Hi me and my partner came into thailand from malaysia and got issued a 30day visa straight away it will be running out on the 8th of september and we would be getting off ko samui just before that and was wondering can we get a 60day visa instead of the 30day as we have got till end of november in thailand and dont want to carry on going in and out of thailand so often, can anyone help us as not sure what to do many thanks in advance

not without travelling to a Thai embassy abroad and getting a tourist visa ...

Edited August 22, 200619 yr by jdinasia

so travelling within thailand there is no chance of getting a 60 day visa?

You can go to immigration and apply for an extension of 30 days. As you are a tourist and travelling that should not be a problem

not on a 30 day stamp on arrival.

10 day extension for that ... 15 days IF they already have an onward ticket

You have to apply for and receive a tourist visa from a Royal Thai Consulate and they are located outside of Thailand. The one normally used for that area of the country is located on the island of Penang in Malaysia.

What you have now is not a visa but a 30 day permitted to say without visa and is not designed for more time that the 30 days allowed. You may be able to extend at an immigration for anything from 7 to 15 days but not more than that unless there is a medical emergency or some other valid reason. You can probably cross a border/enter another country/return to obtain another 30 day stamp. Be sure to have 10k in baht with you in case it is asked to be shown.

Lopburi3 knows the score.

You can :-

1. Apply for an extension in Thailand, probably no more than 15 days, cost Bt 1,900

2. Go down to Penang or K.L. ( cheap flights with Air Asia etc. need to spend min. 1 night )

3. Do a run down to Khota Bharu, N. Malaysia. ( or Ranong )

Naka.