Is my 2-month Thai tourist visa valid for my arrival date, and can I extend it when I arrive?

And as the O/P has the answers he need and this topic is going into total other discussions it is time to close it down. Thanks all for your input, be aware that if you give advice it is correct and stay on topic to avoid I close it down.

Yesterday's Entry refusal Saga was a classic example. OP left a lot of info out by choice and also made misleading claims and expected a quick fix answer on a Facebook group. It's these kinds of posts that attract criticism and false answers because of not explaining the real issue properly and there are too many of us that know what's "really" being asked and see right through it.

Yeah....it's very challenging and take quite a bit of patience I would imagine. My own experience on this particular group and some others is that people don't take the time to read the whole thread of responses before adding their "two cents" to see if an admin has already had the opportunity to reply and give qualified and sound advice. I personally read an entire thread before jumping in if I have anything to add that would help the OP. Thanks again admins for your efforts!!!

Just to make it clear: a Visa is just an entry ticket, valid from the moment it is put in your passport till the Enter Before or Valid Until date on the Visa. Depending on type of Visa on entry you get a NEW stamp in your passport, a Square stamp with date of arrival and an Admitted Until date depending on type of your Visa.

I appreciate this group but it would be a better group if the admins would immediately correct false information given by people who may have good intentions but are misunderstanding the issue and/or giving inaccurate info.

The sticker in your passport says that it's valid until 18 Jan?

The 60 days activates when you arrive. Check that they stamp you correctly before leaving passport control.

How can you lose a bit of time? The Visa is valid for three months, so you have three months to enter Thailand and on entry you get 60 days Admitted to Stay. This Admitted to stay can be Extended at Immigration with another 30 days. So if he enter 20 Oct or later but before 18 Jan 2019 he will get these 60 days of stay.

Does that January date say "valid until" like you typed, or "enter before" like every other one says?

When you arrive on dec 1st, you'll get 60 days. Extendable at immigration with 30 days for 1900thb.

Yes you can extend it before it expires at a local immigration office....I do mine a couple of weeks before and it starts from the date that your 60 day visa expires....cost is 1900 baht.

The visa is valid between those days for entry.

tjats the dates you must enter by, the duration of stay starts when you enter.