Hello!

I’m looking for guidance on visa extension options.

My situation:

I previously worked in Bangkok but have resigned and left the country.

I re-entered Thailand on a visa exemption.

I plan to apply for a Dependent Visa from my home country, but that process can only start in early February.

My current visa exemption expires on 13 January.

My questions:

1. Am I eligible to apply for a 30-day extension of stay on a visa exemption?

2. How many days before the expiry date can I apply?

3. Which immigration office should I go to if I live in the Sathorn area, Bangkok?

Any recent experiences or official guidance would be really helpful.

Thank you in advance 🙏

Just looking for a piece of advice . I made a slight cock up of my departure from BKK next March. I have a Non O visa (marriage) and with an extension I will be 1 day over on departure.

In all the decades I have visited here I have never overstayed.

I will be going for my extension next month. Is it possible that Immigration could allow me that extra day?

Hello all.

I have an appt in January at Khon Kaen Immigration to extend my current Non-O 90 day retirement visa to a year. The email I received from them seems simple enough. It lists only 3 items, Application form, copy of passport, Evidence of income and/or account deposited in a Thai bank.

Does this seem correct for Khon Kaen? Looking at the nightmares from other immigration places, this is a breeze.

Is the application form the TM47?, it doesn't say.

I will of course bring the TM30 I used for the certificate of residence I used last month for banking and drivers license. Anything else I should bring? KK is an hour and a half away, so going back and forth is a real pain. I did get a passport photo the other day, but it doesn't look like I will need it.

Thanks for the replies.

Same day border bounce trip report: Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong (Laos)

I’ve been on a DTV for almost 6 months so it was time to extend or leave Thailand.

In the past on other visa types, I have gone to the Chiang Khong border and did a same day border bounce with relative ease. Because of the recent scrutiny at the borders/airports, I had an agent escort me. I was paying for the drive anyway so it was only a little bit more money for the agent/driver to escort me.

I probably would have been fine by myself but I didn’t want to take any chances. I don’t have time to leave Thailand for more than a day, so a same day border bounce is my main option.

No issues leaving Thailand. The immigration officer asked if I planned to return to Thailand right away and I said yes. No problem there.

No issues entering Laos. 2,000 baht for the visa and they will do the entry and exit stamps for you at the same time.

No issues re-entering Thailand. I presented my passport and said I have a DTV. The officer asked if I did the TDAC and I said yes. After a quick check in the computer, he said I’m good for 6 months and he stamped me in. I’m able to speak basic Thai so maybe he appreciated that. My agent was right behind me but I didn’t need her.

I have been to that border crossing 4 times and this is the first time it was almost empty. I don’t know if that was a coincidence or what.

If you’re in Chiang Mai or northern Thailand, the Chiang Khong border is a good option.

Hi

Stuffed up calculation when I booked my return ticket, my flight is in February but visa expires on 19th January

I assume can’t extend a dtv at all ? Is only option to jump to another country and return ? Or they got strict on that in new visa reforms ?

Cheers

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So in 2024 I entered in july 2024 for a week.

Then in September i came back and stayed for around 80 days with an extension and then left for three weeks to Indonesia and Malaysia and finally came back for another 35 days and left in January 2025

I am planning to visit early Jan 2026. Will be previous pattern be a problem? It would have been almost 12 months since I left. No entries in 2025.

Thanks for any insight.

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In a little over a week I can go to Immigration in Bangkok to submit my request for 12 month extension to my Non-O Retirement Visa. I went out to Immigration to get their list of requirements the immigration officer who gave me the paper also told me I needed to get the bank certificate showing the account balance and this can't be more than 7 days old; Bank Statements for the last two months showing the 800k is seasoned; the day I come to process my extension updated bank passbook on that day, printed copy of my TM-30 -- all of this in addition to my passport (copies of bio data and entry stamp, copies of my Non-O Retirement Visa.

However, when she was talking to my gf she also mentioned having: 1) Condominium location of map, 2) Condominium lease agreement (I'm on Airbnb) and 3) Copy of the Condominium Owners ID Card and House Registration. QUESTION I have is has anyone recently gone for their 12 month extension and were asked for these last 3 things (cause none of these were on the sheet they hand out while most of the first group of items needed I knew about from reading messages here)?

Thanks in advance