TomMc Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Is it true there is a visa option coming for tourists for 90 days on arrival? My wife claims she saw something about this on a Thai news website. I am coming to visit in early June for 10 weeks, so I need a visa which will give me more than 60 days stay. What options have I go? Unfortunately in my country, Ireland, there is no Thai embassy & I think the previous Thai Consul office is not open any more, so this limits access to options and I am not going to send personal documents to the Thai embassy in the UK for a Non-O tourist visa (way too risky). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJack54 Posted April 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) Tourist Visa gives you a 60 day stamp. That can be extended by 30 days. Perhaps that's where your confusion arose. Is your wife Thai national. After you arrive you can obtain 60 day extension to visit wife. That's after the 30 extension to your tourist visa. How long do you wish to stay? Edited April 19, 2022 by DrJack54 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RedArmy Posted April 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2022 There is no 90 days Tourist Visa. Tell the wife to stop watching Thai news websites & trying to confuse you further. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomMc Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, DrJack54 said: Tourist Visa gives you a 60 day stamp. That can be extended by 30 days. Perhaps that's where your confusion arose. Is your wife Thai national. After you arrive you can obtain 60 day extension to visit wife. That's after the 30 extension to your tourist visa. How long do you wish to stay? Is that a 60 Day Stamp on arrival from immigration? No need to apply in advance? So then do 30 day extension at Immigration in Jonteim? Yes wife is Thai National as is our kids but all live here in Ireland, so we'll be visiting for the summer and will stay a total of 68 days. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJack54 Posted April 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, TomMc said: Is that a 60 Day Stamp on arrival from immigration? No need to apply in advance? So then do 30 day extension at Immigration in Jonteim? Yes wife is Thai National as is our kids but all live here in Ireland, so we'll be visiting for the summer and will stay a total of 68 days. Thanks! The 60 days for you would apply if you obtain tourist visa. For 68 day stay you have 2 options. Obtain tv and then after entry obtain 30 day extension = 90 days. The other option is to just fly in visa exempt and be given 30 day stamp. Then obtain 60 day extension to visit wife = 90 days. My choice would be the latter. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 The visa on arrival is not available for Irish nationals. Source: https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/zE6021nSnu/เอกสาร/VOA.pdf 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Homburg Posted April 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Puccini said: The visa on arrival is not available for Irish nationals. Source: https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/zE6021nSnu/เอกสาร/VOA.pdf 30 day visa exemption appears to be available for Irish nationals, which is what DrJack54 suggested? From that link: Iceland IndonesiaIreland Israel Italy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogNo1 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 But the 60-day visa exempt stamp is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JayClay Posted April 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, DogNo1 said: But the 60-day visa exempt stamp is! There's no such thing 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Who knows what the "wife" read? Maybe an old article about the STV? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted April 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Puccini said: The visa on arrival is not available for Irish nationals. Source: https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/zE6021nSnu/เอกสาร/VOA.pdf The confusion is calling a visa exempt entry a visa on arrival that only allows a 15 day stay after applying for it and paying a 2000 baht fee for it. That list is a little out of date. The is newest one I am aware of. List of countries for visa exempt and visas on arrival dated October 2021. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted April 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2022 10 hours ago, TomMc said: Unfortunately in my country, Ireland, there is no Thai embassy & I think the previous Thai Consul office is not open any more, so this limits access to options and I am not going to send personal documents to the Thai embassy in the UK for a Non-O tourist visa (way too risky). You apply for a visa online to the Thai Embassy in London using the e visa website. https://thaievisa.go.th/ It is done entirely online and you do not have to mail your passport to the embassy. You will get a stickerless visa by email. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, DogNo1 said: But the 60-day visa exempt stamp is! There is not 60 day visa exempt entry. Most people get a 30 day visa exempt entry that can be extended for 30 days. There are some visa exempt entries under bilateral agreements that are for 90 days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 10 hours ago, TomMc said: Is that a 60 Day Stamp on arrival from immigration? No need to apply in advance? So then do 30 day extension at Immigration in Jonteim? Yes wife is Thai National as is our kids but all live here in Ireland, so we'll be visiting for the summer and will stay a total of 68 days. Thanks! If Ireland is like Australia; You apply at home - you get a 60 day visa if you stipulate that on application with Thai consulate in Ireland. Visa issued before you leave Ireland (in Oz - Sydney Consulate it takes about 1 month for the passport's to be returned to you). You arrive, and while here apply for the 30 days extension to take you past your 68 day length of holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted April 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, Tropposurfer said: If Ireland is like Australia; You apply at home - you get a 60 day visa if you stipulate that on application with Thai consulate in Ireland. Visa issued before you leave Ireland (in Oz - Sydney Consulate it takes about 1 month for the passport's to be returned to you). You arrive, and while here apply for the 30 days extension to take you past your 68 day length of holiday. He applies online to the embassy in London. 