Donnythecat

Hi there, I'm heading to Thailand in a few days to take on a teaching position but the school has asked me to arrive first and then we will sort out the work visa. 

I received notice from them just last week that the work visa application process can take up to 60 days, so it looks like the 30 days I'm allotted as an American with no visa may be inadequate. As I'm leaving the USA so soon, I don't have time to secure the 90 day tourist visa. Does anyone have any knowledge about how to max the 30 days, for example can it extended, or can I do a visa run to another country, etc? 

I'm also concerned because my return ticket is in 6 months time, which I'm afraid will make no sense to customs/immigration, or the airline for that matter. Will they even let me in the country with a return this far out and only a 30 day stay? Should I purchase a cheap flight out on AirAsia just so it makes sense on paper? 

Any and all advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

On 2/7/2017 at 7:19 PM, ubonjoe said:

You will get another 60 day entry if you do it on or before the enter before date on your visa.

You can get a single re-entry permit at immigration for a fee of 1000 baht that will keep the remainder of  your 60 day entry valid when your return from your trip to Laos. Then you could get a 30 day extension at immigration of the 60 day entry you got at immigration.

Thanks so much for your reply ubonjoe!

So I should apply for the single re-entry permit at immigration after I make my final visa run but before I head to Laos with my friend, correct? Also, do you know how much time it takes to process that visa? It looks like I'll only have a couple days between coming and going...

Cheers! 

Hi there, I have a question regarding the METV i was hoping you fine folk could help me out with. I tried calling the consulate at promenade to no avail and was hoping you might be able to help me out with a query - my 6 months is up at March 10th, my understanding is that I can go abroad and return by say March 9th to secure another 60 days. The question I have is, is it possible for me to leave the country again at some point during that 60 days and return to CM to finish out my time? Basically a friend is visiting in April and wants to see Laos, but I'm not sure what that means for me if I leave and try to come back then. If that doesn't work, can I just do a 30 day extension to go in and out? Thanks so much in advance!