What is the best visa option for a 6-week trip to Bangkok?

@Pascal *******

Pardon me for breathing Pascal! Just trying to be helpful.

@Andrew ********

It’s rarely checked at the immigration, but you can risk your airline will ask for it and potentially deny you check-in as they can be fined and responsible for your return if formal requirements aren’t fulfilled. I would advise you to call your airline and ask or/and buy a cheap onward ticket out (£ 30 -40). If you apply for a tourist visa before you leave you’ll cover all your stay in once and you don’t need to spend time and money at the immigration in Thailand for an extension either.

@Andrew ********

You should of worded it arriving visa exempt, which is thirty days, which as the experts say you can extend to give you sixty days. The moderator that replied to your initial query thought you were getting a visa before you travel.

@Andrew ********

there's no such thing as a tourist visa on arrival.

If you arrive without a visa you can receive a 30 day visa exempt stamp. It's NOT visa. It's in the name visa exempt, meaning exempt from needing a visa.

Why would you waste a day at immigration applying for an extension and pay more than the price of the visa for that extension when you can just get it all online before your trip?

It's also possible if you fly without a visa that your airline will not let you board your flight without proof of leaving Thailand within 30 days.