Hi Everyone! This is my first post and have been reading others and researching online for the answer, but I wanted to confirm with the group on my upcoming trip.

I’m planning a trip to Thailand and planning on staying 75 days (I have an exit flight booked). I understand that I can stay 60 days without applying for a visa, but I need the extension to complete my trip.

I’ve read that you apply for the extension when you arrive (I can’t apply for extension in advance 😔), so my question is, will I do this at the airport knowing my departure fight or do I have to wait until it is close to expiration and go to an immigration office? Or would I have to do a border run? I would want to avoid the later.

Hi last year I arrived to Thailand on a tourist visa exemption for 60 days on December 2024 and got a 30 day extension for 30 days from immigration and left Thailand to Australia on the end of February 28… now I will come to Thailand on 7 December on a 60 day visa exemption and extend for another 30 days from the immigration office is this going to be a problem? i want to stay 90 days total and leave to Australia again on February 28th I have hotels booked and also have a condo there I also have a flight booked back to Australia Thank you appreciate your help and time also is it per year or per calendar year ?

Hi,

I entered Thailand for the first time on 1/10/2025 and received a 60 days stay. I haven’t done any extensions or visa runs yet. I would like to stay in Thailand until 1/18/2026, so I’m planning to do a visa run until 28/11/2025 to get another 60 days.

I booked a border run with a local agency, but they told me they can’t process the visa run at the original border (Chiang Khong) due to stricter regulations. They suggested a different border, but the situation feels a bit uncertain. I’m considering whether it might be simpler to book a same- ay return flight to Malaysia instead.

Given the current circumstances, which option would be better? I hold a Hungarian passport.

Hey Guys

Came last year on 4th December with partner and child on the 60 day on arrival visa and ended up extending for the 30 days.

We are arriving back on the 28th November and are planning 60 days again, will I need a tourist visa or will the visa on arrival be ok? We may decide to extend again, will the new rules prevent this and should I apply for a different visa for the 3 of us or as it’s been a year would that be allowed?

Thanks in advance

Hey, can I reset my DTV 6 months with a land border run to Laos or something?

I normally fly to Vietnam but wasn’t sure if there was a better way to do it faster

What’s your best recommendation?

My plan for a non O retirement visa has been delayed because my house will not sell until next June. I want to return to Thailand from the US sometime in the next six weeks and back to the US in May. I have $25,000 USD in a US bank but cannot shift it into a Thai bank until after my house sells in seven months. Should I apply for a non O retirement visa to stay for 90 days but then lose it and have to re-apply next summer while in the US? Or should I enter Thailand for 60 days, do a 30 day extension, then fly out and back in for 60 more days, and forget the non O until next summer? If I take the visa exempt approach in six weeks will I be allowed back into the Kingdom next summer if I arrive with a non O visa? Thanks to all for advice.

When applying for an annual extension of Non-O marriage visa, does the Thai spouse need to be physically present and accompany me to Chaeng Wattana (CW)?

5 years, we've gone to CW together for the extension but her brand new job prevents her from taking the trip this year

Thanks in advance!

Hello guys, I’ve got a couple of questions about extensions vs border run.

We’ve had our DTV visa for over a year now and living in Bangkok. During that year we were in and out of Thailand every 2 months so never had to do 90 day reporting nor extension.

We last reentered in July, already did our first 90day report in September and our 180 day stay ends in December.

Would you say it’s easier to do leave and re-enter like a visa run OR do another 90 day reporting followed by a DTV visa extension and get another 180 day stamp?

Has anyone encountered any issues with doing a DTV visa extension?

If “visa run” like option is easier, I was thinking of flying to KL for the weekend and back as it’s the cheapest flights for our dates. Are there any easier options you’d recommend?

Many thanks in advance

Late TM30 and Non O Marriage visa extension

UPDATE: 18/11/2025

I went into immigration today and they did my TM30 without saying anything and didn’t incure any fine thankfully

Stating today as the start date for the TM30.

Thanks for all your feedback and support 🙏 ❤️

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Hi Everyone,

I am applying for my Non O Marriage Visa extension for the first time soon in just about a week.

I arrived in Thailand to start the visa that I obtained in London on September 25th 2025.

My wife did a TM30 online the next day then.

But we went to Australia to visit my mother in late October for 1 week.

I just remembered now my wife didn’t do a TM30 online when we came back from Australia about 3 weeks ago.

I should have reminded her, so it’s my fault not hers.

My wife is going to do the form tonight online or maybe I will go and do it in person tomorrow to make sure it’s done with a power of attorney form.

Is it a problem for my wife being late reporting or my non O marriage Visa extension application?

As long as I get it done tonight or tomorrow at immigration personally a week before my application?

Thanks in advance 🙏

My husband and are Canadian. We have a 6 month multi sntry tourist visa (applied in Canada) until March 9. We have tickets leaving Thailand April 21. Our question is two parts....when we leave on an exit closer to March (we know we will have to leave a time or two before that) do we apply for a new visa outside of Thailand. Or can we reenter March 2 (example) and get another 60 day stamp or does the visa require it to have 15 days left on it.

Second part. If one has a proper visa (not exemption) like us. Can we re enter Thailand and use Visa exemption option until April 21.

Appreciation your kind comments.