Is This Right? 30-Day Visa Extensions For Canadians Via Malaysia?

[GoSoon]

This is my first Visa run, after getting my initial entry into Thailand via Malaysian on a 60 day Tourist Visa.

I'm planning on going back to Malaysia to get another 60 day Visa (I have not gotten my current 60-day extended in Thailand, because I heard that if you do this and go for another visa you will be denied), but when trying to find the form for the Penang consulate, I ran into this page:

http://www.consular....;อà¸à¸².html

Translated via Google Translate, this says (with the important quoted in bold):

Foreigners traveling to Thailand on a tourist visa to travel to the Ministry of the Interior. Will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period not exceeding 30 days unlimited number of times. Unless you go to the immigration checkpoint at the borders with neighboring countries. (Land border) will be allowed to stay for 15 days, unless the person is admitted to the Malaysian immigration checkpoints at borders with Malaysia. (Land border) will be allowed to stay in the clutch is not more than 30 days.

Foreigners traveling to Thailand on a tourist visa to travel to the Ministry of the Interior. Required to be paid or the payment or exchange an equal value exchange rate is not less than 10,000 Thai Baht for each family at least 20,000 foreign visitors are entitled to exemption from such brand. If you wish to stay in Thailand longer than 30 days, travelers should obtain a visa from the Embassy / Consulate abroad before arriving in Thailand. Which would have been prior permission to stay for a maximum of 60 days and apply for extension of stay at the Immigration office with further information available from Office of Immigration Road, Bangkok's government center. 02-141-9889 or.

Does this mean that, as a Canadian, I can simply enter Malaysia and get a 30 day Visa extension (I thought it was only 15)? Does this work multiple times?

[lopburi3]

No it does not mean that. To obtain an extension of 30 days you have to visit immigration with a form TM.7 and pay 1,900 baht. The 30 days is what you would get visa exempt if arriving by air and 15 days if by land.

The only Thai Consulate that was not providing visas because of extension was Penang and from limited recent reports that policy seems to have ended.

[Colabamumbai]

As stated, why don't you go and get a 30 day extension in Thailand 1,900 Bhat. You can get a number of single or double entry visas before any country will deny you. Get the extension then go to a neighbouring country and get another single or double entry tourist visa, and extend again in Thailand.

(From a fellow Canadian).

[DowntownAl]

I am Canadian and extended my dual entry (obtained at the consulate in Toronto) TV twice. After it was used I went to Vientiane and got another dual entry TV from the embassy there with no hassle whatsoever, which was also extend twice. I went back last July and got an ED visa, also no problem. Just to clarify, a dual entry means: one 60 day entry followed by a 30 day 1,900 baht extension, then exit Thailand for 10 seconds, in my case, in and out of Burma, to activate the second 60 days which was also followed by a 30 day 1,900 baht extension for a total stay of 180 days. Rinse and repeat. BTW - go for a dual entry, saves time and money.

[ubonjoe]

I think the Google translate you may of done for the webpage you posted is the problem.

This from MFA website. http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/123/15396-Tourist-Visa-Exemption.html

If such foreigners enter the Kingdom at the immigration checkpoints which border neighboring countries, they will be allowed to stay for 15 days each time, except Malaysian nationals who cross the borderline from Malaysia whose granted period of stay will not exceed 30 days each time.