Visa Exempt - Extension of stay

[hav]

Sorry for creating this thread but the more I read and talk to people, the more confused I get.

The search function also doesn’t work for me. I looked at the last 5 pages and uses the 'find in page' function in Chrome to look a for thread that might help me.

My situation is quite easy - so I thought:

I entered on a visa exempt in February. I received 45 days at the airport which will expire next week.

Extending my stay in Bangkok sounds like the following:

-Prepare a copy of passport/entry stamp/tm6 and a photo (4x6cm).

-Necessary to make an online appointment for counter K at Muang Thong Thani at http://203.151.166.132/immigrant_queue/booking/

(TR-60 and STV are allowed to walk-in)

-Go to the 4th floor, counter K at Muang Thong Thani, fill out TM7, pay 1900thb, done.

Is that correct?

 

But what about this TM30?

I lived here 3 years ago. Stayed at a friend’s condo from day 1 for a year. He never filed a TM30 for me. I was able to extend my stay based on visa exempt and tourist visa every time without an issue. But maybe times have changed...

I asked the place where I am staying right now (mix of aparthotel/condo). They say they never file a TM30 for anyone who lives here (and there are many foreigners living here). They only gave me a photocopy of this house registration book after I had mentioned the TM30 (and they told me to extend my stay at Chaeng Watthana which is obviously wrong).

I stayed in quarantine and afterwards I stayed at a hotel for 3 nights. Hopefully, these places filed a TM30 for me.

I will report back what happens at immigration next week.

One last question: Is there a different process/counter/form for the standard 30 days extension and the 60 days covid extension? They will probably issue the 30 days first but if it's the same process, I can give it a try to go for the 60 days.

Thanks, and I will let you know how it went.

 

Btw, I hope the following won't apply when I go for the extension:

[ubonjoe]

30 minutes ago, hav said:

Btw, I hope the following won't apply when I go for the extension:

That is out of date info. You will not need a letter from your embassy.

The TM30 report the hotel you stayed in might work if you used that address on your application form.

 

[hav]

On 3/19/2021 at 6:54 AM, ubonjoe said:

That is out of date info. You will not need a letter from your embassy.

The TM30 report the hotel you stayed in might work if you used that address on your application form.

 

Thanks for the hint. I called the hotel. They said they didnt file a tm30 because the system was down. They e-mailed me a screenshot showing 1 row: my name, entry nationality, entry stamp date, entry stamp expiry date, and so on. I will just go with the current address and see how it goes - although the new place confirmed they didn't file a tm30 either.

 

It's an extension of 30 days for visa exempt. standard procedure. not even related to covid extensions. the covid one i will try in another 30 days - if renewed, but most likely so. Is that another counter then? This time i booked appointment for counter K.

 

Will report back.

[DrJack54]

5 minutes ago, hav said:

It's an extension of 30 days for visa exempt. standard procedure. not even related to covid

Any reason for not trying for 60 day covid extension first up. They may make you use the 30 day extension to your visa exempt however they may not.

[hav]

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Any reason for not trying for 60 day covid extension first up. They may make you use the 30 day extension to your visa exempt however they may not.

If the procedure, the counter (K in my case) and documents (TM7) are identical, I would go for the covid extension first. I just don't know the difference when applying.

[hav]

Ok, it was pretty straightfoward. In and out in under 30minutes.

 

I tried to apply for covid extension but was told I needed to extend my visa exempt by 30 days first. Reason: travel. I also didnt receive any other document to sign. TM7 only. No affidavit.

 

Nothing mentioned about TM30 either.

 

I was told to come back before end of March and to prove my return flight is cancelled plus something about a letter from embassy. Then i would receive the covid extension on top. But there are return flights every 2-3 days so this won't work for me.

 

Immigration was MTT in BKK.

[sallecc]

2 hours ago, hav said:

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I was told to come back before end of March and to prove my return flight is cancelled plus something about a letter from embassy. Then i would receive the covid extension on top. But there are return flights every 2-3 days so this won't work for me.

 

Immigration was MTT in BKK.

 

Is this means that visa-exempt visitors cannot get 60d Covid extension? (unless prove canceled flight or embassy letter)

[Salerno]

2 minutes ago, sallecc said:

Is this means that visa-exempt visitors cannot get 60d Covid extension? (unless prove canceled flight or embassy letter)

 

No, it means one office (or possibly just the one officer) is interpreting the rules in that way.

[ubonjoe]

3 hours ago, hav said:

I was told to come back before end of March and to prove my return flight is cancelled plus something about a letter from embassy.

Neither of those are required to apply for a covid 19 extension.

They only want you to complete a affidavit the will give you with tick boxes to choose the reasons you need the extension. One the reasons is that you cannot get a embassy letter.

[DrJack54]

14 minutes ago, sallecc said:

 

Is this means that visa-exempt visitors cannot get 60d Covid extension? (unless prove canceled flight or embassy letter)

They are wanting him to use up the standard 30 day extension that is available for visa exempt and tourist visa entries. After which he can obtain 60 covid extension assuming they will continue to be issued post end of march. Which they will.

The cancelled flight thing was mumbo jumbo.

[hav]

I hope that's true.

 

When I entered the room, she was already looking and waving towards me, like she was ready for some fresh meat. Have to avoid that lady next time - if i decide to try the covid extension in Bangkok.

 

Maybe it has to do with my arrival in February though. I can fly here during the pandemic, so I can also leave during the pandemic :P

[sallecc]

20 hours ago, hav said:

I hope that's true.

 

When I entered the room, she was already looking and waving towards me, like she was ready for some fresh meat. Have to avoid that lady next time - if i decide to try the covid extension in Bangkok.

 

Maybe it has to do with my arrival in February though. I can fly here during the pandemic, so I can also leave during the pandemic ????

 

These are my friend's fears... Hope it's not true... Are there any reports of people arrived visa exempt or SETV who got 60d Covid extension after 1st 30d extension?

 

Please let us know next month when you apply for it, thanks... Now you have 'under consideration' stamp, or 30d ext. stamp?

 

 

[hav]

On 3/24/2021 at 8:37 AM, sallecc said:

 

These are my friend's fears... Hope it's not true... Are there any reports of people arrived visa exempt or SETV who got 60d Covid extension after 1st 30d extension?

 

Please let us know next month when you apply for it, thanks... Now you have 'under consideration' stamp, or 30d ext. stamp?

 

 

I extended my visa exempt by 30 days. the standard procedure that was available before covid as well.

 

I haven't read about someone who entered on a visa exempt recently and was able to extend it by 60 days based on covid extension.

 

There are some reports where tourist visas could be extended by 60 days based on covid extension (after the standard 30 days extension) at Chonburi/Jomtien immigration here: