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What happens if my visa expires while I'm in Thailand? Can I extend it from within the country?

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Rik ***********

asked Feb 21, 2021

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What if ur visa expires? You need to re enter the country and do the quarantine again? Or can you extend from inside of Thailand?

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If your visa expires while you are in Thailand, you typically don't need to worry about it as long as you were granted permission to stay upon entry, as indicated by the 'stay until' date on your entry stamp. However, if you are outside Thailand when your visa expires, you will need to obtain a new visa to re-enter the country.

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George *************

You are either inside or outside Thailand.

If you are inside Thailand and your visa expires, you don't care because you would have been granted permission to stay when you entered the country (see the latest Thailand entry stamp in your passport stay until date) that doesn't go away just because your visa expires.

If you are outside Thailand and your visa expires, then you aren't going to be able to enter Thailand until you get a new visa that is not expired (or you can enter Thailand if you qualify by nationality for the visa-waiver entry).

6 years ago

George *************

My understanding is that with a visa you can enter Thailand without having proof of onward travel (POOT), such as a return air ticket. Whether your airline will let you board the flight to Thailand without POOT is another matter best checked with your individual airline. If you are expecting to use the visa-exempt entry program I believe Thailand requires POOT in that case and your airline would almost certainly also require it.

6 years ago

Rik ***********

@George ************

Thank you very much! And another question. Can i enter Thailand with a one way ticket or i need to have a round? Im planning to stay for a while.

6 years ago

Steve *********

@Rik **********

depends what visa you have. Tourist visa would require a return or onward ticket. Some form of residency (eg retirement) would be OK with 1-way ticket.

6 years ago