Applying for a tourist visa.

[Self]

I am in the prosses of apply for a tourist visa. once im in Thailand, I am planning on extending it for thirty days.

On the tourist application you have to put your length of stay. I was wondering if i should put thirty days because thats how long i want to tourist visa for, of if i should put 90 days.

i know this is a silly question but any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

[sawatdee2k3]

I just did this in the US and I had filled out the entire application except for that line.  When I went to the embassy I told the rep. how many entries I wanted (I told him I wasn't sure how long I'd be there) and they took care of it with very little hassle at all.  Actually, I was out of there in literally less than 30 seconds and I picked up my visa two days later.

Just make sure you're appearance is clean and make an effort to wear pressed clothes.  Other than that it's pretty painless.

[JonnieB]

sounds like you want to stay awhile...go for the max possible for a tourist visa...put down 60 days.  while you are at it, go for multiple entries too...ask for a double entry tourist visa (2 entries).  that way, after your in-country extension and visa run after 90 days, you will have another 90 days to stay if you want.  a total of 180 days or 6 months.

[sawatdee2k3]

I got 3 - 60 day tourist visas.  They have to be used w/in 6 months so the most they'd give me was 3.  With the 30-day extensions you can get almost 9 months out of it.  If you're wanting to stay longer than that, apply for the non-imm B or O if you can.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

The period of stay is 60 days for a tourist visa, 90 for a non-immigrant. Just write that 60 day stay for the TR visa.