Tourist Visa to Thailand

Tourist Visa to Thailand

Every year, the Kingdom of Thailand has been continuously attracting millions of international tourists from all across the globe, making the Thai tourist visa a high demand in many countries. Thai tourist visa is issued to those who wish to enter Thailand for tourism purposes. This type of visa can be valid for either 3 or 6 months and visa holders are permitted to stay in the country, upon arrival, a period of not exceeding 60 days.

Furthermore, those who wish to extend their stay may file for an application for a 30-day extension at any immigration offices in Thailand. Visa extension fee is priced at THB1,900.

Tourist Visa Requirements

  • Passport or travel document with validity period of at least 6 months following the intended date of departure
  • Visa application form
  • Recent photograph (4 x 6cm)
  • Round trip flight tickets
  • Sufficient travel finances (at least 20,000 baht per person and 40,000 baht per family)

Note that consular officers may request for additional documents as deemed necessary. We advise that you contact the nearest Thai Embassy or Consulate on this matter.

And finally, make sure that you check which option is more applicable for your travel before plunging in with your application. Other alternatives that might be available for you may include visa exemption or visa on arrival to Thailand. Talk to us today if you want to know more about your options.

 

790 thoughts on “Tourist Visa to Thailand

  1. Hello, I entered Thailand with a 30days tourist visa. I successfully extended it and got another 30 days visa. Would it be possible to extend once more? Given the current circumstances, i am not sure if I can leave the country soon.

    1. If you have already used the first extension, you can still get another extension. Please contact your embassy or consulate in Thailand to provide a letter stating that you are affected by the current COVID-19 crisis and that your flights has been canceled. The embassy will request the immigration office to extend your stay for another 30 days. It is highly recommended for you to check with the local immigration office for the additional requirements since every city or province may have different rules and regulations.

  2. Hi

    I am a Singapore citizen. I have a 30 days visa and would like to extend my visa to stay with my partner who is living in Bangkok. Due to this covid-19, It is impossible to get a flight home. Can I extend my visa?

    1. You are able to extend for another 30 days at the local immigration office. For the extension, you just have to submit one passport size photo (4cm x 6cm) with white background, TM6 departure card, TM30 receipt from your hotel or accommodation and pay the fee of 1,900 Thai baht. It is highly recommended for you to check with the local immigration office for the additional requirements since every city or province may have different rules and regulations.

  3. I am a US citizen in a 30 day travel visa and I need to extend 30 more days.

    Do I just go to the Phuket immigration office and Pay?

    Do I need all of those requirements listed above?

    1. Yes, you will go to the Phuket Immigration if you are residing or staying in Phuket. The immigration office usually have a handout of the list of requirements, which you have to submit when you apply for the extension.

  4. Hi, I am trying to find out if I can extend my visa due to the covid-19 outbreak that we are currently dealing with.
    My flight home was from Vietnam but I cannot get to it and due to flight companies shutting down, it is making it continually more difficult for me to find a way back home.
    Please can you let me know what my options are regarding a visa extension.
    Thank you for your help

    1. If you have a tourist visa or visa exemption, you are able to extend for another 30 days at the local immigration office. For the extension, you just have to submit one passport size photo (4cm x 6cm) with white background, TM6 departure card, TM30 receipt from your hotel or accommodation and pay the fee of 1,900 Thai baht.

  5. Hello, I came to Thailand on a USA visa exemption. I can now apply for a 30 extension due to covid19. Is it possible to convert to a 30 day Tourist Visa, so in 30 more days I can extend.

    1. If you have a tourist visa or visa exemption, you are able to extend for another 30 days at the local immigration office. For the extension, you just have to submit one passport size photo (4cm x 6cm) with white background, TM6 departure card, TM30 receipt from your hotel or accommodation and pay the fee of 1,900 Thai baht.

  6. Hi, I am looking to extend my visa for 10 more days and came in with a 30 day tourist with an American passport. Have any of the requirements changed due to the Covid-19 situation? Thanks.

    1. You are able to extend for another 30 days at the local immigration office. For the extension, you just have to submit one passport size photo (4cm x 6cm) with white background, TM6 departure card, TM30 receipt from your hotel or accommodation and pay the fee of 1,900 Thai baht.

  7. Hello
    I am Indian citizen, My parents visited me in Rayong on tourist visa of 60 days stay in Thailnd, could i extend more 30 days stay for tourist visa,

    1. They are able to extend for another 30 days at the local immigration office. For the extension, they just have to submit one passport size photo (4cm x 6cm) with white background, TM6 departure card, TM30 receipt from your hotel or accommodation and pay the fee of 1,900 Thai baht.

  8. Hi. I am a British passport holder and effected by the covid19 situation and cannot get back to UK from Krabi. I was granted entry for 30 days under visa waiver programme, this expires on 6th April and I do not think we will be able to leave Thailand before this date. What do we need to do to avoid fine and future issues returning to Thailand.

    Any advice you can offer would be great.

    Thank you

    1. You are able to extend for another 30 days at the local immigration office. For the extension, you just have to submit one passport size photo (4cm x 6cm) with white background, TM6 departure card, TM30 receipt from your hotel or accommodation and pay the fee of 1,900 Thai baht.

  9. I am iranian with iranian passport,i got a married multiple non o visa from embassy thailand and now i stay in thailand,but 4april i should to leave thailand becouse my 3month time be finish,now about covid-19 more airline be suspected and i can not leave thailand,how can i doing?can i get 30days tourist visa from immigration till to be open airlines again??
    Please guide me
    Best regards

    1. You can get a 60-day temporary visa extension based on having a Thai wife. You will apply for this extension at the your local immigration office. It is highly recommended for you to check with the local immigration office for the additional requirements since every city or province may have different rules and regulations.

