I’ll get onto the Onward ticket thing and book a flight through one of the agencies that will have us departing around 60 days after entry into Thailand.
Context… we plan to stay for 6 months as a family in Thailand. We intend to apply and pay for 60 day tourist visas for myself and the wife only. Our 4 children will go in on 30 day visa exemption. When we extend for 30 days and do the one border visa run, it will only be for me and the wife (the kids won’t come to the immigration centre or go on the border run with us). When we leave Thailand after 6 months, the kids will be classed as overstay.
Question… Do you think the embassy will have an issue with us showing them inbound flight tickets (which have the kids itemised) but then seeing the outbound flight tickets with just me and the wife on? Perhaps I should just create the outbound flight tickets with all of us on to be consistent?
And your other point on accommodation. We are staying in 2 places over the 60 days. First place is 8th Nov to 1st Dec. I’ve paid a deposit on that but don’t have to pay in full until I arrive so will the embassy be happy with that? 2nd place is 1st Dec to 5th Jan which has been reserved via Booking.com. The terms of my booking don’t require payment until arrival. That’s just how it is 🤷🏽♂️. How can the embassy not accept this?
My objective is simply to stay in Thailand for 6 months at minimal cost and inconvenience if possible. It would be nice to learn Thai language and culture whilst I’m there but the ED visa application seems to be quite complex for my current situation.
Maybe there is an easier way? What about the 60 day tourist visa? With 30 day extension? And then repeat until we get to 6 months? Is the 6 months multiple entry visa a better option as I only need one border run? I assume I still need to apply for the 60 day or 6 month tourist visa at my local embassy or can I get these online? I have 4 kids under 12.
I can still learn Thai language privately whilst on a tourist visa.
Only need 6 months. So your suggestion is a tourist visa with a couple of border runs? I have a wife and 4 kids (kids all under 12). Could we do this where the kids don’t have to come with us on the visa extensions or border runs as when we leave after 6 months, they can’t be detained, fined, imprisoned?
So it plays out like:
1. Enter Thailand all 6 of us get visa on arrival for 30 days.
2. Only my wife and I get 30 day extension at an immigration centre.
3. Only my wife and I go on a border run at 60 days.
4. Come back in on 30 days free visa on arrival. We can now stay up to 90 days.
5. Only my wife and I get 30 day extension at an immigration centre taking us to 120 days.
6. Only my wife and I go on a border run at 120 days.
7. Come back in on 30 days free visa on arrival. We can now stay up to 150 days.
8. Only my wife and I get 30 day extension at an immigration centre taking us to 180 days (6 mths)
9. We all leave the country at 180 days.
Have I got that right? What about a 6 mth multiple entry visa? Wouldn’t that be easier for all of us? Less border runs but maybe a bit more cost?