Nee

@Jurgen **********

idd, geen visum nodig. Je kunt in Thailand (Maar niet bij alle !!!) bij je imm. kantoor een 'incountry' non imm o visa kopen. WEL even navragen of zij dat doen ! Je moet 2 maanden vantevoren je 800k฿ (retirement) of 400k฿ (mariage) op een thaise bank zetten alleen op jouw naam, als international transfer. OF, en daar hebben we het over, een inkomens verklaring van je ambassade. Voor NL heet dat ding 'visumondersteuningsbrief'. (Tja ze konden geen betere naam vinden denk ik 😉). Als je die inkomensverklaring hebt, kun je daarmee (en nog andere documenten zoals een TM7 (aanvraag formulier), TM30 (Verblijfs adres) etc. etc. ) een visum non O kopen. 2,000฿ dacht ik. Verstandig om alles vantevoren (Ze hebben altijd een 'handout' wat je nodig hebt), bij je imm. kantoor. Dan kun je dus 90 dagen blijven. Na b.v. 60 dagen, ga je (met je 2e inkomensverklaring) weer naar je imm. kantoor, met nagenoeg dezelfde documenten, en koop je je jaarverlenging voor 1,900฿. That's it dacht ik. Suc6 !!

Not always

@Mark ******

. In imm. Korat, even if you went for your 90 days 3 or 4 weeks before, they take out that paper and put a new in, with a new 90 day date, from the date you applied for your extension. So it really depends on the imm. office.

And no comments from

@Singh ****

any more 🙄

@Jurgen **********

, Dutch and Belgian Embassy, still provide an Affidavit (income statement). 2030€ is more than enough. Look/ask y'r Embassy how to get it. I am Dutch and need to send a pension statement and 2 month copies of my (Dutch) bank statement with exactly that amount deposited from my pension fund. Don't know for Belgium. Maybe smart to ask TWO ? This because many times they take/want the original. So 1 for the Visa, and later 1 for the extension. I am in Korat, and here that letter is SIX months valid.

I don't know how many days you must have left on your stamp but at least 15 I thought. Ask your imm. If not enough time left, then you can ask an extension of 30 days first.

Good luck 🙏

Yep, I know

@Stuart ********

. Alas OP has not much travel experience out of Europe I guess. Pity.

Then, besides the extra money you lose maybe 2-3 days from y'r holiday days when going back to get your passport. IF you did not book y'r flight to BKK already. Otherwise you maybe can change your dates if booked (money again I guess)

? You are in Berlin without a passport(book) ? No nightmare, the airliner just don't let you fly out of Europe If they do it right. Or you cannot get into another country out of EU. So back to Ireland I guess, sry 🙄

Think you need a real passport (book).

Watch out

@Bonny ******

. The visa you got is a Single entry tourist visa which is valid for 90 days to come into Thailand. Then you can stay 60 days ! (so not 90 days as many people think). So to stay in Thailand for 90 days, you need an extension of stay (30 days) first.

@Jeff ********

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@Brandon ***********

hits the nail on his head. Still sometimes you need your domestic number. Can't you get some kind of pre-paid US Sim with number portation ? Also what Robert Curtis says is a good alternative. Buy a cheap android (or I-phone, if any 🙄) for y'r US Sim card.