What should I do if my single entry tourist visa is valid until November 9 but I'm staying in Thailand until the 26th?

But of course he must apply for the 30 days extension before his 60 days stamp expires, that goes without saying. In the end I think we do not have an important difference of opinion. We don't know his entrance date, but he probably won't have to worry, he'll be able to get the 30 days extension.

@Pui ****

The Thai immigration rules are sometimes (?) inscrutable.... But I don't give up. If he will enter the country after 27 or 28 of August (I didn't count the exact days) he can get the 30 days extension, as long as he does this within the validity of the visa (9th of November). From my own experience I know this for sure: when you apply for the 30 days extension before the visa expires, it will be granted. So, I do not completely agree with you.

@Martin *************

you're still wrong. The 9th November date has zero to do with his allowed stay date. It's simply when his visa needs to be used by to enter Thailand. It's the equivalent of saying his gift certificate to enter Disneyland must be redeemed at the box office by 9th November. It doesn't have anything to do with calculating when he can stay till. For example, he might enter Thailand today on his visa that is valid through 9th November, which would make his permission to stay end on 14 October. So he would need to go to immigration to extend it before 14 October, not before 9 November, which grants a stay of 30 more days until 13 November, which still would not be enough for him to stay until 26 November as he wants to do. On the other hand, if he entered on 27 September, even though the visa was valid till 9 November, he is still stamped in for 60 days, allowing him to stay until 26 November without needing any extension.

@Pui ****

I see, you're right. So the single entry tourist visa has become completely pointless with the 60 days visa exemption.

I hardly dare to say, but looking at the result I may be right after all.When the 9th of November is within the 2 months period of stay, he can get the 30 days extention at the immigration office. Hopefully for him he just didn't know this possibility.

@Martin *************

if you're going to try to prove your point with government info, maybe you should learn to read it more carefully first. I circled it for you. A tourist visa allows a 60 day length of stay. The 90 days is how long you have to use it to enter the country. Nothing more. Think of it like an admission ticket for Disneyland that expires in 90 days. It means you must present the ticket for entry within 90 days and has nothing to do with how long you can stay there.

@Martin *************

a single entry Tourist Visa is valid for USE FOR ONE SINGLE ENTRY for 90 days after its issue date. When he ENTERS Thailand on this Tourist Visa, he will get stamped in for 60 days. You are confusing the visa validity with the duration of the stay permit

@Martin *************

a single entry Tourist Visa is valid for USE FOR ONE SINGLE ENTRY for 90 days after its issue date. When he ENTERS Thailand on this Tourist Visa, he will get stamped in for 60 days. You are confusing the visa validity with the duration of the stay permit

Pui Suu He said he has a tourist visa, single entry, that has a validity of 3 months. He doesn't enter with a visa exemption for 60 days.