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thank you ubonjoe! i hope this is the case

Hi everyone!

Ive got a quick question regarding a single entry tourist visa. 

I've got an appointment next week with the embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Ive tried emailing them about a query i have but they aren't responding so i just want to know one more thing.

It states on their website you need to book a ticket in and out of Thailand for the visa. If the visa lasts for 60 days am I able to go to the immigration office in Chiang mai and extend for another 30? Ideally I want to stay  for 90 days until the end of May. Will they accept a flight booked out of Thailand after 60 days or do I literally have to book a flight out once the 60 days are up? 

Basically, if i book a flight out of Thailand for the end of May and tell them that i am planning on extending for another 30 days will they accept that?

thanks in advance!

Thanks for the advice so far everyone. I've got an appointment next week with the embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Ive tried emailing them about a query i have but they aren't responding so i just want to know one more thing.

It states on their website you need to book a ticket in and out of Thailand for the visa. If the visa lasts for 60 days am I able to go to the immigration office in Chiang mai and extend for another 30? Ideally I want to stay until the end of May. Will they accept a flight booked out of Thailand after 60 days or do I literally have to book a flight out once the 60 days are up?

Thanks so much!

so not a tourist visa? will i still have to leave the country for a non b visa and work permit or can i get one in thailand?

thanks for your help christophers200

thanks so much for your responses so far. Would anyone happen to know how long the process takes? 1-2 days or longer?

Hey all!

My partner and i have been in Chiang Mai since Jan 2nd on a tourist visa, we originally arrived on a 30 day. We extended at the end of jan for another 30 days at the local immigration office. In this time we have since decided that we would like to extend our stay for a possible 3-6 months or so. We have applied for an online teaching position with a Chinese company and have since been offered a job. 

My question is 1.) what sort of visa will we need to apply for? 2.) Will this require a border run or can we obtain a visa in Chiang Mai? Or will we need to fly out of the country all together.

I thought it might be relevant to also note that we have been to Thailand 4 times since June '18. Will this cause us any issues in obtaining a visa? Or being able to do a border run? Last year we came into Thailand twice, once through Cambodia, and this year through Laos.

Any help would be massively appreciated as there is a lot of conflicting and outdated information online. Our visa runs out on the 2nd March so we would like to get this sorted ASAP. Thanks in advance.