Length Of Stay For Pakistani

[JerryAndMiel]

I'm asking this for a Pakistani friend who wants to come to Thailand. But he does not know how long he can stay. The Thai Foreign Ministry on their website page http://www.mfa.go.th...482.php?id=2489 says the following under Tourist Visa:

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.

I know Pakistan is not on the Tourist Visa Exemption list, so does that mean he can only stay 30 days? In the past, he has been granted a 60-day length of stay, but now have they changed the rules? Also, when he was last there, they would only give him a 7-day extension.

Does anyone have any recent experience of getting a 60-day length of stay from a country not on the Visa Exemption list?

[JerryAndMiel]

To answer my own question, since we have traveled again to Thailand this year: My Pakistani friend was able to get a 60-day entry permit when he arrived with a Tourist Visa. However, when we went to apply for a 30-day extension, they would only give him a 7-day extension, quoting their "rules" for certain nationalities. Nationals of Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, Togo and Uganda may only extend for seven days. Of course, that caused havoc with our hotel and airline schedules, not to mention it costs THB 1900 for the 7-day extension. You would think that the visa department would love to have tourists stay, spending money in Thailand and helping the economy recover.