30 Tourist Visa Extension

[BanglaMayor]

What do I have to do to get her another 30 days at Saphan Hin?

[katabeachbum]

sounds to me she arrived on a 30 day entry stamp visa excemption, not a 60 day tourist visa

if, so 7 days extension is 1900 baht, photo and passport needed

[LivinginKata]

Most folks don't know the difference between a Visa on arrival (30 day) and a Tourist Visa (apply at Thai embassy/consulate outside Thailand = 60 days). Looks like you can only get a 7 day extension as KBB stated above.

[katabeachbum]

Most folks don't know the difference between a Visa on arrival (30 day) and a Tourist Visa (apply at Thai embassy/consulate outside Thailand = 60 days). Looks like you can only get a 7 day extension as KBB stated above.

I believe "Visa on Arrival" is not the same as 30 days visa excemption on arrival..

visa on arrival is as I understand for those passportholders not qualifying for 30 days visa excemption

well compliceted matters, better off in visa forum

so for Op, any extension requires 1900 baht and photo, if its one year or 7 days, what they grant her depends on what is already in her passport

[stevenl]

I presume by 'VN' you mean Vietnam. Vietnamese citizens enter Thailand visa exempt, so no visa on arrival or any other kind of visa.

Extension possible for 7 days @1900 Baht, or fly out and come back in again and get another 30 days (via land 15 days).

[katabeachbum]

I presume by 'VN' you mean Vietnam. Vietnamese citizens enter Thailand visa exempt, so no visa on arrival or any other kind of visa.

Extension possible for 7 days @1900 Baht, or fly out and come back in again and get another 30 days (via land 15 days).

Vn is used about turbos, Variable Nozzles

[Jimi007]

Google is your friend: http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2490

Vietnam is visa exempt and she only gets 30 days. Unless she got a tourist visa at a Thai Consulate in her home country.

[NamKangMan]

I presume by 'VN' you mean Vietnam. Vietnamese citizens enter Thailand visa exempt, so no visa on arrival or any other kind of visa.

Extension possible for 7 days @1900 Baht, or fly out and come back in again and get another 30 days (via land 15 days).

Vietnam is part of ASEAN. This means she is visa exempt. She gets 30 days on arrival. In the area where I am living, there are a lot of Vietnamese staff. They are waitresses and room cleaners. The apartments and guesthouses are run by Thai's, so, it all seems to be a "protected" operation from immigration. Of course, the Thai's pay them about 2000 baht less, per month, than they would have to pay a Thai. It would seem, the only business owners employing Thai's are farang. :) Anyway, the few that I know are not overstayers. They do their visa runs to Ranong every month, however, they get 30 days, not 15 days like a farang would get for an overland boarder crossing.

So, either she heads to a Thai Embassy and gets the 60 day visa sticker in her passport, which can be extended by another 30 day with 1900 baht, or, she jumps on the bus with all the other Vietnamese workers and farang and heads to Ranong for the day and gets another 30 days.

[BanglaMayor]

Land is 15 day and by air is 30 day!

[NamKangMan]

Land is 15 day and by air is 30 day!

That's what I thought, but these girls all get 30 days. I have seen the passport of one of them. Definately 30 days. All I can think of is it's because Vietnam is part of ASEAN. However, it's possible some money exchanges hands, but I doubt it. These girls haven't got much and I can see their employer paying for it. I will ask some more about it and post again soon.

Farang definately only get 15 days for a land boarder crossing.

[stevenl]

Land is 15 day and by air is 30 day!

That's what I thought, but these girls all get 30 days. I have seen the passport of one of them. Definately 30 days. All I can think of is it's because Vietnam is part of ASEAN. However, it's possible some money exchanges hands, but I doubt it. These girls haven't got much and I can see their employer paying for it. I will ask some more about it and post again soon.

Farang definately only get 15 days for a land boarder crossing.

Since when is 'farang' a country?

Vietnamese citizens get, as said, 30 days exempt if entry via air, can be extended for 7 days at immigration, and get another 30/15 days for another entry.

