tourist visa extension options

[GeKoSc]

Hallo visa experts,

I am a German in the 70th, presently living in Colombia. I would like to travel from Colombia to Chiang Mai and ask for a tourist visa at Chiang Mai airport.

With which action, if any,  I would be able to extend my stay in Thailand up to which maximal duration? 

 

Thank in advance for your kind suggestions...

[ubonjoe]

You cannot get a tourist visa at an airport. You would get a 30 day visa exempt entry that can be extended for 30 days at an immigration an office.

Without a valid visa for the airline may  require a ticket out of the country within 30 days of arrival.

You could possibley get a single entry tourist visa that allows a 60 day entry that can be extended for 30 day at immigration at the honorary Thai consulate in Bogota. Contact info follows.

Calle 100, NO 17-66, of.102
Santafe de Bogota

Tel (571) 2576004

Email [email protected]

 

You could also apply at immigration here for a one year extension of stay based upon retirement. You would need 800k baht in a Thai Bank for 60 day or proof of 65 K baht income or a combination of the 2 totaling 800k baht.

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[GeKoSc]

20 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You cannot get a tourist visa at an airport. You would get a 30 day visa exempt entry that can be extended for 30 days at an immigration an office.

Without a valid visa for the airline may  require a ticket out of the country within 30 days of arrival.

You could possibley get a single entry tourist visa that allows a 60 day entry that can be extended for 30 day at immigration at the honorary Thai consulate in Bogota. Contact info follows.

Calle 100, NO 17-66, of.102
Santafe de Bogota

Tel (571) 2576004

Email [email protected]

 

You could also apply at immigration here for a one year extension of stay based upon retirement. You would need 800k baht in a Thai Bank for 60 day or proof of 65 K baht income or a combination of the 2 totaling 800k baht.

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Thanks for your quick reply. In case I would leave Thailand for a 90 day visit to Da Nam/Vietnam and return to Thailand again for an other 90 visit, still possible? 

[ubonjoe]

17 minutes ago, GeKoSc said:

Thanks for your quick reply. In case I would leave Thailand for a 90 day visit to Da Nam/Vietnam and return to Thailand again for an other 90 visit, still possible? 

If you get a single entry tourist visa you could go to a nearby embassy or consulate to get another visa to get another total stay of 90 days.

[IMA_FARANG]

You could get a SETV in Hanoi Vietnam or in Ho Chi MInh City as theree are Thai consulates at both those places.

Each of those has certain requirements you mist meet to get a Single Entry Tourist Visa.

I know for sure that in Ho chi Minh City the Thai consulate will require you to show funds for your stay in Thailand and they will also want to see a pre booked exit ticket from Thailand before they will issue you a Thai SETV.

I once got a SETV in Ho Ghi  Minh City myself, so I am familiar with their requirements.

I reccomend you cal the Thai consulate in Ho Chi Minh and ask them what they require before you visit them for a SETV to Thailand.

They are not difficult, but they do insist you MUST meet their requirements before they will issue you a visa.

They won't compromise of their requirements, if you don't do it by their rules, it is no visa for you.

 

 

 

[GeKoSc]

On 21/12/2016 at 8:20 PM, ubonjoe said:

If you get a single entry tourist visa you could go to a nearby embassy or consulate to get another visa to get another total stay of 90 days.

 

On 21/12/2016 at 9:48 PM, IMA_FARANG said:

You could get a SETV in Hanoi Vietnam or in Ho Chi MInh City as theree are Thai consulates at both those places.

Each of those has certain requirements you mist meet to get a Single Entry Tourist Visa.

I know for sure that in Ho chi Minh City the Thai consulate will require you to show funds for your stay in Thailand and they will also want to see a pre booked exit ticket from Thailand before they will issue you a Thai SETV.

I once got a SETV in Ho Ghi  Minh City myself, so I am familiar with their requirements.

I reccomend you cal the Thai consulate in Ho Chi Minh and ask them what they require before you visit them for a SETV to Thailand.

They are not difficult, but they do insist you MUST meet their requirements before they will issue you a visa.

They won't compromise of their requirements, if you don't do it by their rules, it is no visa for you.

 

 

 

What specifically they ask for in order to meet the financial requirements? Would a copy of my account statement acceptable ?

[GeKoSc]

On 21/12/2016 at 8:20 PM, ubonjoe said:

If you get a single entry tourist visa you could go to a nearby embassy or consulate to get another visa to get another total stay of 90 days.

I can play this serveral times or endless?

[ubonjoe]

14 minutes ago, GeKoSc said:

 

What specifically they ask for in order to meet the financial requirements? Would a copy of my account statement acceptable ?

Yes if they asked for it. Latest reports are that are not asking for but do want to see a ticket out of Thailand.

3 minutes ago, GeKoSc said:

I can play this serveral times or endless?

You can get several tourist visas by going to different locations to get them.

How long do you plan on staying? If you can meet the financial requirements you could get a one year extension of stay based upon retirement at an immigration office.

