Tourist Visa - Stay Of 30 /60/90 Days

[WilliamIV]

Tourist Visas

The Number of Days of Stay given on Entry Varies for different Passport Holders.

Can you give me a Link to the Various Lists please?

Thanks

Bill

[Maestro]

This information is not published in the Royal Gazette. More likely, judging from section 35 of the Immigration Act, the rules are outlined in an order issued by the Director General of the Police Department or an official deputised by him. However, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives details here, under the title "Tourist Visa": http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2489.

5. PERIOD OF STAY

Upon arrival, travellers with this type of visa will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 30 days or 60 days.

Nationals of countries which are on Thailand’s Tourist Visa Exemption list or have bilateral agreements on visa exemption with Thailand will be permitted to stay for a period of not exceeding 60 days. Nationals from other countries who hold a tourist visa will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 30 days.

There is also the link "Visa Period of stay allowed by Immigration" in this post in the topic "Useful Immigration Information & Visa Descriptions", leading to a leaflet without letterhead and without date, the translation of a leaflet apparently printed by the Immigration Bureau some years ago probably for distribution to immigration officers.

[WilliamIV]

Hi Maestro

Is your Previous Post on this Subject still Valid?

Or can you kindly direct me to an update?

A friend - Indian Passport Holder who wants to stay 2 months was told today that

a Tourist Visa will give him only one month stay in the Kingdom.

But the same agent gave the same info to another Indian passport holder

just a few months ago but they were given 2 months stay by Airport Immigration.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Bill

[WilliamIV]

Anybody?

Do you know any Indian Passport Holder

Who entered Thailand in the past month

on a Tourist Visa?

How many Days Stay were they Given by Airport Immigration?

Thanks

Bill

[Maestro]

Immigration officers sometimes make mistakes. This must have been the case when an officer gave an Indian national with a tourist visa permission to stay for 60 days.

[WilliamIV]

Well this has happened twice - on two separate visits

During BOTH Visits he has obtained

a re-entry Permit - valid for the full 60 days

from Immigration Head Office in Bangkok

So there was Opportunity for the "Mistake"

to be "Discovered"

[Mario2008]

The rule is still the rule. I believe Indian nationals should get a tourist visa for 30 days, not 60.

But ask the agency that takes care of visa applications in India on behalf of the embassy. Their details are on the embassy webiste.

[WilliamIV]

Well I agree - but of course the Tourist Visa Sticker

the last time I saw one does not say how many days stay it is for.

The days of stay are fixed by the Immigration Officers Date Stamp that he or she applies.

It seems that all Agencies in India will say 30 days

But past experience shows that in the case of 3 other friends that 60 days has been given.

And just to add to my previous example where he was given a Re-entry Permit valid to the

Full 60 days without question / Comment / raised eyebrows by Immigration Head Office staff

but upon Re-Entry to the Kingdom nothing was said either.

The purpose of this Topic now is to Discover Current Experience of

Indian Passport holders entering with a Tourist Visa.

Bill

[WilliamIV]

Hi

I would appreciate any Indian Passport Holder

who has entered Thailand recently on a Tourist Visa

Can you please tell your experience?

How many days stay were you given By Airport Immigration please?

It is generally Accepted that 30 days is the correct number

But my Friends holding Indian Passport have always been give 60 days

in the past 3 years and until recently as May 2011.

Now their Travel Agent in India is stressing that only 30 days will be given.

And we are trying to determine if there has in fact been a Change

in what Airport Immigration are now granting.

Thanks

Bill