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What are my options for extending my visa in Thailand after two land border crossings and one immigration office extension?

Visa Exempt Entry Visa Extension Thailand Visa Rules Immigration Office Expat Visa Help 30 Day Visa Stamp

Peri *********

asked Apr 10, 2018

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Hi, I have a visa dilemma. I have already gained two 30 day visa stamps crossing the border by land and one 30 day visa stamp at an immigration office. And now I need to extend 20 days beyond my last visa end date. What can I do? I'm thinking of going to the immigration office and begging for one more visa stamp of 30 days. Is there any other alternative bar flying out and back in? Please help me!

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The user has utilized two 30-day visa exempt entries via land and one additional 30-day extension at an immigration office, and is now seeking an extension beyond their current visa expiration. Responses clarified that they can only extend their current 30-day entry if it hasn't already been done. If the current entry has been extended, they must exit Thailand and re-enter to obtain a new visa stamp. The guidelines indicate that flying back in allows for another 30-day visa exempt entry, while land crossings are limited to two per calendar year.

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Peri *********

Thank you all for your help. Looks like I have to fly out of TL and back in. Thanks again

9 years ago

Tod *********

okay as has been pointed out you can get TWO 30 day visa exempt entries by land in a year. AND you can extend each 30 day visa exempt entry once by 30 more days.

IF you haven't extended this latest 30 day visa exempt entry you got you can go to the immigration office and apply for a 30 day extension for 1900baht.

IF you have extended this entry, you need to leave the country.

9 years ago

Peri *********

Thank you for this clarification

9 years ago

Danny **********

Did you extend the first stamp or the second? If you extended the current stamp you will not get another. If you extended the first, no problem! Just go extend this one. If it is this one you need to leave the country.

9 years ago

Danny **********

Which one did you extend though? If you extended the current 30 day stamp you cant. If you extended the previous one (before leaving and coming back) you can

9 years ago

Peri *********

I have only extended once at immigration office, and have already used up my two land border crossing. Can I obtain another extension from the immigration office?

9 years ago

Robert *******

Just to use the right terms. You went twice on a land border crossing and got a 30 day Visa Exempt Entry, this is not a VISA. You extended the first one with 30 days and now your inside Thailand on your second Visa Exempt Entry. You can extend every Visa Exempt Entry once with 30 days, so no need for begging. After that you can go and fly back in because there is no limit on Visa Exempt Entries by air, limitation is only by land border and is twice a calendar year.

9 years ago

Robert *******

If you did not apply for your current Visa Exempt Entry, you can apply. Each entry can be extended once with 30 days.

9 years ago

Peri *********

Are you saying that, as I have already obtained two Visa Exempt Entries on land border crossings and have extended 30 days once via the immigration office, that I am able to go to the immigration office and gain one more 30 day extension?

Sorry if I sound confused, but I am!

9 years ago