Medical Treatment Visa for Braces?

[Tsm12345]

Hi,

 

I've been staying Thailand for 8 months (1x Arrival, 2x Tourist Visa from HK). I will start orthodontical treatment on Nov 21st, my visa runs out on Nov 16. My doc gave me a medical certificate noting that I will start treatment on Nov 21st and will need check ups every 3 weeks for a period of  3 months. Will this be enough for receiving a medical treatment visa for 3 months or should I just go and apply for another Tourist and if questioned just show the certificate? Really want to avoid applying for a Medical Visa, then being rejected the next day and having to apply for a Tourist afterwards. Anyone had similiar experiences and knows what type of visa I'd have to apply for? 

 

Thanks a lot.

[ubonjoe]

Unless the doctor certifies you are unable to travel you will not get an extension for medical treatment.

I think your best option is to get a tourist visa.

[Tsm12345]

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Unless the doctor certifies you are unable to travel you will not get an extension for medical treatment.

I think your best option is to get a tourist visa.

Thank you. Any chance my third Tourist Visa in a row in HK gets rejected despite having the certificate? Feels like they can't really do anything about it when I show that, right? 

[ubonjoe]

I am not sure of what the limit of back to back visas are at the consulate in Hong Kong are.

Not sure what effect having medical certificate for dental care would be.

You could also get a tourist visa at a nearby consulate where it apparently would be your first one from them.

[BritTim]

It is almost certainly better to apply for regular tourist visas (class TR) rather than trying for medical tourism visas (class MT). We know that the regular tourist visas are available with no special documentation at consulates in several neighboring countries. Whether medical tourism visas are available, and with what supporting documentation is something I have seen virtually no discussion of.

[FritsSikkink]

1 hour ago, Tsm12345 said:

Thank you. Any chance my third Tourist Visa in a row in HK gets rejected despite having the certificate? Feels like they can't really do anything about it when I show that, right? 

They can do whatever they like. better to go to an other country

[elviajero]

• It is unlikely that you will qualify for an extension of stay, issued by immigration, based on your medical treatment.
• If applying in HK for a third Tourist Visa it would probably be better to apply for it based on medical treatment (MT) using the medical certificate. That would give you 60 days, but I am not sure, if entering with this visa, you would be able to extend it for 30 days based on tourism.
• Getting a SETV from a new Embassy/Consulate might be the best option as I don't think anyone knows the HK limit, and you'd get the 90 days you need with a 30 day extension of stay.