Is Changwattana the only immigration officer in Bangkok? I’m looking to extend a 60 day visa free entry by another 30 days, are there any other offices I can go to?

Hi if you travel to Thailand without a visa, on the 60-day European (visa) on arrival, is it possible to extend that in any way, without leaving the country? Maybe a 30-day extension at the visa office? thanks

I’m coming to Thailand at the end of December & would like to stay for around 4 months . I’m 66 should I apply for a non o retirement visa and then extend for a month or take a flight for a week or two and return. I’m from England.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

I have traveled to Thailand several times, the first was for work, the rest because I like the country and its food. I plan to go there again but because of my age, I wonder if they will give me at least a 3-month visa.

Hello everyone, I’m flying to Bangkok on the 15th and staying for a month . I’m not just going for vacation but to see if I would like to live there. If so, how long does it take to get a visa and can I stay there while I wait?

I went through the search function of this group and found posts saying opposite things, so here I am with my situation:

My New passport is completely empty. I got it a few weeks ago.

The last entry on my old passport is a 60 days visa exempt entry, of which I've extended by 30 days, and then by 60 days (visiting Thai wife).

My 60 days will expired on October 5. The immigration office in which I did the 60 days extension is far from where I am, so I'm not going back there to transfer extension (I don't think i need to anyways?).

My plan was to leave via Nong Khai border by showing both passports. So they will void/stamp the old passport, and then on the Laos side I'll do the visa on arrival in new passport. *I will come back by air using safe entry*.

But then, searching the group, I found posts saying conflicting things. My understanding is that since my last entry is visa exempt, I can just do what I said above. But if I was on a longer term visa, I would have to leave by air so that they transfer from old to new passport (something they can't do at border).

Am I correct or missing something?

Thank!

I visited the Immigration Office about getting my Retirement Visa.

My current Non-O Visa will expire before I meet the 2 Month requirement for 800,000 in my Thai Bank Account.

So I have to make a visa run.

Can I go to Myanmar and enter back in on a Tourist Visa and then apply for my Retirement Visa when I meet the 2-Month requirement for my Bank Account?

Good morning everyone,

I have a question since it would be my first time trying this: without a visa, would it be possible to stay in Thailand for around 6 months by applying for extensions and doing one exit?

In the past, I always used a multiple-entry visa to be on the safe side, but in the end the longest I actually managed to stay was just under 7 months.

Has anyone here already tried this?

And one more thing: is it possible to apply for 2 extensions, or only one per calendar year?

Thanks a lot for any advice!

I'm a little out of the loop, can anyone give me an update?

I thought that last year Thailand made a big deal out of announcing that the visa-exempt entry would be reduced from 60 days back down to 30 days. But a bunch of friends of mine have mentioned getting a 60 day visa-exempt entry stamp this year. Not sure what to expect when I come back next month. US-passport holder here, also curious for my German friend coming later this year too.

Hello everyone!

I am new to the group and would like to introduce myself. My name is Rob Pegues, from Brooklyn, NY. I will be traveling to Thailand for the first time, and would like to know specifically what information (i.e. Visa requirements, etc.) I need to complete prior to booking my trip? How does that process work as a US Citizen.