Tourist Visa Extension options ?

[ThaiNoobie101]

I am here in Bangkok on a 30 day tourist Visa with my Danish passport,

What are my options for extending my tourist Visa ?

Do i need to do a Visa run to extend and Is Laos a good option for Visa run ?

 

 

 

 

[elviajero]

No need for a visa run.

 

You can apply for a 30 day extension of stay at the immigration office in Chaengwattana. It costs 1,900 baht.

[ThaiNoobie101]

thanks,    Any chance to make a 60 day extension ?

[BritTim]

You currently have a "visa exempt entry" which is not a visa. Your permission to stay can be extended for 30 days at an immigration office in Thailand on payment of 1,900 baht.

 

If you want to do a border bounce from Bangkok for a new visa exempt entry, the best place to do it is generally considered Ban Phu Nam Ron, a crossing to Myanmar. There are many threads on it in the forum. Note that you can only get visa exempt entries when entering by land twice in a single calendar year. If you think you might stay a longer time, consider going to Vientiane for an actual tourist visa.

[Caldera]

53 minutes ago, ThaiNoobie101 said:

thanks,    Any chance to make a 60 day extension ?

No, each visa exempt or tourist visa entry can only be extended once, by 30 days. After that time is up, you could do a border hop or visa run though.

[JackThompson]

3 hours ago, ThaiNoobie101 said:

thanks,    Any chance to make a 60 day extension ?

Only if you were married to a Thai or had Thai children.  The 60-day extension is to "visit Thai family."  An extension for tourism is 30-days max.