How many times can you extend a 30 day visa in Thailand?

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

they recently approved my 60TR with a exit flight 150 days after entry. I submitted a letter explaining my extension and border run intentions and they approved it. However this has actually been a new option in Australia. Pre covid it was only a exit flight within the 60 days. So the Aussie embassy at the very least realised extensions and border runs were quite inside the rules and have allowed us to explain this intention. May not be the same in the UK though of course

@Veronika *********

true

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

if they do, you can always buy a ticket on the spot

@Veronika *********

that's true but as you say unofficial rules.

@Henrik ****

Onward ticket or return ticket amounts to the same thing.

Its now official policy that you have to show a ticket both in and out of the country, though some consulates might be following that guideline less strictly than others.

In Vientiane, for example, they're less stringent about the ticket *into* Thailand, understanding that most tourists will be getting a taxi to the border and then hopping onto a bus or minivan.

However, even at Vientiane, people have been getting turned away for not having a ticket *out* of Thailand (call that ticket whatever you want, it amounts to the same thing).

@Henrik ****

An onward ticket or a return ticket have the same effect. Immigration aren't bothered where you go afterwards. Don't give out partial or confusing advice. It helps no one.

@Henrik ****

you can be asked for proof of onward travel for a tourist visa the same as visa Exempt. They are both tourist entries subject to the same requirements

@Nigel ********

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@Henrik ****

well if you've got a return ticket then yes, you also have an onward ticket

If considering to stay longer than 60 days, the advantages get even bigger with 60 days tourist visa, which also can be extended 30 days, which is cheaper than making a visarun.

In Denmark is the 60 day touristvisa 250 dkk = 1200 baht.

Extension ( 30 + 30days ) at the immigration is 1900 baht,

then you need a onward ticket within the first 30 days.

No need to pay for a foto,

No photocopies,

No need to send the passport or anything else, since the visa come by email, when using

everything is done online.

@Henrik ****

I found it worked out cheaper to get extension in Thailand than to get a tourist visa in home country when considering all the hidden costs ie paying for photo for visa application, courier bag costs to send passport and application to embassy both ways, transport costs to bank to get bank statements signed, photocopy expenses and travel to do that. Works out cheaper to do in Thailand than in an expensive home country like New Zealand. But it does mean a day freed up while on vacation

You are misunderstanding.

It is when going for 30 + 30 days there can be a need for a onward ticket.

No need for onward ticket with the 60 day touristvisa, if the returnticket is within 60 days.

@Henrik ****

not true... depends on which consulate you are applying to for the 60days tourist visa. For example the Thai consulate in Canada does require onward travel ticket when applying for tourist visa.

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

do you know a lot about the various visas ?