I'm at a friends hotel. Theres a customer there with a visa issue.

His 60 day tourist visa is about to expire, with no re-entries

but he wants to stay 35 additional days.

I told him there were at least 3 options

1) do a visa run and get an additional tourist visa (overnight run across the border of his choice)

2) pay the 1900 baht for a 30 day extension and overstay 5 days at 500 baht a day (is that what the overstay charge is?)

and i recall an additional option of an emergency extension of 1 week for various reasons so the option 3 would be

3) pay the 1900 baht for a 30 day, and pay (tbd) for an emergency extension of one week.

So my question is, are the options i laid out correct?

and can someone clarify the process of getting an emergency extension of one week?

Basically that is it. But crossing a border requires visiting a city with a Thai Consulate and submitting application in morning and picking up next workday afternoon (and in case of Cambodia about a 4 day total stay as not provided next workday). Best to extend 30 days and then can apply for another extension which will not be approved but will allow 7 days to leave. But if person would like to travel and visit somewhere getting a new visa for 60 days stay - or spending 5 days outside Thailand and returning by air for a 30 day entry are possible.

Yep that's what i thought.

See? I am learning something from being on TV!

Thanks lb3

Basically that is it. But crossing a border requires visiting a city with a Thai Consulate and submitting application in morning and picking up next workday afternoon (and in case of Cambodia about a 4 day total stay as not provided next workday). Best to extend 30 days and then can apply for another extension which will not be approved but will allow 7 days to leave. But if person would like to travel and visit somewhere getting a new visa for 60 days stay - or spending 5 days outside Thailand and returning by air for a 30 day entry are possible.

Be aware that the extra 7 days is not always given without a good reason.

Some immigration officers require proof for the need of the extra 7 days.

A ticket out of the country within those 7 days is the proof.

yep the message has been relayed. I told him, he'll need 1900baht for the 30, and an additional 1900baht for the 7.

if he does not get that he can try to prepay 7 days of overstay at 500baht/day.

He'll also need a ticket to get the prepaid overstay or the 7 day extension.

He's off to the immigration office in Rayong today. we'll see how it goes.

Thanks guys. you've been a great help!

There is no pre-paid overstay. With a ticket out he can obtain 7 days but this should be done when required rather than in advance.

Best to extend 30 days and then can apply for another extension which will not be approved but will allow 7 days to leave.

I'd not thought about the '7 days to leave' after getting a 30 day extension. What would happen if you went back 6 days later and asked for another 7 days?

Not going to happen and no more time.

Not going to happen and no more time.

Cheers for that.