28 yr old aussie wanting to spend 3 months in thailand

[littlealan]

Hi guys and girls,

I am 28 year old Australian businessman wanting to spend around 3 months in thailand. I have been there maybe 5 times before, and 3 times last year on a 30 day tourist visa.

I get so many conflicting stories on how to go about this 60-90 stay i want to have over there, starting in the next month.

what is my best way to go about this?

what even is a 'business visa (90 Day) and how do i qualify for this?

also, is the THB at 25/1AUD doing any real damage over there? haha

Nice to meet you all!

[nowretired]

All that is needed is a single entry tourist visa which will provide an initial 60 day entry and which can be extended for another 30 days at a cost of 1900 Bht at an immigration office.

There are no 30 day tourist visas . What were given at the airport was a 30 day visa exempt entry.You should apply for a Visa at the Thai embassy or one of the Thai consulates prior to leaving Australia.

[ubonjoe]

You could get a single entry tourist visa that would give a you a 60 day entry that can be extended for 30 days at an immigration office.

Info to get a visa is here on the embassy in Canberra's website: http://canberra.thaiembassy.org/visa.html

[littlealan]

thanks very much gentleman. I will look further into this. I am in QLD.

is it much of a drama to communicate and setup the visa prior to departure?

[ubonjoe]

It should not be any problem to get the visa.

You can do it by mail to the embassy or the consulate in Sydney.

[Maestro]

Removed an off-topic post and the replies to it.

[samran]

Working holiday visa. Stay up to a year of you want. Can work if you feel like it as well..

[Suradit69]

Working holiday visa. Stay up to a year of you want. Can work if you feel like it as well..

"Working holiday visa."

What is a working holiday visa?

[ubonjoe]

Working holiday visa. Stay up to a year of you want. Can work if you feel like it as well..

"Working holiday visa."

What is a working holiday visa?

"OVERVIEW

As of 12 September 2005, Australians aged between 18-30 years wishing to travel to and work temporarily in Thailand can apply for a Thailand-Australia Work and Holiday Visa."

More info here by clicking on working holiday visa, http://thaiconsulatesydney.org/Home/visa

It is issued as a non-ba visa that gives a one year entry. No work permit is needed.

[littlealan]

thanks guys,

will let you know how i go.

do the russians still run phuket?

[nowretired]

thanks guys,

will let you know how i go.

do the russians still run phuket?

They do not and never did.

Very few Russians to be found since the Rouble crashed.

[georgemandm]

All that is needed is a single entry tourist visa which will provide an initial 60 day entry and which can be extended for another 30 days at a cost of 1900 Bht at an immigration office.

There are no 30 day tourist visas . What were given at the airport was a 30 day visa exempt entry.You should apply for a Visa at the Thai embassy or one of the Thai consulates prior to leaving Australia.

Hi you can get two 60 days tourists visa at a cost $90 dollars you just have to go out of thailand after the 60 days and come back in not that hard to do and if you want to you can stay on if you like thailand get away from the tourists places and go north of thailand you will like it a lot more cheers all the best

[lordblackader]

You say you're from Queensland, if you're in Brisbane the Thai Consulate is at 87 Annerley Rd, South Brisbane. If you're not in Brisbane you can do it through them by mail; my favourite consulate in Australia as they're generous with the enter by dates and are efficient in processing the application.

As others have said: apply for 60 day single entry tourist visa, then get it extended when you're in Thailand for 30 days; 1900 baht, TM7, passport photo and copies from your passport.

Unlike some advice you've gotten here, you don't have to leave the country after 60 days at all.

[manfredtillmann]

It should not be any problem to get the visa.

You can do it by mail to the embassy or the consulate in Sydney.

i know you are the 'one who knows' when it comes to visa questions, but: getting my visa by mail from the sydney consulat is something that i have never been able to do. to my knowledge one has to front up to lodge one's application.

you can supply a self addressed and pre - paid envelope for your passport to be sent back to you but even that meets 'passive' resistance from staff.

no offence intended

[ubonjoe]

You say you're from Queensland, if you're in Brisbane the Thai Consulate is at 87 Annerley Rd, South Brisbane. If you're not in Brisbane you can do it through them by mail; my favourite consulate in Australia as they're generous with the enter by dates and are efficient in processing the application.

As others have said: apply for 60 day single entry tourist visa, then get it extended when you're in Thailand for 30 days; 1900 baht, TM7, passport photo and copies from your passport.

Unlike some advice you've gotten here, you don't have to leave the country after 60 days at all.

The consulate in Brisbane has been closed since February,

[wazzadg44]

Unlike some advice,the Brisbane Consulate is now closed!!!

