Thailand to offer extra 30 days to visa exempt travellers
Friday, 29 August 2014 01:30
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Effective 29 August 2014, tourists from 49 countries who were permitted to enter Thailand for 30 days on what is called a ‘visa exempt’ stamp, will now be able to extend their stay for a further 30 days.
In the past, it was only possible to extend a 30-day visa exempt stamp for an extra seven days.
Tourists will need to apply for the 30 additional days, a same-day process which will cost THB 1900, at an immigration office in Thailand. Only one 30-day extension is permitted.
Visa exempt stamps, often mislabeled as visas on arrival by travellers, are frequently used by business travellers and tourists to enter the Kingdom of Thailand, as it saves them the time, money and effort to apply for a visa outside the country. This new regulation will allow such travellers to stay for 60 days, albeit with a visit to an immigration office.
The Thailand Visa Exempt stamp will be at the bottom right of the picture with its corresponding departure stamp to the left of it. Travellers from 49 countries entering Thailand on visa exempt stamps of 30 days will be able to extend for an extra 30 days from 29 August 2014.
The 49 countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.
