Hey all, I entered Thailand on July 12th on a tourist exempt 30 days with a US passport. My friend with both US and UK passports and my friend with an Icelandic passport will both arrive august 8. Our plan was to stay until sept or oct. Ideally, we would all have gotten 6mo multi entry visas, but the only one who will be anywhere near his home country is the Icelander (do they even have a Thai consulate?). What would be our ideal course of action for to actually stay til October?
My assumption was that we would each get 30-day extensions and border bounce, but 1. Would we get denied reentry, 2. Does Iceland actually get 30+30, 3. If we can get enough reentry til October does to need to be by air? Or, instead of boarder bouncing, should we go to a neighboring consulate and actually buy a visa?
It's only til October (maybe November) - 3-4 months for me, 2-3 for them.... so we should really only need one bounce, right? Totally fine so long as I leave no later than November 13ish? Or is there more we need to do?
Thank you
TLDR : Answer Summary
The post discusses the challenges faced by an expat seeking to extend their stay in Thailand with friends of various nationalities. The author outlines their current situation with a 30-day tourist exempt entry and contemplates options such as extending their stay or obtaining a Tourist Visa (SETV), as well as the implications of border runs and visa regulations for different passports. The comments provide specific advice, suggesting that the friends can obtain a SETV for a longer stay and discussing the process of extending their current visas or potentially doing a border run.