  10. Dear Immigration,
    Im Vietnamese. I came to Bangkok already 20 days and I only have more 10 days to stay in Bangkok as the law for Vietnamese Passport. However, due to corona virus, I want to stay more in Bangkok for a while. How can I extend my stay in Bangkok and how long I can stay more?

    Thank you so much.

    1. To get a 30-day extension, please contact your embassy or consulate in Thailand to provide a letter stating that you are affected by the current COVID-19 crisis and that your flights has been canceled. The embassy will request the immigration office to extend your stay for another 30 days.

  11. Hi,
    I extedned my thai visa for 30days. So in total im in thai for 60day. My flight to europe is cancelled and i need to exted visa for another 30 days.is it possible?

    1. If you have already used the first extension, you can still get another extension. Please contact your embassy or consulate in Thailand to provide a letter stating that you are affected by the current COVID-19 crisis and that your flights has been canceled. The embassy will request the immigration office to extend your stay for another 30 days.

  12. Dear immigration,

    I’m here on a 30 day tourist visa in Chiang Mai. I would like to extend it for one week. Is there a consulate in Chiang mai for that? Is this possible and simple?

    Thanks.

    1. You are able to extend this 30-day visa exemption stamp for another 30 days at the local immigration office. For the extension, you just have to submit one passport size photo (4cm x 6cm) with white background and pay the fee of 1,900 Thai baht. You may visit the immigration office at Promenade Mall in Chinag Mai.

  13. I am Danish citizen trying to extend my visa for 30 days. I arrived on bus, so I only have a two-week period. I will not be in a big city and am looking for the proper way to apply online. Is there a way?

    1. The 15-day entry stamp that you have right now can only be extended for 7 days at the local immigration office. If you wish to stay for 30 more days, you can do 2 border trips.

  14. We are a Spanish and a Polish citizens entering Thailand on a land border from Cambodia. We intend to stay in Thailand for 17 days. Do we need a tourist visa or we will be able to extend our 15 day entry visa granted on the border? If we need to extend, what would be the price? Thank you for your reply.

    1. You will only receive 15 days at the land border therefore you MUST have a proper tourist visa issued by Thai embassy in Cambodia in order for you to stay longer than 15 days.

  15. Im from Chile and I need to extend my visa for a few days because my limit is 13 December and my flight to Europe is on 18th of December. Is it possible to extend?

    1. You may contact the local immigration office for a 1 week extension It costs 1900 baht.

    1. Visa on arrival cannot be extended. If you need to extend due to medical reason, please contact the immigration call center at 1111.

  16. Hello, my visa expires on 21 December and I would like to extend it for 30 more days. Can I do it on the immigration office near fisherman village at Koh Samui? The 20,000 baht finance has to be shown in money or we can just show a comparative in euros? Thank you.

    1. You are able to extend this 30-day visa exemption stamp for another 30 days at the local immigration office. For the extension, you just have to submit one passport size photo (4cm x 6cm) with white background and pay the fee of 1,900 Thai baht.

  17. Ok so here’s the deal. I initially came to Thailand with the 30 day stamp and extended it for another 60 days. I wanted to extend it for another 30 days but failed to arrive at the immigration office on time. A woman at the desk assured me that they pardon a technical overstay for a week even though I’ve read online they fine you 500 baht a day. She also said that I will need a flight confirmation out of Thailand even though I did not need this to extend the first time. So I have two questions:

    1) will I be fined when I try again to extend my visa?
    2) Do I need a flight confirmation (or any other type of documents) to extend from 60 to 90 days?

    1. You need to contact the lady who spoke to you. If you would ask for our advice, you will be overstay already and you cannot file for any extension. You must leave Thailand and pay for overstay fine at the airport.

    1. That depends on what type of visa do you wish to extend. Please call the immigration contact center 1111 for more information.

  18. I need to extend my visa though I need 3 more days. That means I need to buy the 60 days extension for 1,900 bath, right? Am I not able to do this application at the immigration Office in Chiang Mai or Koh Samui?

    Regards,
    Alice

    1. You can file for the extension at the Thai immigration office in Chiang Mai or Koh Samui as long as you do it before the expiry of the permit to stay. The fee is 1900 baht and you will submit 1 passport photo.

  19. Hi,

    I am on a Chinese passport with a 15 day tourist visa. Am I able to extend my tourist visa? And for how many days?

    Thanks.

  20. Hi, I entered Thailand on a 30 day visa which i extended in Koh Samui for 30 days. I then went to Malaysia for a few days and returned to Thailand on another 30 day visa. I was hoping to extend further. Can I get another 30 days in Koh Samui or do I have to now get a 60 day visa outside of Thailand? I have an Irish passport. Thank you.

    1. Yes, you are able to do 1 extension for 30 days and the fee is the same, it is 1900 baht and you submit 1 passport photo.

  21. Hi,

    I want to extend my on arrival visa TR 15 for 60 days but they have stamped immigration only for 15 days. How can I do it?

    1. You cannot extend a visa on arrival inside Thailand. You Must apply for the 60-day tourist visa at the Thai embassy in your country.

  22. Hello,

    My boyfriend and I have 60 day tourist visas which expire on 30th December. However, we would like to stay in Thailand until 5th January due to our friends visiting for christmas and new year. Is there an option to extend our visas by a shorter period than 30 days? Or would we have to extend by 30 days at the cost of 1,900 baht? Also we are on Koh Lanta at the moment so would the closest immigration office be Krabi town?

    Many thanks.
    Hayley

    1. Whether it is 7 days or 30 days the fee is still 1900 baht per person. You can do the extension at the local immigration office in Krabi town.

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