A tourist visa to visit UK is surprisingly difficult to get for a Thai. The minimum is she will need a bank account in her name showing sufficient funds to support herself during the stay. In addition to this she may be required to show she has permanent ties to Thailand, ie proof of ownership of property in Thailand. A job or business in her name. If visiting you or with you you may also have to evidence your relationship.

I know this sounds excessive but that is my experience of trying to get a tourist visa for my partner to visit the UK for a two week holiday.

After she makes her application online she will need to take all of her documents and proofs to an approved biometric centre in BKK for them to photograph fingerprint her and then copy and scan her documents.

@Philip **********

my experience is that if you overstay you initial visa exempt period but then present at an immigration office for extension you are correct you are fined and stamped ‘overstay ‘ in passport and allowed to extend 30 days less the number of days you overstayed.

@Bob *********

you also need to show insurance certificate if it’s an O-A visa

@Graham *****

I believe it’s. TDAC not DTAC and that’s nothing to do with visa it’s simply a digital arrival card that is now required to be filed online by every visitor to Thailand regardless of visa status.

DTAC is a mobile phone provider.

@Gerg *********

I think we always were agreeing I just think my original comment was badly worded mate.

@Gerg *********

yes that’s correct for the first 12 months but you will need a re entry permit in the second 12 months is what I meant.

I agree with Brandon but if that’s your plan why not get the O-A? You would need to get health insurance, police check and health certificate but that gives you 12 month multi entry on one application and if you renew your insurance after 12 months and buy a re entry permit also after 12 months you effectively have a 24 month visa. Just an idea.

Yes, if you work it correctly you can make the O-A last two years. The second year is not multi entry tho, so if you leave in the second year you need to buy a re-entry permit before leaving to preserve you permission to stay.

This is just my experience BTW , entered twice by air at Swampy and both times I needed to show my insurance and visa alongside my passport.

Upon arrival you need to show your visa, passport obviously and certificate of medical insurance. You will then be stamped in for 12 months or up to the expiration of your insurance. It’s a multi entry visa so if you leave every time you return you will be stamped in up to the expiration of your insurance. Hope that assists.