Hi all, I recently learned you can only get a visa on the basis of marriage to someone on a retirement visa outside Thailand. Can you obtain the visa on the basis of being a parent of someone in school in Thailand in-country? This is a problem because many consulates refuse to issue anything to an Ethiopian passport, and Ethiopia has no consulate so you must navigate a fixer-dominated system in Kenya. Huge thanks.

Dear members. It's likely that we (Ethiopian passport) will overstay our tourist visa for 4 days. Instead of going thru all the hassles of trying to extend at the immigration office, I read online that you could just pay a fine of 500 bahts per day for overstaying. If it's true, it seems like the later option (paying) is much easier. Would appreciate any feedback. Thank you!

Hi all, has anyone got experience of applying for a Thai Medical Visa in Laos (Vientiane)?

My wife is Ethiopian so visas are harder than for most. She needs an operation, we attended the pre-op consultation at Bumrungrad today, plan to spend a month in Laos then back to Bangkok for the operation. Suspect a Medical might be easier to obtain than a Tourist visa for an Ethiopian.

Addendum - anyone know what the hospital invite letter should contain? Bumrungrad seem confused on this.

Thanks