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.

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 :)

My wife and I have been lucky enough to visit Thailand 3 times already this year, January,April and July and it is our intention to come back out December tenth, we are UK passport holders will we have any problems gaining entry to Thailand ?

Thank you

More restrictions on entering Thailand coming our way...

"Can anyone tell me how many times a year you can visit Thailand on a tourist visa?"

How many times can I visit Thailand? if I stay only 30 days each vacation.

What is the amount of finance a tourist must have when visiting Thailand? and does the amount have to be in thai baht cash or can it be another cutrency or on a credit / visa card. Many thanks for your assistance.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS:

possible upcoming visa price increase at thai consulates

I am NOT wanting to start a panic (and I am about as far from a fear monger as you can throw a stick about entry/visa/extension stuff here)

BUT

The thai consulate in Wellington New Zealand just posted a PDF that said effective March 19th they would raise the price of their thai visas.

AND

They really REALLY are raising the prices. A single entry tourist visa right now is 60NZD and it will go to 300NZD (That's about 1300 to OVER 6000 baht) :O

Also when Sydney consulate emailed me back about them going live on the eVisa website they also said they would have a price increase in the visas as well

Just want you people to be in the loop on what might be comin' down the pike ... :O

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Have a question. Am planing on visiting Thailand on a tourist visa and want to extend it 30 days. It's difficult to do it in Bangkok...can this be done at the Pattaya Immigration Office??? Also, any experienced advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.