Thai Tourist Visa Query – Can I Upgrade 30 Day Visa Exemption To 60 Day Tourist Visa In Thailand?
I’m an Australian planning on spending 5 months in Thailand, starting in mid August 2009.
Half-way through my trip (late October 2009), I’m going to Australia for 3 weeks, but I’m returning to Thailand until January, and I plan on spending as much time as possible in the Ko Phangan / Ko Samui area.
Problem is, due to some issues with running out of pages in my passport, I’ve last-minute had to renew my passport, and I’m not going to get it back in time to get the 60 day tourist visa here in London (timeframe is just too tight).
So I’ll be entering Thailand without a pre-organised visa, so I think that means I get the 30 day visa exemption…
SO if I enter Thailand in this way, can I somehow upgrade it to what I really want, which is the Triple Entry 60 Day Tourist Visa?
Another way I’ve thought could be to do a visa run every 30 days until I get to Australia, and then get the 60 Day Tourist Visa in Australia…
It’s all a bit confusing, I wish I had time to get it from here in London but I don’t – any help would be really appreciated!!!
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No, you can’t get a tourist visa in Thailand. Your have to leave and get your visa in another country and then return to Thailand. I don’t know of any country issuing a triple entry tourist visa but you can get a double one in Laos and Penang, Malaysia.
Visa is not econmy ticket where you can upgrade them paying a little money or begging for it. Visas are international rules of reciprocity. So it depends firstly on your nationalitty. Secondly, always it is best to consult Thai consular section in Thai embassy or the Thai honourary consuls at home. You should be asking Thai consuls rather than internet to get specific answer.
A resounding NO
Nothing confusing at all.
After 30 days you will be sick of Samui and KPN anyway. Nothing happening there
visa runs for you mate….are you sure you can’t get a 3 month visa it only takes 2 days
Why don’t you just apply at the Thai embassy in Australia. Visas are processed very quickly Hobart says about 12 hours. Call what could it hurt?
Australia, Royal Thai Embassy, Canberra
111 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla, A.C.T. 2600, Canberra
Tel: +06 273 1149, 273 2937
Fax: +06 273 1518
Website: http://www.thaiembassy.org.au
Australia, Royal Thai Consulate General, Sydney
Level 8, 131 Macquarie Street
SYDNEY, NSW 2000
Tel (02) 9241-2542, 9241-2543
Fax (02) 9247-8312
Website: http://thaisydney.idx.com.au/
Australia, Royal Thai Consulate-General, Brisbane
87 Annerley Road
South Brisbane, Qld 4102
Australia
Tel +61-7-38467771
Fax fax: +61-7-38467772
Website: http://www.thaiconsulate.org
Australia, Royal Thai Consulate General, Adelaide
Level 1, 72 Flinders Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Tel (08) 8232-7474
Fax (08) 8232-7474
Australia, Royal Thai Consulate General, Melbourne
Suite 301, 566 St Kilda Road
Melbourne Vic 3004
Tel (03) 9533-9100
Fax (03) 9533-9200
Australia, Royal Thai Consulate General, Perth
Visa section, Level 8, 14 Victoria Ave,
Perth WA 6000
Tel: 9221-3237
Fax: 9221-1635
Royal Thai Consulate General, Hobart Tasmania
Contact : Monday-Friday 08:00-17:00
63 Invercargill Rd
Mt. Nelson. TAS 7007
Tel: (03) 62 243811
Int: +61 3 62 243811
if i were you i would arrive with a 30 day visa and when this runs out do a border run to malaysia as this would be your nearest border to get extra time i know cambodia border runs only last two weeks now but not sure if malaysia is still a month you can get an extra week at any thai embassy in thailand for around two thousand bart and if you fly to pnom penh cambodia can get a months visa from the thai embassy there and i imagine the same at a thai embassy in kl or singapore