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What type of visa do I need for a trip to Thailand for under 3 months from the UK?
Thailand VisaVisa ExemptionTourist Visa60-Day VisaVisa ExtensionUK to Thailand TravelImmigration Regulations
Sep 12, 2024
2 years ago
James ******
ORIGINAL POSTERIm planning on trip to Thailand for just under 3 months from uk, what visa do I need to get before leaving
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For a trip to Thailand lasting just under 3 months, you do not need to obtain a visa before leaving. You can enter Thailand under a visa exemption for 60 days upon arrival and can extend your stay by an additional 30 days at an immigration office in Thailand. The extension will cost about 1,900 baht. It is advisable to extend your visa as close to the end of your initial 60 days as possible, and you may need proof of accommodation for your entire stay.
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Giovanni *******
No bisa VOA +30 day extension dont need viss before ciao
Joe ******
Tourist visa can do 3 months, you get it for 2 months and extend for a month once in Thailand. Or get a visa exemption on arrival for 60 days and extend it.
Ronald *********
If you do want a visa, go on the official Thailand Consulate UK website and apply for a E visa 60 day entry.
It will cost you £ 30,and you can extend it for 30 days in Thailand before it expires.
I have just received mine, I always prefer to go with a bisa.
It will cost you £ 30,and you can extend it for 30 days in Thailand before it expires.
I have just received mine, I always prefer to go with a bisa.
Ronald *********
Correction.
That is a 60 day SIngle entry visa
That is a 60 day SIngle entry visa
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Jeffrey ************
Options are on your RTE Website..
Maureen **********
Staying in Thailand for 9 months.Which is the best visa to get ??
Leo ******
I'd fly to Vietnam after your 60 days is VOA is up and then back to Thailand for another 60 days...
David **********
@Leo *****
not necessary and way more expensive than the 1900 baht extension fee. The OP states he will be in Thailand for just under 3 months, so the extension is the easiest, cheapest, and best option.Henrik *****
Not VOA, which is limited to a few countrys, only 15 days, and cost a fee.
Ian *********
@Leo *****
The extension is easy, just a little intimidating at first. And for those who want their full 180 days in Thailand per year, as you can only enter it twice in one calendar year on the exemption list. Doing 2, 60 day trips then takes away 60 days from you in Thailand.Henrik *****
No 2 entry limit since
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Ian *********
@Henrik ****
damn thank you I can just bounce around then, iv been doing it wrong 😂Henrik *****
You can only “bounce around” until a Immigration Officer suspects, that you are trying to live in Thailand, rather than being a genuine tourist.
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Ian *********
Note, you can’t extend early on, so extend as close to the end of your 60 days as possible, and do it at the immigration office that your hotel is in, your hotel will have to get some paper work for you.
James ******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Ian ********
I will be staying in a apartment, so do I just get proof of apartment and rentIan *********
@James *****
prof of stay and payment at hotel for your full extension daysJames ******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Ian ********
thanksIan *********
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You are welcomeReply to
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Karim ***************
60 days visa exempt, extend for 30 days at the immigration centre in Thailand for £45. Takes around an hour.
John ********
Look Google like everyone else
Rab **********
@John *******
if you are going to try and belittle someone at lease string a sentence together. Honestly people like you shouldn’t be allowed on social media.Sheen ************
@John *******
come on there are so many who can’t research or think for themselves. Holding hands is what this group is for.James ******
ORIGINAL POSTER@John *******
if I want advice of people who have traveled to Thailand and dealt with these things especially with the new visa I will ask.Gary *******
@James *****
I’ve just come back last Friday. Got 60 days and could extend a further 30 days st immigration office if I wanted. You get 60 days now when arriving changed from 30. In total 90 days is available as a tourist.Jenny-lee *********************
@Gary ******
Can I still extend my visa for another 30 days even if I only have 1 week left before reaching 60 days?Billy ******
@Jenny-lee ********************
yes, even 1 day.Reply to
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Billy ******
@John *******
what's the point in having a Thai Visa Advice group if you can't ask questions?John ********
@Billy *****
exactly why do you have a Thai Visa group? 🤔Billy ******
@John *******
why have you joined it?Reply to
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Stephen ********
It will cost you 1,900 baht for extended visa at imigration
Philip ***********
No visa needed
60 days visa free on arrival and extension for 30 days at local immigration
60 days visa free on arrival and extension for 30 days at local immigration
Greg *****
60 day VOA at the airport+ 30 day extension at the immigration department.
Frank **********
@Greg ****
you mean Visa Exempt.Greg *****
@Frank *********
yes, my bad. OP get your visa exemption stamp at first port of call.Reply to
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Pete *******
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