What is the best way for a Spanish tourist in Thailand to extend their stay after a 30-day entry stamp?

Jun 16, 2023
a year ago
Iván *********
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Hello, asking on behalf of a friend who has no FB.

Spanish, arrived with no visa, stamped for 30 days and wants to stay like 60 extra days before flying out to India.

What would be the most reasonable option?

* Extend 30 days + go out to Laos / Myanmar / etc and come back for another 30 days + extend again

* Go to Laos, apply for tourist visa, come back, can even extend again if he wants...

For me the 2nd one sounds better, but just in case I summon the experts
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TLDR : Answer Summary
A Spanish traveler in Thailand who wants to extend their stay beyond the initial 30-day stamp has a couple of viable options. They can either extend their current stay by 30 days for 1900 baht and then take a visa run to a neighboring country (like Laos or Myanmar) to obtain another 30-day stamp, followed by another extension, or they could leave for Laos to apply for a tourist visa directly, which can also be extended. Both options are feasible, but the latter might provide more flexibility.
Tod *********
either plan works, comes down to what they wanna do.

Take the 30 day extension on this entry for 1900baht, find a service to bounce them out and back at a land border (DO NOT try to save a baht bouncing on their own) to get a new 30 day entry stamp and then extend that for 30 days more for 1900baht works fine
Iván *********
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@Tod ********
thank you very much 👍
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