Question About Tourist Visa

[DragonQuest]

hello just curious, I got a Tourist visa from chicago(I am a US citizen) which gave me 60 days in Thailand. I had to extend it , so i went to soi suan plu the Thai Immigration office for another 30 days for 1900 baht which gave me a total of 90 days. How many times can I extend it? and if I go what are my options? I want to extend it again for the second time for another 30 days but im not sure they will allow it(or just give me 7 days for 1900 baht) and tell me to leave the country. My friend said I can extend it up to two times and then I would have to leave for the border runs, so am I on my last upgrade to extend it? or should i do a boring visa run which is a drag. Im asking cause I know the visa rules has changed dramatically in the past year. thx for the help.

[llothar]

No you can only extend it one time per entry. If you have a double or triple entry you can extend it two or three times but not without doing the border run.

There are only a few exceptions to this rule like being pregnant (in month > 8) or staying in hospital etc.

[DragonQuest]

so basically i would have to do the border run? so theres no extending it for the second time to get 10-14 days? it is a single entry tourist visa. thx

everytime i call the thai immigration i get the run around its almost impossible asking them directly, im better off on this forum ^0^

[Krub]

so basically i would have to do the border run? so theres no extending it for the second time to get 10-14 days? it is a single entry tourist visa. thx

everytime i call the thai immigration i get the run around its almost impossible asking them directly, im better off on this forum ^0^

You can go to immigration and plead your case showing a ticket, etc but it will surely cost 1.900 baht and not sure how many days they give you if any.

The best 'sure' option is a border run as you are allowed 30 days stamp.

If your intention is to extend more times, I would suggest going to Penang and get another tourist visa to give you another total of 90 days without hassle.

[lopburi3]

You are not likely to receive more than 7 days and even that will probably require a ticket out which you do not have. You need to make a border run or obtain a new visa.

[DragonQuest]

thx for the info guys