Multiple entry tourist visa

[Billy Hilton]

Iam going to Thailand next year and want to stay as long as possible as tourist to see Thailand can I get multiple entry tourist visa in Thailand or just out of Thailand or does it have to be in my country UK, also when you get form off line how much is it and if you have to send money how is it sent ie cheque postal order etc 

[elviajero]

You have to get it in the UK. You can apply by post from the London embassy http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84397-How-to-apply-visa-by-post.html OR in person from the embassy or any of the consulates.

 

The visa costs £125 plus £10 for return postage (cash or postal order), and the application requirements are listed here. http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84451-Tourist-Visa.html

 

[onera1961]

3 hours ago, Billy Hilton said:

Iam going to Thailand next year and want to stay as long as possible as tourist to see Thailand can I get multiple entry tourist visa in Thailand or just out of Thailand or does it have to be in my country UK, also when you get form off line how much is it and if you have to send money how is it sent ie cheque postal order etc 

You can get an METV (multiple entry tourist visa) only in your home country. The visa is valid for 6 months (that is you must enter the country within 6 months - the visa validity period) but each entry will give you two months (60-day)  permission to stay.

Permission of stay and  Visa validity are not the same thing. If you have travelled outside your home country (especially to a non-EU country that requires a Visa to enter for UK citizens), you would know the difference between the two dates - visa validity dates and permission to stay dates. If not, please ask.

Once you're inside Thailand you can extend your permission of stay (again not visa validity) to another 30-day for 1900 baht. Another option is to go out of the country and enter again during the visa validity period (here visa validity date of your original METV visa) and that will give you another 60-day permission to stay.

If you want to stay for year in Thailand, you may have to go back to your home country to get another METV (multiple entry tourist visa) or you can go to a neighboring country and get SETVs (single entry tourist visa). Each SETV is valid for three months, and each permission of entry is valid for 60-days, including the date you arrive in the airport. 

Another poster has already posted London thai embassy web site. Please go there and read about Tourist visa to familiarize yourself.