Easy Way To Renew Tourist Visa?

[ninjat]

Hi, We are in Thailand for 3,5 months. Our visa is 2 month tourist, so we need to renew it once to stay legally in Thailand for all 3,5 months. But how do we renew it as easily as possible? Our plan is to cross the border to Malaysia and back again, but can we also renew it at the immigration office in Bangkok or similar places? I'm Danish, age 35 + 2 small children (Danish too). My wife is Thai. Thanks.

[Lite Beer]

You need to visit any Immigration Office in Thailand and apply for a 30 day extension. 1,900 Baht.

If you need any more time a trip over the border will give you 15 days on re entry.

Returning by plane will give 30 days.

Visit a Thai Consulate in a neighbouring country and apply for a Tourist Visa 60 days.

[lopburi3]

A tourist visa can only be extended for 30 days (3 months total) and that must be done at an immigration office inside Thailand with a TM.7 form and paying 1,900 baht. More time would require crossing border and return for 15 day stay.

There would be another option for you if wife here on Thai passport (60 days extension to visit spouse) it would not help children but there is no overstay fine for young children in any case so it would not matter. If you want that take marriage proof and wife to Immigration and ask for the 60 day extension.

[Mario2008]

Note that if the children are your wife's the children are also Thai and have the right to a Thai passport. Upon proof of Thai nationality they can get an extension of stay.

[SlyAnimal]

imo apply for a 60 day tourist visa with double entry.

Then you just pop over to Malaysia around the middle of your stay in Thailand for an extra 60 days. So essentially you've got upto 120 days worth of visas and don't have to piss around at the immigration office. Particularly as you'll be in Thailand for approximately 106-107 days (assuming exactly 3 1/2 months)

Since a visa extension at an immigration office + 14 days for crossing to Malaysia & back would only give you 104 days, so you'd need to be pretty precise about when you extend your visa + when you goto Malaysia and even then you'd likely end up with a few days overstay (only 500 bhat a day though so not necessarily biggie).

(Although of course if you're flying from Malaysia back to Thailand, then a single entry + 30 day extension is perfectly viable. But imo a double entry is still easier as saves you a trip to the immigration office)

Edited March 30, 2011 by SlyAnimal

[ninjat]

imo apply for a 60 day tourist visa with double entry.

Then you just pop over to Malaysia around the middle of your stay in Thailand for an extra 60 days. So essentially you've got upto 120 days worth of visas and don't have to piss around at the immigration office. Particularly as you'll be in Thailand for approximately 106-107 days (assuming exactly 3 1/2 months)

Since a visa extension at an immigration office + 14 days for crossing to Malaysia & back would only give you 104 days, so you'd need to be pretty precise about when you extend your visa + when you goto Malaysia and even then you'd likely end up with a few days overstay (only 500 bhat a day though so not necessarily biggie).

(Although of course if you're flying from Malaysia back to Thailand, then a single entry + 30 day extension is perfectly viable. But imo a double entry is still easier as saves you a trip to the immigration office)

A double entry is exactly what we have. Sorry for not making that clear before.

Is it possible to get the extra 60 days by going to the immigration office, so we don't need to cross the border to Malaysia?

[Lite Beer]

No. Each entry can be extended at Immigration for a further 30 days. 1,900 Baht fee.

[ninjat]

No. Each entry can be extended at Immigration for a further 30 days. 1,900 Baht fee.

Ok. Thanks everyone for your help.