Which Visa Is Best For Me?

[James86]

HI, I am currently staying in Thailand on a 2 month single entry tourist visa doing visa runs to re enter for another 2 months,

I have recenlty been told I am able to stay for 6 months to one year without doing the visa run, is this possible? Does anyone know what kind of documentation I would need to provide to the embassy to apply for a visa of this length?

Thanks in advance!

[poanoi]

6 months would be a double entry tourist visa, if you know any country that issue it,

but you would still have to go to the border after 3 months.

If you are below 50 years, the other option is 1 year ED visa

if you are above 50 you are lucky to get a cheap retirement visa,

especially as a US citizen where you can swear by scouts honor that you qualify,

no proof needed

[lopburi3]

You only get one entry of 60 days that you can extend for 30 days at immigration on a single entry tourist visa so not sure how you intend to obtain another 60 days. Are you over age 50 or married to a Thai or have a Thai child. You have not stated any criteria that would provide for more than the normal tourist visa entry.

[Mario2008]

You would need a non-immirgant visa fo soemthing like that, which are only issued for certain reasons. Like being over 50, working in Thailand, bing married to a Thai national or studying.

For longer term stay, many people use the option of studying in Thailand at a language centre.

You could apply for a double entry tourist visa, giving you two entrie of 60 day and each entry can be extended by another 30 days. You would get almost 6 months out of it, with 1 border run after 90 days. Cost would be 1,000 per entry and 1,900 per extension, so 5,800 baht.