[NamKangMan]

A quick internet search reveals a Thai going to Vietnam gets 30 days visa exemption on arrival, as both countries are part of ASEAN. I'm sure this would be reciprocal. The other countries in ASEAN don't have the whole by air/overland 30 days or 15 days BS like in Thailand, so, Thailand would most likely waver that law for other ASEAN members. I will go and double check with the Vietnamese girls later, but I have already seen 30 day stamp after 30 day stamp in one of their passports. The reason why I asked to see the passport was because I thought they would only get 15 days as well, like farang, but they said 30 days. So, I asked to see.

Check out below link. (I know it's the reverse scenario, but is probably reciprocal throughout ASEAN)

http://www.myvietnam...s/thailand.html

Edited February 20, 2012 by NamKangMan

[NamKangMan]

Land is 15 day and by air is 30 day!

That's what I thought, but these girls all get 30 days. I have seen the passport of one of them. Definately 30 days. All I can think of is it's because Vietnam is part of ASEAN. However, it's possible some money exchanges hands, but I doubt it. These girls haven't got much and I can see their employer paying for it. I will ask some more about it and post again soon.

Farang definately only get 15 days for a land boarder crossing.

Since when is 'farang' a country?

Vietnamese citizens get, as said, 30 days exempt if entry via air, can be extended for 7 days at immigration, and get another 30/15 days for another entry.

So, maybe you can explain to me how these Vietnamese Nationals get on the 5am bus to Ranong and come back with another 30 days???????? They catch the bus to Ranong, not fly there. :) :) I have seen the passport myself.

[stevenl]

Again. farang or non farang has nothing to do with this, it is about the citizenship of a country.

And no, I can not explain why in the passport of one Vietnamese girl you found a 30 day stamp, without knowing how she entered the country. You have seen one passport, so there is a potential connection to the Ranong visa run and 30 days, and there is potentially no connection.

Could be BTW that Thailand waivers this 15 day rule for citizens of Asean countries.

Edited February 20, 2012 by stevenl

[NamKangMan]

Again. farang or non farang has nothing to do with this, it is about the citizenship of a country.

And no, I can not explain why in the passport of one Vietnamese girl you found a 30 day stamp, without knowing how she entered the country. You have seen one passport, so there is a potential connection to the Ranong visa run and 30 days, and there is potentially no connection.

Could be BTW that Thailand waivers this 15 day rule for citizens of Asean countries.

That's what I mentioned in a post above. I think the 15 day rule for farang does not apply to other members of ASEAN. They will get 30 days.

I just went and spoke to one of these girls. She told me she gets 1 month. I did not ask to see her passport, again, I have seen it before. She definately does get 1 month everytime she goes to Ranong by land.

In any case, I would suggest to the OP that this girl keeps an eye out for other Vietnamese working on Phuket (there are many) and she can speak Vietnamese to them and find out for herself, but I have spoken to, and personally sighted the passport of one Vietnamese National who is working (illegally) and does tourist visa runs every month.

[NamKangMan]

Land is 15 day and by air is 30 day!

That's what I thought, but these girls all get 30 days. I have seen the passport of one of them. Definately 30 days. All I can think of is it's because Vietnam is part of ASEAN. However, it's possible some money exchanges hands, but I doubt it. These girls haven't got much and I can see their employer paying for it. I will ask some more about it and post again soon.

Farang definately only get 15 days for a land boarder crossing.

Since when is 'farang' a country?

Vietnamese citizens get, as said, 30 days exempt if entry via air, can be extended for 7 days at immigration, and get another 30/15 days for another entry.

It would appear that ASEAN members are not "Aliens." :) :) They get a better deal than the Aliens (farang) they get 30 days for a land boarder crossing instead of 15 days. :) :)

[stevenl]

I give up, you fail to see the difference between skin colour and citizenship of a country. And believe me, citizenship of a country is important for immigration matters.

[NamKangMan]

I give up, you fail to see the difference between skin colour and citizenship of a country. And believe me, citizenship of a country is important for immigration matters.

Skin colour has nothing to do with this thread. Thai immigration laws do. I have never once mentioned the colour of anyone's skin. All I did was make a joke out of all of us being called, officially, "Aliens" as far as Thai Immigration is concerned.

