What are the visa options for staying in Thailand as a Swedish and Finnish citizen for 102 days?

Nov 12, 2024
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Dick **********
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Hi, I'm planning to stay in Thailand 102 days. I'm both Swedish and Finnish citizen and have both passports. I'm just having a long vacation, back home to work in April-25.

How do I handle the visa situation?

- Can I apply before departure?

- Can I extend the visa at immigration services

- Do I have to leave and reenter Thailand

I have confirmed flght tickets

I have confirmed hotel booking in Hua Hin

Appreciate advise!

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TLDR : Answer Summary
For a 102-day stay in Thailand, as a dual Swedish and Finnish citizen, you can enter on a 60-day visa exempt stamp. You can extend this for another 30 days at a local immigration office. However, to remain for over 90 days, you will need to leave Thailand and re-enter for another 60 days of visa exemption. It is essential to have proof of onward travel within 60 days for the visa exemption. Alternatively, you could apply for a longer-term multiple-entry tourist visa or a Non-O-A visa before departure.
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David ********
Visa exempt when entering when your 60 days is up fly to Laos,Cambodia or Vietnam spend a few days there having some fun flights are cheap if you prebook then return and get another 6o days visa exempt
Dick **********
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@David *******
sounds easiest! Thanks
Dick **********
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@David *******
yes maybe a round tour in a few of those places could fit my plans, and problem solved. Any preferences of good places?
David ********
@Dick *********
any of those 3 l named or Malaysia or Singapore depends where you are can even do land border crossing
Ralph *******
Easiest is to get the 60 day visa exemption on entry then towards the end of that leave Thailand then re-enter for another 60 days.
Neil *********
I would say as you get the 60 days on entry the best and cheapest way is to just then do a border run and get the additional 60 days so more than your intended 102.

Don’t do an extension as you’ll only be at 90 and therefore still need to do a border run as have paid the extra 1900 for nothing whatsoever
Jan ******************
You can enter on a 60 days visa exemption and do a 30 days extension at your local immigration, leave and re-enter on another 60 days visa exemption.

Be aware that’s it’s a formal requirement for visa exemption that you’re able to show proof of an onward ticket within 60 days even though you plan to apply for an extension later. Also when you re-enter Thailand.

So if you use visa exemptions for this stay, the best might be to buy a ticket out of Thailand within 60 days before you leave. Spend a couple of days in a nearby country and re-enter on another visa exemption with your return ticket back to Europe.

If you want to cover your whole stay with a visa you could apply for a six months multiple entries tourist visa before you leave, but you’ll still need a trip out. The one year Non O-A visa could cover all your stay, but there are several requirements and you should be fine just using the visa exemptions here.
Dick **********
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@Jan *****************
do I need that ticket when I enter the first entry to Thailand December 5th? My return ticket back to Sweden is March 17.
Jan ******************
@Dick *********
This is rarely checked at the immigration, but you might risk that your airline will ask for it at check-in in Sweden as they’re responsible for that passengers fulfils formal requirements for entering Thailand. You could call your airline and ask for their policy regarding this, but the best and safest would be to plan and purchase the ticket before you leave. Personally I would not have gambled with this as you never know and some airlines are quite strict regarding this now, as you as an example see on Finnair’s website.
Graham ******
@Dick *********
Only your airline can answer that as it is they who usually impose this requirement
Dick **********
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Is it possible buy a visa prior?
Jan ******************
@Dick *********
Check with the Thai embassy in Stockholm, but the only actual visa who will cover your whole stay is a one year Non O-A visa. The requirements are minimum 50 years old, income minimum 20,500 sek a month, an approved health insurance covering min 100K USD, health certificate and a police check up.
Stuart *********
With no visa bought prior you’d get a 60 day visa exempt stamp on arrival and can extend that once for a further 30 days at a local immigration office. Leave and re-enter after that for a repeat of 60+30.
Graham ******
@Stuart ********
no need to extend for a stay of 102 days, just border bounce before the 60 days is up
Stuart *********
@Graham *****
Just giving the options.
Dick **********
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