Help On Extension - Expiration Of Student Visa

[Bkehdy]

Hi All,

I'm Brazilian and I was studying here for 1 semester in KMITL as a interchange student. My visa expires 31 October, but I want to stay 2-3 more weeks. The University cannot give any letter, since officially I am not its student anymore. What can I do?

Regards,

Bernardo

[gennisis]

Hi All,

I'm Brazilian and I was studying here for 1 semester in KMITL as a interchange student. My visa expires 31 October, but I want to stay 2-3 more weeks. The University cannot give any letter, since officially I am not its student anymore. What can I do?

Regards,

Bernardo

It seems to me that your easist option is to do a border run and get a tourist visa.

Alternativly,take a chance on staying and paying the 'overstay' fee when you leave in 3 weeks time/

Best of luck

[Mario2008]

You will just have to do a border run. Leave Thailand and enter another country, (Cambodia) and return to Thailand. When you re-enter Thailand you will get permission to stay for 90 days, free of charge.

[Bkehdy]

Thanks, but overstay I think is expensive and risky no,? 500 Baht/day...

If I re-enter as a tourist how much time they will give me? 15, 30 or 90 days??

Regards,

Bernardo

[Mario2008]

Thanks, but overstay I think is expensive and risky no,? 500 Baht/day...

If I re-enter as a tourist how much time they will give me? 15, 30 or 90 days??

Regards,

Bernardo

As a Brazilian national, each time you enter Thailand you get a permision to stay for 90 days for free.

[Tod Daniels]

You will just have to do a border run. Leave Thailand and enter another country, (Cambodia) and return to Thailand. When you re-enter Thailand you will get permission to stay for 90 days, free of charge.

That is totally correct. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website says this;

"Thailand holds bilateral agreements on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, official and ordinary passports for a visit of not exceeding 90 days with Brazil, the Republic of Korea and Peru. Therefore, nationals of these 3 countries are exempted from visa requirements and are permitted to enter and stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 90 days."

That would appear to say, exit the country via any means, re-enter and you will get a 90 day stamp.

Good Luck

[Bkehdy]

Hi folks,

Thanks for the help! I'm planning to go next weekend to Cambodia. But one think made me a little worried: an Australian friend got only 15 days when crossing the border by land, not by plane. Is this information correct, or my situation is a little different??

Regards

[thaiphoon]

Hi folks,

Thanks for the help! I'm planning to go next weekend to Cambodia. But one think made me a little worried: an Australian friend got only 15 days when crossing the border by land, not by plane. Is this information correct, or my situation is a little different??

Regards

For most nationals it is 15 days visa exempt entry at land crossing or 30 days visa exempt entry by air. As a Brazilian you will get 90 days permission to stay.

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2490