Is it true that as an Italian passport holder I can get a TR visa stamp for 45 days upon entering Thailand with a Visa on Arrival?

Thailand Visa Rules Visa on Arrival Tourist Visa Visa Exemption Italian Passport Visa Extension

Dec 25, 2022

2 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hello guys

I am Italian passport

I've heard now entering Thailand with VOA (Visa on arrival) you get a TR VISA Stamp (Standard Tourist Visa) valid for 45 days.

And then you can extend it only 1 single time for +30 days for a grand total of 75 days.

Is that true?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

An Italian passport holder does not qualify for a Visa on Arrival in Thailand but is eligible for visa exemption, allowing a stay of 45 days upon arrival. This exemption is temporarily extended from the usual 30 days until March 31st. Moreover, a single 30-day extension is possible, making a total stay of up to 75 days. It is important to clarify that this is not a TR visa stamp but a visa exempt stamp.

Will ************

You get visa exempt for 45 days. You will have no visa

2 years ago

Brandon ************

You're using a lot of incorrect terms.

Visa on Arrival is only available to a small number of countries whose citizens can apply for and pay for a visa when they arrive. Hence visa on arrival.

You do not qualify this. You qualify for visa exempt, meaning NO VISA at all, you are exempt from needing a visa.

If you arrive without a visa you will be stamped in for 45 days (this is not a tourist visa stamp, it is a visa exempt stamp).

Normally you get 30 days on arrival for visa exempt but it has been temporarily increased to 45 days on arrival until March 31st.

You can get a single 30 day extension on this giving you 75 days total.

For a tourist visa you must apply for, pay for, and receive before you ever come to Thailand. If you have a tourist visa you get 60 days on arrival which can be extended one time for 30 days, giving 90 days total.

2 years ago

Brandon ************

@Matteo **********

No. Visa exempt and tourist visa were only ever allowed one extension. To get 90 days you would need a tourist visa you obtain before coming to Thailand. That gives you 60 days which can get 1 extension, so 90 days total.

2 years ago

Matteo ***********

ORIGINAL POSTER

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

Thanks very much for having clarified things up.

Few years ago, though, used to be Visa exempt 30 days and renewable twice for a grand total of 90 days, right?

2 years ago

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Matteo ***********

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