I have first hand knowledge of other Vietnamese Nationals getting 30 days when crossing into Thailand overland, and it would be obvious to all at the boarder they are working here as the stamps are all back to back to the very day.

Edited February 20, 2012 by NamKangMan

[Jimi007]

I presume by 'VN' you mean Vietnam. Vietnamese citizens enter Thailand visa exempt, so no visa on arrival or any other kind of visa. Extension possible for 7 days @1900 Baht, or fly out and come back in again and get another 30 days (via land 15 days).

Vietnam is part of ASEAN. This means she is visa exempt. She gets 30 days on arrival. In the area where I am living, there are a lot of Vietnamese staff. They are waitresses and room cleaners. The apartments and guesthouses are run by Thai's, so, it all seems to be a "protected" operation from immigration. Of course, the Thai's pay them about 2000 baht less, per month, than they would have to pay a Thai. It would seem, the only business owners employing Thai's are farang. :) Anyway, the few that I know are not overstayers. They do their visa runs to Ranong every month, however, they get 30 days, not 15 days like a farang would get for an overland boarder crossing. So, either she heads to a Thai Embassy and gets the 60 day visa sticker in her passport, which can be extended by another 30 day with 1900 baht, or, she jumps on the bus with all the other Vietnamese workers and farang and heads to Ranong for the day and gets another 30 days.

Here are the rules from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which I posted earlier: http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2490

[NamKangMan]

Just spoke to a Loatian friend. They have crossed Friendship Bridge into Thailand at Nong Kai, many times. They get 30 days when crossing the boader. It appears ASEAN members are exempt from the 15 day overland crossing rule.

[NamKangMan]

I presume by 'VN' you mean Vietnam. Vietnamese citizens enter Thailand visa exempt, so no visa on arrival or any other kind of visa. Extension possible for 7 days @1900 Baht, or fly out and come back in again and get another 30 days (via land 15 days).

Vietnam is part of ASEAN. This means she is visa exempt. She gets 30 days on arrival. In the area where I am living, there are a lot of Vietnamese staff. They are waitresses and room cleaners. The apartments and guesthouses are run by Thai's, so, it all seems to be a "protected" operation from immigration. Of course, the Thai's pay them about 2000 baht less, per month, than they would have to pay a Thai. It would seem, the only business owners employing Thai's are farang. Anyway, the few that I know are not overstayers. They do their visa runs to Ranong every month, however, they get 30 days, not 15 days like a farang would get for an overland boarder crossing. So, either she heads to a Thai Embassy and gets the 60 day visa sticker in her passport, which can be extended by another 30 day with 1900 baht, or, she jumps on the bus with all the other Vietnamese workers and farang and heads to Ranong for the day and gets another 30 days.

Here are the rules from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which I posted earlier: http://www.mfa.go.th...482.php?id=2490

I have read this. It states Malaysians will get 30 days, but it appears many others are as well. Like most things here, it may depend on who you get on the day.

[Jimi007]

Just spoke to a Loatian friend. They have crossed Friendship Bridge into Thailand at Nong Kai, many times. They get 30 days when crossing the boader. It appears ASEAN members are exempt from the 15 day overland crossing rule.

Maybe, but if you read the rules Malaysians are the only ones exempt to the 15 day land crossing.

[stevenl]

Skin colour has nothing to do with this thread. Thai immigration laws do.

So you do get it, then stop using the word 'farang' when you incorrectly mean westerners. The 30 days visa exempt you mention also applies to Japanese and Koreans, by no definition part of farang' and do not apply to e.g. Argentians, by all definitions farang.

[NamKangMan]

Skin colour has nothing to do with this thread. Thai immigration laws do.

So you do get it, then stop using the word 'farang' when you incorrectly mean westerners. The 30 days visa exempt you mention also applies to Japanese and Koreans, by no definition part of farang' and do not apply to e.g. Argentians, by all definitions farang.

Like I said, we are all "Aliens" in Thailand. It's just some Aliens get longer visas than others. :) :)