[nowretired]

You say you're from Queensland, if you're in Brisbane the Thai Consulate is at 87 Annerley Rd, South Brisbane. If you're not in Brisbane you can do it through them by mail; my favourite consulate in Australia as they're generous with the enter by dates and are efficient in processing the application.

As others have said: apply for 60 day single entry tourist visa, then get it extended when you're in Thailand for 30 days; 1900 baht, TM7, passport photo and copies from your passport.

Unlike some advice you've gotten here, you don't have to leave the country after 60 days at all.

The Brisbane consulate has been closed .

[ubonjoe]

It should not be any problem to get the visa.

You can do it by mail to the embassy or the consulate in Sydney.

i know you are the 'one who knows' when it comes to visa questions, but: getting my visa by mail from the sydney consulat is something that i have never been able to do. to my knowledge one has to front up to lodge one's application.

you can supply a self addressed and pre - paid envelope for your passport to be sent back to you but even that meets 'passive' resistance from staff.

no offence intended

Their website states they accept mail in applications. http://thaiconsulatesydney.org/Home/visa

There have also been posts on this forum of people doing it by mail.

[manfredtillmann]

It should not be any problem to get the visa.

You can do it by mail to the embassy or the consulate in Sydney.

i know you are the 'one who knows' when it comes to visa questions, but: getting my visa by mail from the sydney consulat is something that i have never been able to do. to my knowledge one has to front up to lodge one's application.

you can supply a self addressed and pre - paid envelope for your passport to be sent back to you but even that meets 'passive' resistance from staff.

no offence intended

Their website states they accept mail in applications. http://thaiconsulatesydney.org/Home/visa

There have also been posts on this forum of people doing it by mail.

thank you, ubonjoe, i shall try again next time and keep you posted.

[littlealan]

ha. schooner of confliction!!

so... i mail sydney??

[manfredtillmann]

ha. schooner of confliction!!

so... i mail sydney??

yes, mail sydney, trust 'ubonjoe', he knows more about this than anyone else. i probably talked to the wrong people - not that i had much chance to do different.

[ubonjoe]

You can mail it to Sydney or to the embassy in Canberra..

[littlealan]

what is the chance of getting in with just a one way ticket from Gold coast booked?

[nowretired]

what is the chance of getting in with just a one way ticket from Gold coast booked?

There is no requirement for a return/onward ticket if a valid visa is obtained prior to departure.

[beerzy]

thanks guys,

will let you know how i go.

do the russians still run phuket?

Hi Allan,

I think they still do but the government have deported some from Pattaya and phuket. I have just been back from Pattong and kamala and still loads there.

re visa,

Brisbane has a thai embassy...here's the link. its easy to get the 60 day visa and extend it by another 3 months...I did so last year

[ubonjoe]

thanks guys,

will let you know how i go.

do the russians still run phuket?

Hi Allan,

I think they still do but the government have deported some from Pattaya and phuket. I have just been back from Pattong and kamala and still loads there.

re visa,

Brisbane has a thai embassy...here's the link. its easy to get the 60 day visa and extend it by another 3 months...I did so last year

It was a honorary consulate not an embassy. It has been closed since February.

[nowretired]

thanks guys,

will let you know how i go.

do the russians still run phuket?

Hi Allan,

I think they still do but the government have deported some from Pattaya and phuket. I have just been back from Pattong and kamala and still loads there.

re visa,

Brisbane has a thai embassy...here's the link. its easy to get the 60 day visa and extend it by another 3 months...I did so last year

Brisbane HAD a Honorary Thai Consulate which is now closed and has been closed for 6-7 months !

[mihalis]

60 day tourist visa, with 30 extension is easiest... Canberra Thai Embassy, does it in around a week... just make sure you have required paper work..

[Friendly Stranger]

Working holiday visa. Stay up to a year of you want. Can work if you feel like it as well..

"Working holiday visa."

What is a working holiday visa?

It's a program whereas based on where you're from you can get employment in specific countries as part of a working visa, there's a list of countries that participate in this. There are many from Ireland, France and Spain that work where I'm at. Before anyone gets any ideas lol, there's an age cutoff and I'd bet a large sum that thailand does not participate in this.

[duckmandon]

You say you're from Queensland, if you're in Brisbane the Thai Consulate is at 87 Annerley Rd, South Brisbane. If you're not in Brisbane you can do it through them by mail; my favourite consulate in Australia as they're generous with the enter by dates and are efficient in processing the application.

As others have said: apply for 60 day single entry tourist visa, then get it extended when you're in Thailand for 30 days; 1900 baht, TM7, passport photo and copies from your passport.

Unlike some advice you've gotten here, you don't have to leave the country after 60 days at all.

Thai Consulate has been closed for at least 6 months. Everything done in Canberra now. Good luck.