What are the best options for extending a tourist visa in Thailand due to a medical emergency?

1. Bangkok Immigration Office:

• Address: Chalermprakiat Government Complex, 120 Moo 3, Chaeng Watthana Soi 7, Thung Song Hong Sub-district, Laksi District, Bangkok . 

• Phone: 02-141-9889. 

• Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00 PM–4:30 PM. 

2. Chiang Mai Immigration Office:

• Address: 71 Moo 3, Airport Road, Suthep Sub-district, Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province . 

• Phone: 053-201-755. 

• Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00 PM–4:30 PM. 

3. Nonthaburi Immigration Office:

• Address: 954 Moo 1, Ruammit Alley, Nakhon In Rd., Bang Khanun Sub-district, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province, . 

• Phone: 0-2408-2320. 

Before visiting, it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm the required documents and ensure there are no changes in office hours. Given the medical circumstances, bringing comprehensive medical documentation will support the extension application.

Apply for a Guardian or Caregiver Visa

• If his wife’s condition requires a caretaker, Thai Immigration may grant him a temporary caregiver visa extension.

• He needs a hospital-issued certificate stating that she requires his assistance.

1. Apply for a Tourist Visa Extension

• He can visit the local Thai Immigration Office and request a 30-day extension for his tourist visa.

• The application should include:

• Passport with a valid visa

• Application form (TM.7)

• Passport-sized photo

• Extension fee (usually 1,900 THB)

• Medical documents proving his wife’s condition

2. Apply for a Medical Extension

• If his wife’s medical condition requires longer treatment, he can apply for a special medical extension beyond 30 days.

• He must provide:

• A medical certificate from a Thai hospital or doctor

• Proof of hospitalization or ongoing treatment

• Financial proof (if required)

3. Convert to a Non-Immigrant O Visa (If Married to a Thai Citizen)

• If his wife is Thai, he may be eligible for a Non-Immigrant O Visa, allowing him to stay longer.

4. Visa Run (If Extension Is Not Possible)

• If extensions are denied, he can exit and re-enter Thailand by applying for a new tourist visa in a nearby country (e.g., Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia).

Would you like help finding the nearest Thai immigration office for him?

DTV for medical Treatment, you can ask the docs from the hospital

And apply online, but the problem is you have to fly out to neighbor countries, i suggest Vietnam / Indonesia

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All private hospitals I visited here so far have visa services for tourists. Just ask her doctor for assistance. Good luck

I got a DTV visa for medical reasons. Good for 6 months stay. Valid for 5 years.

Something not quite right here ! Very fishy tale here I suspect !!!! Hopefully I am wrong🤔

This is all very confused. You have a 60 day tourist visa which you can extend one time for 30 days then you have to leave. This is not a multiple entry visa. You might be able to get a medical extension via the hospital but this is normally due to you being unable to travel. You should have applied for the Multiple Entry Tourist Visa (METV) if you want to be able to come and go, with this visa every time you enter during the 6 months it's valid for you get stamped in for 60 days (although you don't have to stay 60 days). There is also a specific Medical Treatment Non-O visa that allows you to enter for 90 days and which can be extended inside Thailand, that you can also get re-entry permits on.

You have a 60 day tourist visa, Valid until 8 June ? Is it single entry or the metv ?

You will get 60 days on arrival 5 April. Your wife can get hospital to help get the 30 days extension, you can also get the 30 days extension at immigration total 90 days each.

Sorry to hear that. Check into the DTV visa for medical treatment.

medical visa

should not be a problem

discuss with the hospital

When my gf went through surgery in a Bangkok hospital (Vejthani) the hospital gave us both medical visas. The visa folks came to the hospital so we didn't have to leave and because I was her caregiver I got the medical visa too.

There's a visa subsection on the DTV that allows for medical treatment I believe.

my 89 year old mom had stage 4 endometrial cancer. they used keytruda and carbopaxil(spelling) and she’s in remission almost all the cancer is gone

The hospital will give you paperwork for your wife as she will get granted a medical exemption . Not too sure about you

Are you on Thailand now and, if so, when did you enter?