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What are my options for extending my stay in Thailand on a British passport after a 30-day visa exempt entry?

James *******
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Looking for some help with my Visa ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

British passport, arrived on the 27th August under the 30 day visa on arrival.

Extended on 26th September valid until 25th October (48 hours time)

What are my options to extend/stay longer for an additional 30 days? โ˜บ๏ธ

Any help would be amazing! Thanks
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The user, holding a British passport, is seeking advice on how to extend their stay in Thailand after initially entering under the 30-day visa exempt entry, which has been extended once. The commenters provide options, including leaving Thailand and re-entering to receive another entry stamp, which has been increased to 45 days for new arrivals. They clarify terminology around the entry process and suggest researching border crossing options.
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Allan ********
Allan ********
Fly out fly back in, now 45 days on arrival
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Alan ***********
the 45 days is for air OR land entries ๐Ÿ™‚
Tod *********
Tod *********
let's clear up your terminology and get you dialed in if we can

You didn't get ANY 30 day visa on arrival as a brit because there's no such thing ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

You showed up here without having bought a visa from a thai consulate before you came here and were stamped in on what's called a "visa exempt entry" (you get in FREE without a visa) and all you got was a free entry stamp <- not a visa on arrival, not a visa at all, just stamped IN free was all

You took the ONE 30 day extension you're allowed on that for 1900baht at the immigration office and you say that stamp runs out Oct 25th ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

Unless you're married to a thai or have half thai children you have NO avenue for any extension after that one for 30 days you already got ๐Ÿ˜•

You need to exit/re-enter the country <- as in go to the border, stamp out of thailand, stamp in and out of another country and then back IN to thailand to get a new visa exempt entry stamp which will be for 45 days because they increased the time from 30 to 45 days now..

So depending on where you are in thailand you need to post on group related to that and see where people are border bouncing in your area and with who (as in what service people are using).
Brett *****
Brett *****
@Tod ********
dam you are very patient
James *******
James *******
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@Tod ********
do you have any recommended groups for information on Bangkok to Laos? ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tod *********
Tod *********
@James ******
nope, we don't recommend services on the group

POST in a f/b group related to Bangkok and ask, believe me you're far from the first person needing to bounce out and back nowadays ๐Ÿ™‚
James *******
James *******
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@Tod ********
amazing! Thank you so much for the breakdown ๐Ÿ‘
Sid *******
Sid *******
Leave the country an come back then you get another 30 days
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Sid ******
they increased the entry time for the 58 countries that get in free from 30 days to 45 ๐Ÿ™‚
Sid *******
Sid *******
Gooddy *******
Gooddy *******
@Sid ******
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