Hello

Due to a family situation i had to leave Thailand and couldn't come back before my visa expired.

So when I came back I had to restart the whole process.

I went to immigration on April 1st to apply for the 90 days Non immigrant O visa.

Handed over all the required documents (i had to go back to the bank for proof of international transfer )

They said to come back 15 days later.

I did came back after Sonkran. They said the visa was not ready.

Went back this morning and after a 1 hour wait, they said it was still not ready and that we should come back next friday.

I came back to Thailand on a 60 days exemption visa.

It expired today.

They said that since I was applying for a new visa it wouldn't be a problem.

But what if my visa is declined ?

Is the delay normal ? (considering it was Sonkran )

Should i be worried ?

Had an overstay last time I thailand by 5 days due to ill health bit worried about immigration going again april should I get a tourist visa online or will I be ok

Applying through Indonesia; concerning the passport copies, is it correct to include Passport Copy (biodata page + all pages with Thai visas/entry stamps?

For the past two years I have basically lived in Thailand and did several extensions & visa runs. Do I have to include all these pages?

Anyone had over-stays in their passports? (I have 1x 1 day and 1x 3 days)

Please help! :)

Hello. On August 22, I went to immigration with all the required documents to apply for a retirement visa. They stapled a note in my passport stating *“In the process of changing visa type”* with a date stamp of August 22, 2025.

My current tourist visa expires on Sunday, September 14. I went back to immigration today to ask whether I needed an extension in the meantime. Both agents I spoke with told me it was fine to return on Monday, September 15, even though my visa expires the day before. One agent simply pointed to the note in my passport and said there was no problem and nothing further to do.

Even so, I left feeling uneasy about the situation. I would greatly appreciate any advice or clarification. Thank you.

Do you think Thai immigration will be bothered if a family turns up with the parents holding DTV approved stamps but the kids not on the DTV with them (meaning the kids will get visa on arrival)?

hi, I entered Thailand on June 9 and reported tm 30 on the same day. time flies n I hv made an appointment for tm 47 in person next Monday Sept 9 .

I just remembered the check out day for tm 30 is Sept 6 because by the time I filled in tm 30 I thought there would be a trip out of Thailand before that but canceled. my concern is there is a gap period of a few days uncovered. will there be a problem ? should I just leave it or report tm 30 agn to cover those few days?

thanks for your time.

Just passed immigration at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, and got normal 30day entry in my UK passport (no visa).

I don’t need 60 day this time, so did not challenge it.

Just sharing for info.

Hi all. I have been in Thailand on a TR visa for 60 days and just extended 30 more.

I want to stay just a couple of months more. The question is if I fly to Cambodia on the last day of my visa, Can I fly straight back to Thailand the same day? I will then enter on a visa exemption and then will extend that once more before returning back to the Uk.

Thank you

Yesterday I went to Jotiemm to extend my tourist visa. I got the paperwork and then went to the photo and copy place in the photo below. The lady who owns it charged me 100 BHT for 4 photos and 30 BHT for 6 copies. She then put all the paperwork together and helped me fill it out. Then advised me to come back to immigration tomorrow at 8am. It was late afternoon noon at the time. Showed up today at 8am. Since I had a receipt in my passport from getting my driver's license last month. That proved my address. They didn't need me to do a proof of address form. So they gave me a number I went into immigration. I was number five. I waited about 15 minutes and they took my passport and my 1900 BHT. Then I went outside, waited and finally got my passport after about a half hour. And I was out of there in a total of 50 minutes. Just so you know My visa was expiring on the 24th but they did it today before the 7 days or even 10 days. So now I have 30 more days in Thailand and I have to leave on the 25th of July. Be honest that lady at the copy center really helped me out so I went and bought her three kilos of Mongo's. Cost me 80 BHT.

German Passport holder here (35years old/early retired because of health problems), staying in Bangkok.

I arrived on 18.Nov 2022 with a 60 day tourist E-visa and planing to stay in Thailand till middle of may 2023(depature flight already booked).

When i arrived in BKK, i had problems entering, because i stay in thailand to often and too long and the immigration officer told me, i need to book a flight out of thailand in 60 days, which i did at the airport, after i could enter.

They told me, that i´m not a tourist and that i will have problems again, when i arrive to thailand next time. They said i have to marry my girlfriend (she has been in germany 3 times already), if i want to stay in thailand for longer periods of time.

In all the years i come here, i never had 1 day overstay or any problems with police or immigration. I always obey the immigration rules, only did two visa runs in 2016/2017. I don´t work in thailand, i get retirement pension and live off savings. I´m living with my thai girlfriend together.

All that, i also told the immigration officer at BKK airport.

My passport is full of stamps from different countries, because i travel a lot.

I will extend my 60 day e visa for 30 days in january and in february i´m planing to do a 2 week vacation in some other SOA country with my girlfriend together. After the 2 weeks we will come back to thailand and i´m scared now, that they don´t let me enter.

What are my options? i need to stay in thailand till middle of may, because my family will come for visit in april and they already booked their vacation.

I will likely enter Thailand after my 2 week vacation through BKK airport. Is it better if i use VIP service there, so i won´t have problems at immigration? Or should i book an extra flight after my arrival, from BKK to some other airport in Thailand and enter there into the country?

One other option would be, that i do 2 borderruns to cambodia, one in february and one in late march (to get the 45 days visa on arrival). But the immigration officer told me, that i shouldn´t do any borderruns, because this will lead to more problems when i arrive next time to thailand via plane (i´m planing to make a new passport anyway when i´m back to germany, because this one i´m using is almost full).

here is my travel history from the last "2 years" in thailand:

arrival feb 2021 depature august 2021 (5 month) (2 or 3 covid extension stamps)

arrival march 2022 depature june 2022 (3 month)

arrival nov 2022 depature xxx (feb 2023) (1,5 month + 1,5month in 2023)

So what is the best option for me, that i won´t have any problems entering thailand again in march and continue my stay till may 2023? (my girlfriend will be traveling with me. it helped before, that she could talk with the immigration officers in thai, because they don´t believe me, that i´m retired, even i showed them proof of it).

Thanks already for the help.