Answered3 years ago

What is the best visa option for a family traveling to Thailand for 78 days?

Thailand Visa Visa Extension Tourist Visa Family Travel Immigration Non-Immigration Visa

Vilde **********

asked Oct 30, 2023

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THAILAND VISA:

We will be traveling as a family - two adults and two children.

What is the best solution for applying for a visa for a trip of 78 days? Is it a 60 day multiple entry visa, where you have an "exit" ticket after 60 days? Or are there other and much better solutions. Thanks in advance.

Answer summary

For a family trip of 78 days in Thailand, the best visa solution is to apply for a single-entry tourist visa (TR60), which provides 60 days of stay plus the option for a 30-day extension at an immigration office in Thailand, totaling 90 days. Extensions cost 1900 baht and do not require exiting the country. Additionally, travelers may need to show proof of onward travel, which can be demonstrated with inexpensive bus tickets available through services like 12go Asia.

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Terary **********

Single entry tourist visa gets you 60 days + 30 day extension, total 90 days in country.

Extensions cost 1900 baht and take half a day at the immigration office.

It maybe necessary to show onward travel within 60 days. For that you can buy cheap bus tickets that show a departure date within 60 days. There is no requirement you actually have to get on the bus and there is no requirement onward travel means by air.

3 years ago

Vilde **********

@Terary *********

thank you so much! Looking at the tickets now.. where do you recommend looking for the bus tickets? A flight for the whole family to Singapore for example is 150usd - the bus ticket I’ve been looking at is 160usd at 12go Asia

3 years ago

Terary **********

@Vilde *********

12go.asia. Last time I did that I book from Hat Yai (Thailand) to Penang (Malaysia) and I think I paid $6.00/USD.

3 years ago

Koh ******************

Where is your destination? In Thailand we are in Krabi & Koh lanta.we could help you to find very easy way.

3 years ago

Phil *********

Get an extention

3 years ago

Wayne *********

TR60 visa and pay to extend extra 30 days at Immigration in Thailand gives you 90 days.

Don't need to exit so don't need the multiple entry single will do and easier to get

3 years ago

Vilde **********

@Wayne ********

will I need an exit ticket in the application?

3 years ago

Wayne *********

@Vilde *********

just buy a throw away ticket if worried

3 years ago