Tourist Visa Extension Services (30 Days)

It is essential. Without a TM.30 notification receipt that matches the jurisdiction of that immigration office, the officer will reject your application file immediately.

If you are staying at a hotel, ask the reception for a receipt or printout of the TM.30 evidence. If you are staying at a condo or a friend's house, the owner/landlord must notify the Immigration Bureau through the online system and print the notification receipt for you.

No. A tourism extension of stay can be granted only once per entry into the country. If you wish to stay on after these 30 days, you must leave the country or change your visa type under the conditions permitted by law.

If the officer does not approve it, they will stamp an order to leave the Kingdom, giving you 7 days to prepare your departure (fee 1,900 THB).

Nationalities classed as higher-risk under security notices, such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam and some African countries, are often permitted to stay only 7 days to prepare for departure.

You can apply, but you must attend in person at a designated submission point (e.g. the immigration office at the Government Complex Chaeng Watthana, Ratthaprasasanabhakti Building, or another area designated by the Immigration Bureau), and you must attach a return air ticket together with clear proof of funds.

Yes, you must attend in person, as the officer needs to record your biometrics and verify your identity.

1 photo, 4 x 6 cm or 2 inches in size, facing forward, without a hat or dark glasses, taken within the last 6 months.

The foreigner must sign in wet ink to certify as a true copy every photocopied page (the personal data page, the visa page, the latest entry stamp page and the TM.6 card, if any).

You cannot apply for a normal extension. You will have to pay an overstay fine of 500 THB per day (up to a maximum of 20,000 THB), and the officer may stamp an order for you to leave the country within 7 days.

It depends on the discretion of each immigration office. Many offices have begun asking to see a return ticket showing a departure date within the 30-day extension period, to confirm a genuine intention to travel as a tourist.

No. You must apply only at the immigration office with jurisdiction over the address stated in your TM.30 document.

The Immigration Act gives the head of each local immigration office the authority and discretion to set security screening measures, in order to prevent people from misusing tourist visas to work illegally.

Your passport should have at least 6 months of validity remaining. If it has less than 30 days left, the officer will stamp a permission to stay that does not go beyond the passport's expiry date.

No. A tourist visa does not permit work under any circumstances. If you wish to work, you must first change to a Non-Immigrant B visa through the channels prescribed by law.

Yes, they must attend together with their parents or legal guardian, and a copy of the birth certificate translated into English must be attached.

If your expiry date falls on a public holiday, you can apply on the next working day the office is open without it counting as an overstay. However, to be safe, we recommend applying before the long holiday begins.

Yes, but the 30-day period keeps counting down continuously to the original expiry date; leaving the country does not add any extra time.

If, in the current year, you have a long cumulative history of staying in Thailand on tourist visas, the officer may question your pattern of stay and may ask to see proof of funds or refuse the application.

We review your travel history, check the accuracy of your TM.30 documents and prepare your TM.7 application to meet the specific criteria of each local immigration office, while providing advice and resolving issues on the spot, so that your extension is approved correctly and without complications.