Hi,

Does anyone have any idea if its still a bit hit and miss obtaining the 60 day tourist visa down in Penang ? I have seem some posts from last year saying there could be problems depending on how many you previously had, whether you had the 30 day extension etc etc but no recent news. I always used to goto Penang and use a local agent (Jimmys), but dont really want to venture down there from Samui only to get turned down.

Has anybody recently been to Penang and had a problems ?

Cheers

Send a mail to Jim's place in Penang.

Send a mail to Jim's place in Penang.

I emailed him last year about visa's and didn't get a reply.

Try banana guest house here.

I wa there two months ago. Agent told me that if you extended a two month visa, they won't give you another one. If you don't extend, you can get as many in a row as you like. This is just what I was told.

An extension of a tourist visa will currently lead to new tourist visa application decline at Penang. As to how many tourist visas the consulate will issue, that is an unanswerable question as is up to their discretion (case by case). If they believe you are not a genuine tourist, likely your application will be declined. There are notices in many consulates to this effect. Depending on your situation KL maybe a better place to go.