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What is the maximum duration for a Thai tourist visa and are there any extension options?

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Dec 25, 2025
18 hours ago
Dave **********
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Applying for Tourist Visa,is 90 days the maximum you can apply for? Thanks.
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A tourist visa for Thailand typically allows for a 60-day stay upon entry, with the possibility of extending for an additional 30 days at a local immigration office. Therefore, the maximum duration for a single-entry tourist visa is 90 days. However, there are other visa types, such as the METV, which can allow for longer stays.
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Guy ******
I think being 66 and married to Thai girl is easyer
8 hours ago
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Ian **********
A single-entry tourist visa is for 60 days, but can be extended for a further 30 days at a cost of 1900 baht. A multi-entry visa is valid for 6 months, but every 60-day entry can be extended for 30 days for 1900 baht. If you time your re-entry correctly, you can stay for nearly 9 months.
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Parichart ************
Depends on your passport country holder. Usually, you will be granted only 60 days and you have to apply for an extension which will grant for 30 days; 90 days in total. But if you want 90 days single visa. Must be other visa type such as Non- immigrant visa. E.g. education visa with single entry which will allow you to stay for 90 days.
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Stuart ********
If I come as tourist to come 60 days and I know I will extend for another 30 do I have to have a return flight booked or can I do it before the 90 days
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Graham ******
@Stuart *******
 ask your airline as it is they who normally ask for that
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Stuart ********
@Graham *****
 thank you 🙏
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Stephen *********
You don’t apply for a tourist visa. You will get 60 days on arrival and can extend by another 30 days at immigration. You may be thinking of the NON O visa which is for 90 days
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Shane ***********
@Stephen ********
 check your facts before answering, that’s visa exempt which he is aware of
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Stephen *********
@Shane **********
 is he, well you must be a mind reader, because it doesn’t say that in his post
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Shane ***********
There is a single entry visa and a multi entry visa you can apply for from your home country
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Robert ********
60 + 30 day extension
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Scott *********
Yes
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Shane ***********
If you apply for the METV you can get 180 days minimum.
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Adam *****
@Shane **********
 not in one entry
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Shane ***********
@Adam ****
 thats why it’s called multi entry, pretty self explanatory I would have thought
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Shane ***********
Multi Entry Tourist Visa
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Thaimer ******
@Shane **********
 yet it’s 60 days per entry
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Tom *******
If you’re over 50 years old you can apply for non O visa at your local Thai embassy

If you’re younger visa exempt is your only option
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Tom *******
For the initial 90 day visa there is no income requirement

Only when you are in Thailand and want to extend to a retirement Visa you either need 800k bth in bank account

Or proof of income
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Graham ******
@Tom ******
 yes there is a financial requirement set by Embassies for Non-O visas
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TrustworthyHu*************
@Tom ******
 can it be bank in own country? I’m uk based
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Graham ******
TrustworthyHummingbird8294 yes any country in your name
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Tom *******
Retirement visa
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Robert *********
@Tom ******
 but the retirement visa for over 50’s, do you actually have to be retired? I’m thinking of going for that visa next year but I’m still working in Australia, I work go 2 weeks in Australia then get 2 weeks off and was hoping to come to Thailand for my 2 weeks off.
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Stephen ********
@Robert ********
 no, it's not really a retirement visa, it's a Non O based on being over 50.
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Tom *******
@Robert ********
 only qualification is age

The problem I had initially was that their website doesn’t accept pdf files so i had to convert everything into jpeg files and took 16 days to be accepted and visa in email
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Robert *********
@Tom ******
 but what about the proof of income?
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Graeme ******
Your tourist visa gives you 60 days entry stamp and can extend 30 days at immigration similar to visa exempt
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Pete *******
Nope, maximum 60 days.
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Guy *********
@Pete ******
 not correct!
16 hours ago
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Pete *******
@Guy ********
 enlighten me….
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Stephen *****************
60 days free upon entry then go to local immigration office and get 30 day extension
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Wayne ********
@Stephen ****************
 apply for a tourist visa, which will give you 60 days and you can get extend that for 30 more days. But you must apply in your home country and use the E Visa website for Thailand.
15 hours ago
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Wayne ********
@Stephen ****************
 I might’ve missed something in his post but every country doesn’t get 60 days visa exempt. I don’t know how you could give that advice without knowing what country he is from. Just saying 
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Stephen *****************
@Wayne *******
 very true 👍
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Dave **********
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@Stephen ****************
 I don't want visa exempt
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Bob **********
@Dave *********
 60 is TV you can apply got a METV get almost 9 months out of that
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Lynnette *******
@Dave *********
 a tourist visa is valid for 90 days for you to use it to enter the country. So plenty time to book flights and accomodation before you land. Once you enter you get 60 day stay.
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Thaimer ******
@Lynnette ******
 well you need a flight to apply for a visa
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Lynnette *******
@Thaimer *****
 no you only need a flight date not the ticket. It's not binding, look on a booking site for a flight without booking it.
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Thaimer ******
@Lynnette ******
 yes, ypu need to upload actual ticket and they ask for ticket out of Thailand
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Jay *******
@Dave *********
 doesn't matter, a tourist visa is only 60 days same as visa exempt. Either one you can extend by 30 in Thailand
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Stephen *****************
@Dave *********
 OK....not sure then. Sorry. Hope you get the answer you need 👍
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