43 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: You apply for a visa online to the Thai Embassy in London using the e visa website. https://thaievisa.go.th/ It is done entirely online and you do not have to mail your passport to the embassy. You will get a stickerless visa by email. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statman78 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 11 hours ago, RedArmy said: There is no 90 days Tourist Visa. Tell the wife to stop watching Thai news websites & trying to confuse you further. If my memory serves me correctly, at the beginning of the pandemic where arrivals were required to quarantine for 14 days the usual 60 day tourist visa became a 90 day visa. I heard about it but not sure if it was ever implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, statman78 said: If my memory serves me correctly, at the beginning of the pandemic where arrivals were required to quarantine for 14 days the usual 60 day tourist visa became a 90 day visa. I heard about it but not sure if it was ever implemented. 30 day visa exempt was extended to 45 days. I'm pretty sure there was no change made to the 60 day single entry tourist visa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, JayClay said: I'm pretty sure there was no change made to the 60 day single entry tourist visa. Correct. The "bonus" 15 days was added to visa exempt entry. No added days to tourist visa entry. Think the 15 day bonus ended Sept last year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted April 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, statman78 said: If my memory serves me correctly, at the beginning of the pandemic where arrivals were required to quarantine for 14 days the usual 60 day tourist visa became a 90 day visa. I heard about it but not sure if it was ever implemented. It never happened. They did extend visa exempt entries to 45 days for about a year (2020 to 2021). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MajorTom Posted April 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2022 12 hours ago, TomMc said: Yes wife is Thai National as is our kids but all live here in Ireland, so we'll be visiting for the summer and will stay a total of 68 days. Thanks! Get a Non-O single entry e-visa from London. All done online. This will cover 90 days. No extensions needed. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 3 hours ago, DrJack54 said: Think the 15 day bonus ended Sept last year? I booked a 45 day return flight for October 12th to accommodate my visa exempt entry - This went back to 30 days on 1st October - Sent me into a right tizzy - Changed my return flight to within 30 days free of charge no problems - Flight not used anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 If you don't feel safe sending your documents to the UK (understandable), then why not go in person? More expensive, yes, but secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, RedArmy said: - Changed my return flight to within 30 days free of charge no problems - Flight not used anyway So that return flight is a throw away? Keep in mind that any onward flight has you covered, does not need to be return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said: So that return flight is a throw away? Keep in mind that any onward flight has you covered, does not need to be return. I understand this now. It was not a throw away ticket. It was actually cheaper to buy a return ticket than a single ticket to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritTim Posted April 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, DefaultName said: If you don't feel safe sending your documents to the UK (understandable), then why not go in person? More expensive, yes, but secure. In person and postal applications are no longer possible. You now must do everything electronically (which is easier anyway). 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, BritTim said: In person and postal applications are no longer possible. You now must do everything electronically (which is easier anyway). Ideal, that simple comment should solve the OP's problems. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judokrab Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 19 hours ago, DrJack54 said: After you arrive you can obtain 60 day extension to visit wife. That's after the 30 extension to your tourist visa. No, you cannot extend by both 30 days and 60 days ... you have to choose one or the other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, judokrab said: No, you cannot extend by both 30 days and 60 days ... you have to choose one or the other. Incorrect. Entry with visa exempt or tourist visa can be extended by 30 days. In addition if married you can obtain a 60 day extension to visit wife. Edited April 20, 2022 by DrJack54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 15 hours ago, ubonjoe said: ...That list is a little out of date. The is newest one I am aware of. List of countries for visa exempt and visas Thanks. I thought there should be something newer but try as I might, I couldn't find it on mfa.go.th. In fact, the way that website looks now I first wondered whether it was fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Online is the correct answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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