[GeKoSc]

On 22/12/2016 at 10:36 PM, ubonjoe said:

Yes if they asked for it. Latest reports are that are not asking for but do want to see a ticket out of Thailand.

You can get several tourist visas by going to different locations to get them.

How long do you plan on staying? If you can meet the financial requirements you could get a one year extension of stay based upon retirement at an immigration office.

I (70 years) am planning to retire in Asia but have not yet decided where. Thailand could be a good place. Anyhow I will need a 2 entry visa to Thailand to get around and decide later on where to settle down. Which are are the financial requirements for a 1 year extention? 

[GeKoSc]

 

On 12/22/2016 at 9:48 AM, IMA_FARANG said:

You could get a SETV in Hanoi Vietnam or in Ho Chi MInh City as theree are Thai consulates at both those places.

Each of those has certain requirements you mist meet to get a Single Entry Tourist Visa.

I know for sure that in Ho chi Minh City the Thai consulate will require you to show funds for your stay in Thailand and they will also want to see a pre booked exit ticket from Thailand before they will issue you a Thai SETV.

I once got a SETV in Ho Ghi  Minh City myself, so I am familiar with their requirements.

I reccomend you cal the Thai consulate in Ho Chi Minh and ask them what they require before you visit them for a SETV to Thailand.

They are not difficult, but they do insist you MUST meet their requirements before they will issue you a visa.

They won't compromise of their requirements, if you don't do it by their rules, it is no visa for you.

In order to show funds what they are expecting, ti shoe account statement or cash?

[ubonjoe]

8 hours ago, GeKoSc said:

I (70 years) am planning to retire in Asia but have not yet decided where. Thailand could be a good place. Anyhow I will need a 2 entry visa to Thailand to get around and decide later on where to settle down. Which are are the financial requirements for a 1 year extention? 

There is no longer a 2 entry tourist visa. You could get a 2nd singe entry tourist visa.

To apply for an extension of stay based upon retirement at immigration here you will need 800k baht in Thai bank for 60 days or proof of 65k baht income or a combination of the 2 totaling 800k baht. You will need a non immigrant O visa entry to apply for the extension but you can change a tourist visa entry to a non immigrant visa at some immigration offices.

[ubonjoe]

8 hours ago, GeKoSc said:

In order to show funds what they are expecting, ti shoe account statement or cash?

They normally want to see a bank statement. Recent reports it is not normally needed if you can show a ticket out of Thailand when you apply.

[Ace of Pop]

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[GeKoSc]

On 31/12/2016 at 8:40 PM, ubonjoe said:

There is no longer a 2 entry tourist visa. You could get a 2nd singe entry tourist visa.

To apply for an extension of stay based upon retirement at immigration here you will need 800k baht in Thai bank for 60 days or proof of 65k baht income or a combination of the 2 totaling 800k baht. You will need a non immigrant O visa entry to apply for the extension but you can change a tourist visa entry to a non immigrant visa at some immigration offices.

The tourist visa entry (which I can change to a Non immigrant visa) have to be issued by the Thai Embassy or any Thai consulate. 

[ubonjoe]

22 minutes ago, GeKoSc said:

The tourist visa entry (which I can change to a Non immigrant visa) have to be issued by the Thai Embassy or any Thai consulate. 

Any Thai embassy or consulate. You can even convert a visa exempt entry to a non immigrant visa entry.

Best to try and get a single entry non-o visa instead of a tourist visa if possible.

[Munotlaw]

Don't get confused with all these good advices. You also can take the "short cut way", like so many retirees do, especially in Pattaya. An immigration lawyer / agent  could do all the paperwork for you, even provide you with the needed financial requirements. Costs, everything included  between 13 - 26k. You don't need to put 800,000 k in a Thai bank account.

It's easy and all the stamps are legally issued by the immigration.

Relax and have a good time without getting involved with the sometimes unpredictable Immigration people.

Munotlaw

 

 

[Welshboy89]

Hi guys. Happy new year. I need some advice on getting a tourist visa. 

 

I was living in Thailand for over 2 years and moved back to the uk in June. I coming to visit for 1 or 2 months at the end of January and wondering what my options are with visa etc. 

 

In my my passport I have 3 back to back tourist visas and before these I have a non b visa. Would it be better for me to fly into Thailand and get an exempt visa upon arrival, get a double entry tourist visa or get a new passport all together? 

[ubonjoe]

Since you expect to stay longer than 30 it would be best to get a single entry tourist visa that would give you a 60 day entry. Two entry tourist visas are no longer available. At this time a single entry tourist visa is free until February 28th.

You could also enter on a 30 day visa exempt that you can extend for 30 days for a fee of 1900 baht. You may be not be able to board your flight to here without a ticket out of the country within 30 days of arrival.

[Welshboy89]

Thanks for the quick reply as always Joe. So having so many visas in my passport won't be a problem getting into the country?

[ubonjoe]

9 minutes ago, Welshboy89 said:

Thanks for the quick reply as always Joe. So having so many visas in my passport won't be a problem getting into the country?

