hi

actulally my flight will departure to thailand after 8 h and i do one mistak ,,i am from sudia arabia and i should take visa from my country but i forget to apply for it ,,the problem is my booking is 18 days so when i reach thailand and when i applay for visa they will give me just 14 days so how can i extand it and how much i should pay ???!!

plz help me

Edited July 25, 200817 yr by abonoor

You might not even be allowed to board the airplane, as you don't have a visa and you do need one. Better contact your airline first about this.

as i knew i can take visa on arrival for 15 days thats sure but the problem is my booking for 18 days so i want to extand 3 days more <<<is this allowed and how much i should pay ?

You may not be allowed on the airplane

so what about this

2. Nationals of certain countries may apply for visa upon arrival in Thailand. Travellers with this type of visa are permitted to enter and stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 15 days. For more information, please see Visa on Arrival.

i have read it in this site

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2487

Like you said, 15 days. Not 18. I don't know if you can get a 7 day extention on a visa on arrival, but like said before your first problem is the airline. Airlines are not allowed to take you on board if you don't have the right visa and face heavy fines if they do. Since you're planning to stay 18 days you don't have the right visa.

This is difficult. First it is very likely that the airline will refuse to board you, second when applying for visa on arrival, you need to show an air ticket out, that is within those 15 days. If you pass both hurdles, then you also need to leave the country and come back again, (buying a new visa on arrival), as there are no extensions available for visa on arrival (except special circumstances). Also IF you make it, be sure to go to a border that issues visa on arrival, as not all borders do.

Read about the borders that do, and general information about visa on arrival at http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2491

Good luck.

I knew a woman who had a visa on arrival and if I recall she was not allowed to extend it but had to leave the country and come back.