Extensions Of Tourist Visa

[ms girl]

I stay in Phuket. Is there a nearby place where i can exit to have my extensions of visa.. ? and for how long i can get maximum? is the tourist visa transferrable into work permit? or i need to apply for Non-B visa? pls. just need your advice ...

thanks,

ms girl

[IMA_FARANG]

Extensions of tourist visas are done at your local immigration office in Thailand.

So if your in Phuket, then that office is in Phuket.

Exactly how long the extension gives you depends on the type of visa you entered on.

If all you have is a 30 day stamp you recieved on arrival at the airport...that's only 7 days.

If you recieved a single entry tourist visa from a Thai consulate and recieved a 60 day entry stamp....that visa can be extended for 30 days at your local immigration.

The extension fee is 1900 Baht. You will need your passport, the entry card stapled into your passport when you arrived, and a form you will be given at immigration to fill out and sign.

That can take from 30 minutes to several hours at immigration...depending on how many people are waiting at the time you go.

That immigration office will probably be closed on weekends...so don't wait until the day your current entry visa actually expires.

I beleve you can go to immigration at anytime in the last 30 days of your 60 day tourist visa....the extension simply adds 30 days to your expiration date,,,you won't "lose" any days by going early.

[ms girl]

Thanks Mr. Farang they said i need to go exit somewhere nearby countries and go to any Thai Consulate. Is it posible to request a two months stay in thailand?? and what are those requirements? thanks for your reply

[lopburi3]

What passport are you on? Consulate tourist visa can provide various period of stay depending on passport so we do not know if you are here on a real tourist visa or a visa exempt entry at this point. But no you can not obtain a work permit on a tourist visa and will likely have to exit country to a Thai Consulate to obtain a non immigrant B visa (which provides a 90 day stay) and what will be required varies by type of employment but this is the normal MFA provided list to Consulates:

(1) Foreigners who wish to work in Thailand must provide the following documents:

- Passport or travel document with validity of not less than 6 months.

- Completed visa application form.

- Recent passport-sized photograph (4 x 6 cm) of the applicant taken within the past 6 months.

- Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family).

- Letter of approval from the Ministry of Labour. To obtain this letter, the applicant’s prospective employer in Thailand is required to submit Form WP3 at the Office of Foreign Workers Administration, Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour Tel. 02-2452745, or at the Provincial Employment Office in his or her respective province. More information is available at www.doe.go.th/workpermit/index.html

- Copy of Work Permit issued by the Ministry of Labour and alien income tax or Por Ngor Dor 91 (only in the case where applicant has previously worked in Thailand).

- Corporate documents of hiring company in Thailand such as:

1) business registration and business license

2) list of shareholders

3) company profile

4) details of business operation

5) list of foreign workers stating names, nationalities and positions

6) map indicating location of the company

7) balance sheet, statement of Income Tax and Business Tax (Por Ngor Dor 50 and Por Ngor Dor 30 of the latest year)

8) value-added tax registration (Por Por 20)

- Document indicating the number of foreign tourists (for tourism business only), or document indicating export transactions issued by banks (for export business only).

N.B.

- An alien who receives a Non-Immigrant visa can work in Thailand once he or she is being granted a work permit. An alien in violation of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) concerning taking up employment without work permit or the Royal Decree B.E. 2522 (1979) concerning holding employment in certain restricted occupations and professions shall be prosecuted and imprisoned or fined, or shall face both penalties.

- It is recommended that the applicant should apply for visa at the Thai Embassy/ Consulate in the country where he/she has the residence

[ms girl]

Thanks Mr. Lopburi3 its a great help for me... appreciated