They don't count visas when doing a visa exempt entry.

[redwinecheese]

13 hours ago, Munotlaw said:

Don't get confused with all these good advices. You also can take the "short cut way", like so many retirees do, especially in Pattaya. An immigration lawyer / agent  could do all the paperwork for you, even provide you with the needed financial requirements. Costs, everything included  between 13 - 26k. You don't need to put 800,000 k in a Thai bank account.

It's easy and all the stamps are legally issued by the immigration.

Relax and have a good time without getting involved with the sometimes unpredictable Immigration people.

Munotlaw

 

 

What if I'm not 50 years old yet, would I be considered by an immigration lawyer or an agent please?

[ubonjoe]

5 hours ago, redwinecheese said:

What if I'm not 50 years old yet, would I be considered by an immigration lawyer or an agent please?

No

You must be 50 or over on the date you apply.

[dvdcm]

Is there any particular window for the 30 day extension of a visa exempt stay? I'm here a week so far and would like to get it taken care of. 

[ubonjoe]

15 minutes ago, dvdcm said:

Is there any particular window for the 30 day extension of a visa exempt stay? I'm here a week so far and would like to get it taken care of. 

You can apply for the extension during the last week or so of your entry. 

[Evilbaz]

22 hours ago, Munotlaw said:

Don't get confused with all these good advices. You also can take the "short cut way", like so many retirees do, especially in Pattaya. An immigration lawyer / agent  could do all the paperwork for you, even provide you with the needed financial requirements. Costs, everything included  between 13 - 26k. You don't need to put 800,000 k in a Thai bank account.

It's easy and all the stamps are legally issued by the immigration.

Relax and have a good time without getting involved with the sometimes unpredictable Immigration people.

Munotlaw

 

 

 

Just wondering if these "legal agents" also provide dodgy spouse extensions?

That would explain why law abiding expats are now facing so much extra procedure and investigation.

 

Also how do these "agents" handle the photo in front of the house numbers or the Immi visit some Immi offices now require for retirement extensions?

Also a result of their dodgy practices IMO.

Don't think for one moment this site is not monitored by Central Immi authorities.

[Munotlaw]

They don't. 

MUNOTLAW 

 

[GeKoSc]

On 2/1/2017 at 0:13 AM, Munotlaw said:

Don't get confused with all these good advices. You also can take the "short cut way", like so many retirees do, especially in Pattaya. An immigration lawyer / agent  could do all the paperwork for you, even provide you with the needed financial requirements. Costs, everything included  between 13 - 26k. You don't need to put 800,000 k in a Thai bank account.

It's easy and all the stamps are legally issued by the immigration.

Relax and have a good time without getting involved with the sometimes unpredictable Immigration people.

Munotlaw

 

 

Would that also work without a formal turist visa from a consulate but with an 30 days entry permit at the Thai airport ? 

[GeKoSc]

On 2/1/2017 at 4:55 AM, ubonjoe said:

Since you expect to stay longer than 30 it would be best to get a single entry tourist visa that would give you a 60 day entry. Two entry tourist visas are no longer available. At this time a single entry tourist visa is free until February 28th.

You could also enter on a 30 day visa exempt that you can extend for 30 days for a fee of 1900 baht. You may be not be able to board your flight to here without a ticket out of the country within 30 days of arrival.

What will happen ffter the 30 days extension? Would it be possible to apply for a 1 year multiple entry visa?

[ubonjoe]

4 hours ago, GeKoSc said:

What will happen ffter the 30 days extension? Would it be possible to apply for a 1 year multiple entry visa?

Immigration does not issue multiple entry visas other than one under the Thai Elite scheme.

If you can qualify for some extensions of stay is is possible to a apply for a non immigrant visa that is only valid for the date is issued and a 90 day entry stamps as soon as it is issued. Then you can apply for a one year extension of stay during the last 30 days of that entry and obtain a multiple re-entry permit to keep it valid.

 

[JackThompson]

On 1/3/2017 at 11:19 AM, Evilbaz said:

 

Just wondering if these "legal agents" also provide dodgy spouse extensions?

That would explain why law abiding expats are now facing so much extra procedure and investigation.

 

Also how do these "agents" handle the photo in front of the house numbers or the Immi visit some Immi offices now require for retirement extensions?

Also a result of their dodgy practices IMO.

Don't think for one moment this site is not monitored by Central Immi authorities.

 

If you mean that the "agent system" is very profitable to some folks, and thus the goal is to push more applicants into using agents - this seems to be the case.  You have to assume that many people involved do not want to abandon the lifestyle which tea-money makes possible, and would like to "move up," if possible.  That requires more applicants using agents.

 

I cannot find the thread now, but Central Immi would not let one applicant who previously used an agent file his own extension the following year.  First they asked why he did not use the agent this time.  Then they requested more paperwork.  Then, when he brought the requested paperwork, the same officer would not accept it, and told him to go back to the agent.  I think he was going to try going out for a new single-entry Non-O, to see if re-starting the process would get him out of the tea-money system.