What are the application timelines for a 30 Day Extension on a Tourist Visa in Thailand?

Jun 26, 2023
a year ago
Eric ***************
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Regarding the 30 Day Extension on a Tourist Visa, two questions:

1) How early do you NEED to apply prior to your initial Tourist Visa ending?

2) How early CAN you apply prior to your initial Tourist Visa ending?

Thank you
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TLDR : Answer Summary
You can apply for a 30 Day Extension on a Tourist Visa right up until your current stamp's expiry date. However, the earliest you can apply varies by location; some offices allow applications with 45 days or less remaining on your visa, while most allow applications with 30 days or less. A few offices, like those in Jomtien, may only permit applications when there is one week or less remaining.
Tod *********
๐Ÿญ) ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

you can apply right up until the last day you're stamped in for.

๐Ÿฎ) ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

Bangkok, Chiang Mai and a few other offices let you apply when you have 45 days or less left on your current stamp. MOST offices allow you to apply when you have 30 days or less, BUT Jomtien and another office or two will only let you apply when you have a week or less left ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

With 80 offices in the country it's a crap shoot on the "how early" part ๐Ÿ˜›
Sophie *************
Wannikea *********
Sophie Ann Morris no, just the printed out evisa, or show the sticker in your passport.
Sophie *************
@Tod ********
when I get back over I will. Cant wait to get on the plane. Also quick question again...if I've had the single entry tourist visa approved and I have that printed out do I need all the docs I used for the application too?
Tod *********
@Sophie ************
post on a samui group and ask ๐Ÿ˜‰ or slog on over and ask them in person.

Remember there are over 80 offices in the country..
Tod *********
just so you're clear, you don't lose any time applying early, the 30 day extension is added to your existing expiration date.. ๐Ÿ™‚
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