Extension of 30-day tourist visa

[badmem]

I'm planning a trip to Thailand in January and thinking of staying for five or six weeks. I have a UK passport and I've made a lot of trips to Thailand, but always less than 30 days. Is it still possible to get the 30-day stamp on arrival at the airport and then extend it during my stay in Chiang Mai for the extra weeks?

 

Or is it less hassle to get a 60-day tourist visa in the place I'm working (Jeddah)? Getting the 60-day visa at the Consulate in advance will involve multiple expensive trips. 

 

I've been searching to find the answer but I'm still not sure what the best option is.

 

Thanks

 

[ubonjoe]

I think you mean a 30 day visa exempt entry not a tourist visa. You may be asked to show ticket out of the country within 30 days to board your flight to here. You could get a low cost one way ticket to a nearby country to show them.

You can extend a 30 day visa exempt entry at an immigration office for 30 days for a fee of 1900 baht.

[acenase]

It is up to you if you prefer to make the day trip to Immigration and extend the 30 Days Visa Exemption stamp to 60 days for 1,900 baht.  or you can just get a Tourist Visa for 60 days for about 1,000 Baht and not have to worry about taking a day to go to Immigration to extend it, unless you decide you want to stay for 90 days.