Okay in BANGKOK you can apply for a 30 day extension when you have 45 days or less left on your current stamp

So with a stamp that runs out on the 30th of Dec you can apply any time from Nov 15th onward

You cannot go to "any office" (like the comment I deleted said) 😕 They did state correctly that Christmas isn't a holiday here for thaiz or thai govt workers so the office will be open the normal hours which is from 8:30am-4:30pm (closed from 12-1 for lunch).

To get a 30 day extension on a 60 day visa exempt entry in Bangkok you go to the immigration office at the IT Square Plaza Laksi location.

Okay people there are OVER 80 immigration offices in the country and it's like this

SOME offices require you to file a new TM30 when you return to your primary address from international travel only

SOME offices require you to file a new TM30 when you return to your primary address from international OR domestic travel

AND

Some offices say as long as you're returning to your primary address from domestic or international travel it doesn't matter at all and you don't file a new TM30

SO what you people need to do is check with your specific office, do what they say 🙂

You would be hard pressed to find a worse source of info on all things entry/visa/extension related to Thailand than any of the AI programs out there. :o :/ :(

The reason they are so bad, is because there is so much misinformation and bad information out on the interweb that when those programs data mine they bring up more bad info than good info..

Best of luck with your visa endeavors.. safe travels.

You're more than a little behind the times

You don't make an appt for anything at the thai consulates in Lao anymore

You go to Lao, you log into the online eVisa system, you upload the required documents for the visa you're applying for, you upload your visa/entry stamp to Lao to prove you're there, you use the hotel address as your "current address" you use the address you have in thailand as your "permanent address", you submit the application, print the confirmation and take that to the thai consulate you're applying thru between 9-11 M-F to pay in cash for the visa. Then you wait in Lao until the visa is approved.

For "standard visas" (Non-O, Non-ED, Non-B) they usually take between 3 and 5 business days to approve them. They send you the approval email with a PDF file attached, you print that (as it is your visa) and then you present that along with your passport to the officer when you stamp back into thailand.

One final time there is NO appt system in Lao for applying for visas, it's all done ONLINE and the only time you go to the consulate is to pay for the visa in cash after you've applied

As I said it usually takes 3-5 days to get approved, what drags it out is you not uploading the correct documents when you make your application, so go slow, get it right, don't make mistakes.

At least in Bangkok the TM30 data is cross checked with the TM47 (90 day report) data, and it's checked when you get your extension.

The way bangkok is interpretting it is that when you stay somewhere that registers you in the system inside the country once you get back to your primary address you need to file a new TM30.

It didn't erase your 11 year history at all, nothing erases your previous TM30 filings, but the most recent one is the one the system and immigrations uses as the place you're registered to stay

You can't get a DTV extension at that office, you have to go to the main one AND the requirements are almost the exact documentation you used to apply for the visa

** 90 day report receipt, TM30, lease, land lord i/d, copies, TM7 form etc

**Show you're still enrolled in or doing what ever it was you used to get the visa

**Show that you have the 500K baht in a bank for 30 days before you apply

**Apply 2 weeks early (for some reason I believe that is a Phuket requirement)

I would say you need to slog on over to the Phuket main immigration office and get the list of requirements

Most people who tried have failed in their extension attempts there, and end up bouncing out/back to get a new 180 days

In Hua Hin you can file a 90 day report at either the Bluport Mall location OR at the main immigration office location.

@Daryl ******

once you know how to do it, there's no issue, it's that first time (for each of the processes) that can really frustrate a person 🙂

@Dennis ********

when thaiz add addresses in that system they put in the least information they can, and that makes them have to edit the address, filling out the complete address (like you would if you're mailing something to that address)

It's a common mistake I see happen a LOT

ANY foreigner thinking they're going to waltz thru this website is in for a shock, this is one of the most NOT user friendly websites in thai governmental thingz,

have your thai person go thru the user guide, SLOWLY, have them understand how it works,

It's a multi-step process

You make a profile

you ADD an address to that profile

then you can file a a TM30 on someone staying at that address

and after you save the data you need to search for it, view it, export it and print out the TM30 receipt.