What are the options for British passport holders to extend their stay in Thailand beyond the initial 60-day visa-free period?

I think the proof of 20,000 thb is little laughable 60 days on 20,000.How you gonna get through even if you prepaid for all your accommodation in advance.

It's fine if you have within 90 days as you have legal option of extension. Airlines will allow you to board and no problem with immigration - speaking from direct experience

Why can’t the Thai government just clarify the rules.Its not hard they make the changes.

People saying buy a bus ticket out of Thailand, but would airline check in counters accept this? I've been reading that they want to see onward flight tickets with a passenger name record.

Don’t buy a fake ticket I always buy a legit ticket out of the country even if I plan to extend. Immigration wants to see confirmation of booking and can ask you to show proof of payment like receipt of flight.

British don't need an onward flight no matter what Google says. For British passport for any country you Google UK gov country and it tells you exactly what you need to do to visit, it's specific to your UK passport. So if you Google UK gov Thailand - look under entry requirements - it doesn't say onward flight. It used 16 years ago. Now Google UK gov Philippines - look under entry requirements - it specifically states onward travel. That's the difference. I travel to Thailand and Philippines during a months holiday every 4 months. When I book Thailand I never book my exit cause I never know when I will leave and only once have I been asked, think that was Etihad, I just said I don't know when I will leave. Philippines I have no choice, they check it at check in and if they don't see one you cannot check in.

If im flying from UK then I'd purchase a cheap ticket for within the 60 day period not because of immigration but more for the airline at Heathrow, Dublin etc.

Living in a neighbouring country to Thailand, I have never bought an exit ticket of any type when flying into Thailand. The airlines locally have never checked (for exit tickets) me or my wife during check-in at the airports, amd as with longhaul flights, immigration have never asked for proof of exit. This is my personal experience over the past 3 years.

If u like to break the 60 day rule itself. U not allowed to get the visa fre. Get the proper visa

The extension isn’t made for that purpose. Is made for extensions when you are already here.

just get a bus ticket from nong khai. they have to accept the bus ticket. in fairness this year alone i’ve used china air and air arabia and haven’t been asked. but have before

Why are you asking if you already have the answer?🤔

We applied for a TR visa which is also 60 days. The airfares we presented to the Embassy were for a date at day 85. No questions asked, just an issued visa.

Thailand needs to get its act together everyone looking to play dodgeball on here ! All the advise buy cheap air /bus ticket is like fiddling the system ! Last year I had ghe 60 day on entry they moved the goalposts in June so when I went to extend it 30 days they said because I'd done a border bounce in January that year I could only get 7 days 2k baht that wax Friday afternoon so I over stayed till Sunday 1k baht at nongkai border went to loas 1700 baht at the border ! taxi to Vientiane 500baht 3 nights hotel 3k baht ! tuk tuk to embassy 500 naht and waited 2 hours for us ! there's an agent outside took my photo I went and sat in the coffe shop she sorted all the paper work for a non O 1.500 baht! 2 k to embassy I got it 2 days later ! Got to border printed out the paperwork cost 30 baht quick chat with I o straight back home enjoyed the trip especially the beerlao !

It cost me about $100USD to change my economy return flight on EVA from Phuket to San Francisco earlier this year.

I just left Thailand after 2 week holiday .

My tourist visa was for 60 days

Australia bound

You pay £5 for a fake ticket it works

If you think your going to extend just apply for a 90 day non O visa online before traveling then whatever happens your covered and it doesn't cost much.

You do not automatically get a 30 day extension. You might get one, once per calendar year but you also might not. You still need a ticket out of the country within 60 days of arrival. Rebook that or do whatever you want but the visa exemption is only 60 as standard and without a visa, you're not supposed to plan for a longer stay.

I book my flights for 89 nights so I get at the moment 60 days then I go to immigration for 30days more but if it go back to 30 days I will apply for a tourist visa and still after 60 days I go to immigration for 30 days more

The idea is you move your flight lol, but just book a flight on onwardtravel or 12go

If you go to the Thai EVISA site (Ministry/Embassy) site and enter UK and 60 days it tells you you can come in for 60 days without a visa. I see nowhere there where it tells you the requirements. That said, under "Tourist Visa", it says "Travel Booking Confirmation". Huh ?

On the UK Thai Embassy site, it says. "Onward travel within the 60 days (for visa-exempt)."

So, they don't seem to quite agree, do they ?

And, it is Thai Immigration (Royal Thai Police) who has the final say in whether you get in or not, and good luck finding that.

*I* am a Yank, if it matters. ANECDOTAL information seems to suggest that Immigration doesn't really care unless they want to support their decisions to NOT let you in, something fairly rare. i.e. there's something else bothering them, usually about the incoming passenger's overall record of entries, or there's something in their computer about you they don't like.

e.g. I came in visa-exempt last November, and my return flight was in 90 days. The AIRLINE cared about it, but the agent, upon checking HER computer(s) realized, or her boss told her, that a 30-day extension was pretty routine so long as the traveler hasn't misbehaved, in which case he'd have been asked to leave earlier anyway. LOL

So, I boarded the plane, and upon arrival the IO never said a word.

Again, this was my, and apparently any number of others', experience. YMMV, it IS Thailand after all.

Good luck. And enjoy.👍

Buy a flexible ticket and change return date

You either buy a flexible ticket you can change for free or you buy the cheapest ticket to say Vietnam or Singapore and lost like £40

Book a bus ticket to Laos , f.e. If you loos it-not a big deal.

Still 60

Tell them your going by bus to Lao

Buy a cheap bus ticket to Lao or Malaysia 12go.com about £7/£12 print it out and show that if asked! But if you are not a frequent traveller to Thailand then they probably will not ask you but it's best to be safe.

Because a visa extension isn’t guaranteed. As suggested just buy a bus ticket NK to Vientiane.

Didn't they lower this back to 30 days? 30 day entry + 30 sage extension I think it's the new norm

You could buy a cheap onward ticket such as a bus ticket from Nong Khai to Vientiane, then just chuck it.

You could get a flight that can be changed or cancelled free of charge.

Or you could just take a chance (I don’t recommend it).

Change your onward travel ticket. Its always been like this

Just buy cheap onward travel within 60 days and junk it.

You change your ticket out