professor21 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I have a US visa on arrival, where is the best place to get a renewal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Not sure what you are asking about. Do you mean you want to renew a 30 day visa exempt entry you got on entry to Thailand? You cannot renew one of them. You can extend a visa exempt entry for 30 days at an immigration office for a fee of 1900 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 if I go to poipet then can I get a cheap visa? I can't afford 1900bht and I just got a US visa on arrival, I noticed there are buses to Phnom Penh but I don't know if there is a direct bus to poipet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 There is no 30 day visa on arrival for any nationality. You get a 30 day visa exempt entry. You would have to pay $30 for a Cambodia visa on arrival plus your transport costs to do a border hop for a new entry at Poipet. You can get buses to Aranyaprathet from the eastern bus terminal in Bangkok.. You can also go by train to there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 thanks what is the cheapest 3month or 6month visa? I could get a teaching job here in English or music or maybe mathematics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 thanks what is the cheapest 3month or 6month visa? I could get a teaching job here in English or music or maybe mathematics Tourist visa single entry 1,000 Bt, 2 entries 2,000, plus travel and visa to Laos. Neither will allow you to work legally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 You have to go to an embassy or consulate to get a visa. A single entry tourist visa that will give you a 60 day entry that can be extended for 30 days costs 1000 baht A 2 entry tourist visa you can get in Laos would give you almost 6 months of total stay.would cost 2000 baht. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Thanks!!! So I would need to take a bus to Laos and I could get a 6month for 2000BHT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 There is no visa that will give you 6 months without getting extensions and one border run between the entries of the 2 entry tourist visa. You can go by bus,van, train or by air. See here for some reports on trips to Vientiane or Savannakhet Laos. Latest Reports Of Getting A Visa In The Region 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Thanks! So the cheapest way to get a 1 month visa is to go to Savannakhet Laos and come back to BKK for a visa on arrival or Phnom Penh by bus? Edited July 2, 2015 by professor21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 There is no one month visa. You can do a border crossing re-enter and get a 30 day visa exempt entry (it is not a visa on arrival) at any border. You many only be able to this once. If you plan on staying longer you should go out for the 2 entry tourist visa. After getting the visa you would enter the country and get a 60 day entry and then you apply for a 30 day extension at an immigration office for a fee of 1900 baht then after that 90 days you would have to leave the country and then re-enter to use the 2nd entry then do 60 + 30 again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 thanks very much!!! so I must leave for Savannakhet, Poipet or Vietanne by July 7th since my visa exempt entry was June 9th? and then I can get a double entry visa for 2000 minimum in Laos or more in Cambodia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 You could apply for a 30 day extension at an immigration office for a fee of 1900 baht. I think your entry is ending on the 8th. Look at the entry stamp in your passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) It says it expires July 8 and visa class (not clear maybe it says "Wm"?). I'm here for medical reasons and interested in getting the 3 month-6month visa. I could apply for a teaching job here but that might take a while.... Edited July 4, 2015 by professor21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 You have to leave the country on or before the 8th. The visa class is none and whatever they scribble in the space means a visa waver or exempt. If you want more time before going out for a tourist visa the 30 day extension is a good option. You arrive in Nong Khai early in the morning on the 8th depart the country get the Lao visa on arrival that will cost $35 or 1500 baht and then go to to the consular section of the Embassy in Vientiane and apply for a 2 entry tourist visa. Then pick it up the next afternoon. Then enter Thailand using your first entry of the visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) thanks very much Joe! so I must leave for Vientianne tomorrow or go to immigration and pay 1900bht (ugh) for a 30 day tourist visa? can I get a visa or stay with a medical certificate? do I have to go to immigration in the morning? thanks, my lungs are all damaged, don't have any strength left. Edited July 7, 2015 by professor21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowretired Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) You must either leave the country on/before the 8thor apply and pay for an extension of stay (it is not a visa ). An extension of stay based on medical grounds is possible but usually only for those who are hospitalised and who, by definition, are unable to travel. The cost of such an extension is 1900 Bht Failure to either leave or secure an extension of stay will result in overstay which costs 500 Bht/day. Edited July 7, 2015 by nowretired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 I have a master's degree in music from a top ranked US university is it enough to get expert status and a longer visa stay? I really need to stay for the hospital treatments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 You would have to find a job working as an expert. Perhaps you could get work as a music teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yes I could try that. where is the closest immigration office to Khao San rd please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowretired Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yes I could try that. where is the closest immigration office to Khao San rd please? Here - http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/location1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Chaent Wattana immigration office is the only office you can use. Map and info for getting there is here: http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/location1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Why couldn't the OP get a visa through the hospital where he is receiving treatment ? Or is that route only open to patients that are confined to the hospital and can't get to Immigration on their own ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 what is the process and documents for that? I can get a certificate from my doctor. so terribly crippled somehow teaching in Indonesia destroyed my lungs and maybe brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 what is the process and documents for that? I can get a certificate from my doctor. so terribly crippled somehow teaching in Indonesia destroyed my lungs and maybe brain As explained above, you're eligible for a 30 days extension, and this time Immigration would not consider another reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Why couldn't the OP get a visa through the hospital where he is receiving treatment ? Or is that route only open to patients that are confined to the hospital and can't get to Immigration on their own ! In the clause for an extension for medical reason one of requirements is that the supporting documents state that the person applying is unable to travel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 so if I can get this certificate then I give it to immigration but still need to pay the overstay fine+1900BHT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 It will be 500 baht a day for overstay and 1900 baht for the extension. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor21 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) it sounds like it's difficult to get this medical extension and they are going to charge me even if they grant it? by the way so the maximum visa stay I can get without a job here is 6 months from Vietienne and the border hops only grant 15 days? if I wanted to do medical treatment here for 6 months I'd need to find a job like in teaching math, music or english? Edited July 9, 2015 by professor21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 it sounds like it's difficult to get this medical extension and they are going to charge me even if they grant it? by the way so the maximum visa stay I can get without a job here is 6 months from Vietienne and the border hops only grant 15 days? As explained above currently you're not eligible for a medical extension because you're eligible for a 30 days extension first. All extension are charged Bt 1,900 no exceptions. If you are from a G7 country you receive 30 days visa exempt at a land border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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