Have A Few Options For Tourist Visa

[Haiaphai]

Ok, I am returning to Thailand as a tourist and have only ever entered with student visas or non-imm B's.

Now I can mail off my passport to New York and they says 10 business days + mailing time. i would overnight it and I am in Philadelphia (about 2+hrs away). I can't do the option of dropping it off and waiting 2 days in NYC due to it being the week before finals.

Now I leave on the 12th of May and I SHOULD have enough time for this if it all works 100% smoothly, but there is still a risk

Cost is $70 for 2 entry + mailing both ways overnight

Now the second option would be the double visa in PP. I have always wanted to visit Angkor Wat and figured I could go to Cambodia for a week and pick up the visa there.

What would you more experienced folks suggest, and I am open to any other viable suggestions

thanks for the help!

[Maestro]

You could call an honorary consulate, ie not Washinton DC, New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, from this list. They are usually not as overworked as a full-service consulate and give a faster turnaround, often overnight.

[justaphase]

Just fly in and get a 30 day visa on arrival. Extend by 30 days in Bkk if you like.

Then go get a double from PP when you have to.

[Crossy]

Just fly in and get a 30 day visa on arrival. Extend by 30 days in Bkk if you like.

Then go get a double from PP when you have to.

There is no 30 day extension on a visa-exemption entry (Visa on arrival is something else to which he is not entitled), best he could hope for would be 7 days for 1900 Baht.

Also, unless he has a flight out within 30 days he may not be allowed to board his flight in the US.

[Haiaphai]

Just fly in and get a 30 day visa on arrival. Extend by 30 days in Bkk if you like.

Then go get a double from PP when you have to.

There is no 30 day extension on a visa-exemption entry (Visa on arrival is something else to which he is not entitled), best he could hope for would be 7 days for 1900 Baht.

Also, unless he has a flight out within 30 days he may not be allowed to board his flight in the US.

Good point, I failed to mention that if I went the PP route, I would purchase a flight to PP prior to leaving the US which would be done before the original 30 days was up.

Maestro: thanks I will look into that.

[Haiaphai]

Found a third option. Mailing it up to them and they will call when they are done and I can go get it. I have time to travel one time, but not twice, so this works out best.

thanks for all the input