What visa options do I have for a 129-day stay in Thailand?

Sounds reasonable!

Apply for a visa like everyone else..

Get a 6 month METV

Think you're cutting it a bit fine time wise, but apply for 6 month METV.

Multi entry tourist visa, but hurry, maybe it takes many days to realize it

Turistvisum för flera inresor är ett alternativ, men du kanske inte har tillräckligt med tid, då det vanligtvis tar drygt tre veckor att få det utfärdat.

Om du anländer utan visum – med 30 dagars visumfri vistelse och en efterföljande förlängning på 30 dagar – kan du behöva tillbringa en betydande del av tiden i ett annat land.

Om du anländer utan visum är det också mycket troligt att du kommer att få frågor om dina vidareresor ut ur Thailand. Att lämna landet och återvända kort därefter kan fungera, men det är ingen garanti; det beror helt på vilken tjänsteman du möter. Lycka till – se till att skaffa visum, så slipper du en hel del krångel.

Get a 90 day non on retirement NOW that will help

METV gives up to 6 months, but you can squeeze 8 out of it, in some caaes

Multiple entry tourist visa, 2m, then extend, then border hop at nong khai, get a new 2m stamp

Most importantly make sure you have the right visa as your airline could refuse to board you.

stay 30 + 30 and then go home

The biggest problem your going to face is getting an appropriate visa in time for your travels, consulates are busy now with it being high season plus the recent changes to the visa exempt system.

If your coming purely for tourism purposes apply for a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa (METV), it's valid for 6 months from the date it is issued and every entry to Thailand while it remains valid gets you stamped in for 60 days and can be extended by a further 30 days at the local immigration office serving the area you stay in Thailand

Get 60 days visa, the you extend 30 more days.

for a 129-days holiday, you have several options that are much safer than affixing them to visa-exempt entries and 30-days extensions which might get refused.

*** apply for the multi entry 6-months tourist visa

*** apply for the single entry tourist visa, get stamped in for 60 days, extend for 30 more days. Then exit, stay abroad for a minimum of 11 days. Re-enter Thailand visa-exempt, get stamped in for 30 days and use your return ticket as the perfect proof of onward travel.

***apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa. Get stamped in for 90 days. On day number 90 exit Thailand, stay abroad for a minimum of 11 days. Re-enter Thailand visa-exempt, get stamped in for 30 days and use your return ticket as the perfect proof of onward travel.

METV

Your chances of getting the second extension is unknown reports of getting denied the second entry and giving 7 days to leave apply for a METV

Will need TM 30 forms to extend just to add more hassle.

I've only been here 6 weeks this time,been out of the country 3 times for various reasons and got new 30 day stamp each time. Asked each time to show onward flights ect.

Learn to ask a proper question if you want useful answers. People here cannot guess your personal circumstances.

You won't get on a plane if your return ticket is outside your visa exempt duration !

Get a multi entry tourist visa if you can or a single at worst and do a trip to malaysia.

Im planning 160-180 days next year. METV is the one ive been told to apply for. Make up an itinerary too so if asked they can see when you plan to bounce and come back. Eg im doing 60 days Bangkok and Sth Thailand. Bounce at Padang Besar. 2nd 60 days, Sth Thailand to Nth Thailand, Chaing Mia etc. Bounce at Laos Border if i don't continue through Laos and Cambodia. If i come back in via Cambodia b4 180th day ive been told i can get stamped in for another 90 days with extensions.

You have 22 days to decide, that's plenty of time to plan how you get rejected.

148 for us.. multi entry.. applied visa back in five days..

So many experts opinions on here 🤪🤪

6 month tourist visa is the correct answer

Agneta Werling: Why do you want to go to Thailand? It’s an important consideration for determining an appropriate visa. And why 129 days? Also an important consideration.

Agneta Werling: Why do you want to go to Thailand? It’s an important consideration for determining an appropriate visa. And why 129 days? Also an important consideration.

It's so funny how people decide and probably already book long term vacations and just start afterwards to research (or just ask in a Facebook group as own research might be too difficult) whether the plan will even work given the country's immigration regulations.

One option may be to apply for a TR60... 60 day tourist visa. This can be extended by 30 days = 90 days. Then after your suggested short break to a nearby country, say a week or two in Vietnam... you could return and enter with 30 days visa-exempt = 120 days. This could also be extended, though you could just plan your break outside of Thailand to accommodate the dates needed to avoid a second extension. Not too difficult and the tourist visa is an easy one to apply for, usually all done online.

Multiple entry visa, check the embassies website, but be quick, we wait at least 4 weeks nowadays

Left it a bit late. You should plan your holiday around the country's requirements as you are the guest there

It's so funny how people decide and probably already book long term vacations and just start afterwards to research (or just ask in a Facebook group as own research might be too difficult) whether the plan will even work given the country's immigration regulations. 🤦

Nope. Get an METV.

“My husband and I … “ for crying out loud

Yep sounds good, give it a go and let us know how you get on 🤔 👍. Tell immigration fb said it would be ok 🙏🏻

Multiple entry tourist visa would be most suitable. You have to leave at 60 days but, as its name implies, you can re-enter.

Easily.

Get a visa in advance. Visa + extension will get you 90 days so approximately till 28.2. than you leave 10 days or more if you want to whichever country just don’t return before 09.03. and than you can stay till the end without second extension

As of the current situation, for tourist purpose 129 days, there is a huge risk, that your plan will fail in front of immigration officer, regardless of visa. If choosing longer period in any neigbouring country in between, let's say 4-5 weeks, the risk of having problems at second entry is lower....and why not...all countries around are interesting and nice.

You WANT to go 129 days.

If you will go depends on the visa possibilities

Depends on what visa you can qualify for. Your plan will not work. A Multi Entry Tourist Visa is one option.

No, you only get one 30 day extension while on visa exempt.

You will find any and all options on whatever thai embassy site you fall under the jurisdiction of

Look at tourist visas and other visa options.