What are my options for extending my stay in Thailand as a French passport holder without a visa?

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Sep 27, 2022

2 years ago

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Hi i live i. belgium with a French pasport. I am in india right now and want to go to Thailand after nepal. I want to stay 2 months i think. To start..want to travel  and maybe do a fue workshops. I know i can go without a visa for 30days and some people tell me you can ask for extension there for 30days. But where and how? Ore if i want a visa what i need because they ask a lot of papers and i am in india so i just have my visa and proove of stay in my country and my inkom but this papers are in dutch  ..and i can not let them translate here and do legalisation.. i wouldnt know where to do that. And can not imagen all travellers do translation of this documents on there journey when they travel arround without a plan...can somebody help me please? Thanks in advance

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is a French passport holder currently in India who wants to travel to Thailand for about two months. They are exploring options on entering Thailand without a visa, which allows a 30-day stay, and the possibility of extending their stay by another 30 days at a local immigration office. They seek advice on how to handle visa requirements, especially regarding the need for exit tickets and document translations, given their current location and circumstances.

Youn ****

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If i go without visa i need a ticket to go out ..but want to extend 30 days what i do for the out ticket then? Do i need the ticket to go out after 30days then ..? Will not use it.

2 years ago

Youn ****

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You need a ticket to go out of Thailand after 30 days if you have no visa. Just to come in. But if i stay longer and get the extention i need to buy a new fly ticket to go out after 60days and have to trow away the other one. Dont know how to explain it better

2 years ago

Youn ****

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Troy Rockwell yes but i need a ticket to get in and out and if i dont have the extension and have to ask it there i need the ticket out after 30 days...and will stay longer if i take a ticket to go out for after 2 months without visa they will not let me in.

2 years ago

Youn ****

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Troy Rockwell if i go without visa i need ticket out after 30 ore 45 days when i go in. But if i extend my stay i need a new ticket to go out later . So then i buy the ticket to go out for nothing . And need a new one.

2 years ago

Youn ****

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No i look for solution but get all the time the same anser and thats nit what i ask! There is work away if it is not possible it would not exsist! Anyway will look somewhere else

2 years ago

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Michael *******

I think from 1st of October for a period they are doing a 45 day visa.

2 years ago

Shayne **********

Like I say with friends and people going to India.

Just tell them you're a tourist. Who cares about income and other things like that.

Show them you have money, you don't have to show them where it comes from.

If you want to come to Thailand and stay longer term, get the 60-day tourist Visa, which you can extend for 30 days towards the end. But if you like it after one month then start looking at a long term Visa.

2 years ago

Youn ****

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@Shayne *********

if i would ask visa in Belgium i need proove of stay and income the ambassy told me that so they care...that s why i ask this .

2 years ago

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

If you only want to stay for 2 months, then go without a visa.

If you arrive after October 1st you will stamped in for 45 days visa exempt, and you can apply for ONE 30 day extension at a local immigration office to wherever you are staying. That gives you a total of 75 days in Thailand.

2 years ago

Youn ****

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

thanks a lot.and dont need all that documents then?

2 years ago

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

@Youn ***

just your passport to get into Thailand. You'll need a little more for extension

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