Is a 30-day extension guaranteed for a 60-day tourist visa or a 30-day visa exemption in Thailand?

In November 2016 we were denied an extension of our SETV at immigratin Krabi we were then sold a 7day extension for 1900bht.

Told "... now you can go back to our home country ..."

This is not a new thing.

no different than doing a border run..

Okay, even I was guilty of dragging this off topic. :O

The O/P asked if anyone has seen someone denied a 30 day extension on a tourist visa or a 30 day visa exempt entry. He did NOT ask what we'd like to see as far as rules here :/

FWIW: here's the signage of the rule about a 30 day extension on a 30 day visa exempt entry stamp..

something to do that you are not allowed to work without the correct paper works and it still seems people need money to life in a country. So Immigration will not make a system where you just can pop in and tell them how long you like to stay.

i would like it to be something like this... 30 days on arrival.....then go to immigration...and ask for 30 60 90..days extension...pay the fee then repeat when needed...would not need to keep doing border runs..

if would be so easy if they made thing easier..in the days of technology...

Before I was told that I had better go to immigration office in Bangkok to extend my stay instead of Samui immigration if possible, because at Samui, I might not be able to get 30 days (with high possibility), only 7 days. Of course it was the first extension with visa exempt entry, not extension after extension.

Someone told that there were some cases people could get only 7 days instead of 30 days (now seems to be denial and 7days buffer to leave thing) in Samui.

I didn't try Samui at that time. I don't know what's really happening then nor actual person who got like this neither.

At least this was what I was told a few years ago when I was making my plan to extend my stay in south.

Sorry this uncertain information.

Until yesterday, I have never seen anyone getting rejected. I was at immigration in Jomtien, and a young lady in front of me was told to get a proper visa and that they wouldn't extend it. They ended going into an office to continue the conversation in private, as she didn't understand why.

I don't know of anyone personally who was rejected when applying for a 30 day extension on a 60 day tourist visa.

However that 30 day extension on a 30 day visa exempt stamp entry is NOT a sure thing and if they decide you can't have one they sell you the "application for extension denied" 7 days to get outta thailand stamp instead for the same 1900baht

Plus you cannot appeal the decision of them denying a 30 day extension on a 30 day visa exempt entry stamp.