles wouldn’t do it. They said do it online at their website.

See at your local Thai embassy.

@Keihera ******

it's not that you can choose how many days you get. That's not how visas (& alternatives) work.

To avoid confusion, visa on arrival is 15 days.

Visa excempt is 30 days.