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What are my visa options for returning to Thailand for longer stays due to PADI courses?

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Oct 30, 2025
2 months ago
Benjamin ********
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Hi all 🙏🏻❤️ so lm looking to return to Thailand but would like a longer visa I’m doing some Padi courses and will be there longer than the normal what are my options Any advice would be great. Peace and love to all 🙏🏻
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The user is seeking advice on obtaining a longer visa for their stay in Thailand while engaging in PADI courses. They want to know about their options, as their planned duration exceeds the standard visa allowance. Comments from the community suggest various ideas, including extensions to tourist visas, potential use of PADI courses for educational visa types, and recommendations to check with the Thai consulate or embassy for specific visa information.
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Robert *********
Multiple entry tourist visa .

I am nervous they will cut back the visa free to 30 days so that's what I did ,you can get 9 months out if it .

They want more tourism so logically they will cut back the visa free lol
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J **************
Go to the Thai embassy website in your home country for visa information
2 months ago
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Bob **********
Padi classes for 90 days ???
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Dennis *********
@Bob *********
 there’s also enriched nitrous oxide, peak performance buoyancy, digital underwater photography, deep diver, wreck diver, drift diver, search and recovery and a slew of others
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Bob **********
@Dennis ********
 Not in the gulf of Thailand maybe the Adaman
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@Bob *********
 sure open water, advanced open water, rescue diver, instructor, cave diving certification, etc
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Bob **********
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Braulio *********
Review the visa options at the website of the Thai consulate in your home country.
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Ruud ******************
Padi courses in your home country
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Christopher ********
Maybe Padi courses might be considered "soft powers" education course as relates to DTV visa?
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Pete *******
@Christopher *******
 not a chance...
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James ********
60 days on arrival + 30 day extension, border bounce for another 30 then another 30 day extension = 5 months. Assuming you’re not over 50 for a retirement visa and don’t want to go DTV route.
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Bob **********
@James *******
 you’ll get another 60 on a bounce but with extending the first 60 good chance of being denied
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Benjamin *********
How long is longer than normal for you?
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Brendan ********
Long term visa
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