I am coming to Thailand in December for the first time. Do I only need a passport? What about visas? I am 57 years old and I do not know how long I’m going to stay. I will be meeting a friend that I met on the Internet she is 54 and we have been talking for about two years. A long time I’m just trying to figure out this whole thing.

First, I need to figure out the visa thing. And of course, the passport about how long these processes last and what I am needing to take care of to be legal.

I am about to go to the border for a visa run near Pai. My driver just informed us that it is now advised 2 nights instead of 1 night. Anyone else needing to stay 2 nights in Huay Xai, Laos?

Hi all,

I’m currently in Thailand with a multi-entry tourist visa which I paid for online at the Thai embassy in the UK back in April and did my first trip at the end of June (ie this was all pre the announcement of DTV and other changes in July). Since then, I have stayed in Thailand 3 times for about a month each, with 1-2 week trips back to Europe and to Hong Kong in between.

Yesterday I came back for the 4th time, and immigration was very prickly this time around and required me to purchase a (any in fact) flight out of Thailand within the current 60 day window, which I did.

Now that I’m back, I was however previously planning on doing my first (and only) 30 day extension with immigration in Bangkok in December to extend my stay into early January. After that I don’t plan on coming back to Thailand for a while.

Will there be a risk to that 30 day extension given I’m now on my 4th tourist visa stamp since June, even though I have so far never maxed out my 60 day stays and just made good use of my multi entry tourist visa until now? Or is that all not relevant. I have a TM30 covering the required period for Bangkok already.

Thank you in advance for any helpful views :)

Hi ! I am beginning to study the retirement visa world; feeling a little overwhelmed and with a lot of doubts, let’s see if you can help me with these novice questions:

1- Do you have to be 50 years old to apply for the initial Non O Visa or just to apply for the extension?

2- Lenght of stay

So is it 90 days (original visa) + 1 year (extension) from the entrance date in Thai OR 1 year (if you get the extension) from the entrance date in Thai?

And if you get the visa once inside Thai (because you are there on a tourist visa) i suppose the initial date would be that of the stamp…

3- Renewal

This is what i don’t understand: so once you finish your legal length of stay…you just apply for a new extension of the original Non O visa over and over again year after year? With no limit?

4 - Re entry permit

So you first apply (and obtain) the Non O Visa and then ask for a re entry permit at the airport every time you want to leave right?

Thanks !

Hello again! I need some advice on what type of visa I should get. I'm a US citizen arriving in Thailand on October 22nd. My estimated length of stay in Southeast Asia is 6-8 months.

My original plan was a retirement visa, but my house in the US didn't sell in time, so I don't have the funds to put in a Thai bank this year.

I applied for a multiple-entry tourist visa but my application was rejected because my laptop changed my middle name to my middle initial on the e-visa website. I've contacted the Thai consulate in LA and there is no way to change the application or get my $200 back. Super lame, I know!

My plan is to travel around Thailand for a bit visiting family and friends and then set up my home base in Koh Tao. I want to be able to visit Vietnam and Laos.

Here are my questions:

1. If I do a 2-month Tourist Visa, am I able to leave and re-enter Thailand in those 2 months?

2. If not, am I better off doing Visa on arrival and extending 15 days after the initial 30?

3. I plan to do my visits to other countries by air and if I do this do I get another 30 day visa on arrival when I land back in Thailand?

4. Also how many times am I able to do this? I think there is a limit for land border runs but not sure about air.

5. Is it possible to apply for a tourist visa while on a VOA? I know this wasn't the case last year, but the rules are constantly changing.

Thank you in advance!

In the new TM30 system, after registering, adding the address, and then wanting to make a notification. Does anyone know how to deal with the required field "check-out date"?

It is registered as a household. It´s a permanent address, with yellow book and all. Being here on a yearly extension. There is no scheduled check-out date..

So do I put the end date of my extension? It´s a required field, and not possible to leave blank.

If no-one knows, I guess I will ask immigration when I go there next month to apply for the extension again.

Hi there. I know the 45 day visa on arrival has now ended as of March 31st. It's now 30 days on arrival and I was under the impression that only another 15 days could be added without the need for leaving the country and coming back on the 45 day visa. However, I've seen a few posts on various Thai FB pages about how its possible to get an extra 30 days on the current 30 day visa by applying to Thai Immigration and paying 1900 baht. I'd like to know if this is correct and if it's the case, presumably I can buy a return flight from here in NZ for 60 days without contravening any rules/ regulations even though my initial visa will be for 30 days? Regards. John

Good morning. I recently applied for a Non-Immigrant O visa online based on married to a thai citizen. I got my visa approved yesterday by the consulate in Munich, Germany. However, the length of stay is only 90 days. I thought it would be a year. During the application process there was no information about the length of stay, just “more than 60 days”. What am I missing? I wanted a year of course.

Just received a Non immigrant O multiple entry e visa from RTE London, visa valid for 1 year but length of stay in Thailand is 90 days, does this mean border run every 90 days or is there another option ?

Malaysian here. With the visa exemption scheme,

1. How many times can I fly to Thailand in a year?

2. What's the maximum total length of stay in Thailand in a year? (multiple entries). For example, 180 days in a year regardless of how many entries

Couldn't find this info easily. Appreciate the valuable information given here.