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oldtactics
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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:34 pm Post subject: Thai visa for longer than 30 days? |
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Apologies if this is asked often - I've read the Thaivisa forums but I'm still not clear on the process.
I'm planning on going to Thailand for a couple of months and I'm trying to figure out whether I can get a 60 day tourist visa while I'm here in Korea.
Is there a Thai embassy here that can do it? Alternately, is it possible to extend my 30 day tourist visa once I'm in the country? I've done the whole backpacking circuit before so I'd rather not do any visa runs if I don't have to.
Any help is much appreciated, thanks. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:39 am Post subject: Re: Thai visa for longer than 30 days? |
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| oldtactics wrote: |
Apologies if this is asked often - I've read the Thaivisa forums but I'm still not clear on the process.
I'm planning on going to Thailand for a couple of months and I'm trying to figure out whether I can get a 60 day tourist visa while I'm here in Korea.
Is there a Thai embassy here that can do it? Alternately, is it possible to extend my 30 day tourist visa once I'm in the country? I've done the whole backpacking circuit before so I'd rather not do any visa runs if I don't have to.
Any help is much appreciated, thanks. |
You can get a double entry, 60 day tourist visa at the Thai embassy in Korea. Each entry can be extended by 30-days giving you a total time in country (with a simple border run) of 6 months.
You can get a 30 day entry on arrival and you can get a 7-day extension for 1900 baht at immigration in Thailand for a total time of 37 days. Border runs get you an additional 15 days.
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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| As of last January, the tourist visa from the embassy in Seoul (in Hanamdong) was free, too. Don't know if it's still the case. |
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passport220
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Location: Gyeongsangbuk-do province
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| thrylos wrote: |
| As of last January, the tourist visa from the embassy in Seoul (in Hanamdong) was free, too. Don't know if it's still the case. |
That program is over, I had to pay for my last Thai tourist visa in July. |
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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I showed the lady at the embassy my itinerary from the travel agent where I bought the ticket in Canada and she didn't accept it. She said she wanted an 'e-ticket'. Wtf is an e-ticket? We were doing this in Korean by the way so maybe I missed something. I bought from my travel agent, she printed my itinerary, and then I go to the airport and pick up my ticket on the day of the flight. I don't understand this e-ticket business.
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| passport220 wrote: |
| thrylos wrote: |
| As of last January, the tourist visa from the embassy in Seoul (in Hanamdong) was free, too. Don't know if it's still the case. |
That program is over, I had to pay for my last Thai tourist visa in July. |
If you did the 60 day, how much was it? |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| chungbukdo wrote: |
| passport220 wrote: |
| thrylos wrote: |
| As of last January, the tourist visa from the embassy in Seoul (in Hanamdong) was free, too. Don't know if it's still the case. |
That program is over, I had to pay for my last Thai tourist visa in July. |
If you did the 60 day, how much was it? |
I thought they had waived the visa fees (again) because of all the flooding-- their website lists it at 40,000 won, but you may want to double-check
http://www.thaiembassy.or.kr/en/visa/type2.htm |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| chungbukdo wrote: |
| I showed the lady at the embassy my itinerary from the travel agent where I bought the ticket in Canada and she didn't accept it. She said she wanted an 'e-ticket'. Wtf is an e-ticket? We were doing this in Korean by the way so maybe I missed something. I bought from my travel agent, she printed my itinerary, and then I go to the airport and pick up my ticket on the day of the flight. I don't understand this e-ticket business. |
You need to show them the eticket receipt, (with an airline-issued number), not just a simple itinerary. You should have received an email with all the relevant info, probably from the agent, but with additional info, including airline mumbo-jumbo numbers showing proof that you've actually paid/have a ticket, not just a reservation.
Alternatively, go on the airline's website and get an eticket printout from the site directly- that should work. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| You can get a tourist visa from the Thai embassy, probably a multi-entry one. Two months then take a quick trip to Tachilek Burma for another two months. if you're in Korea, it so happens the Thai embassy is down the street from Iteawano road. They used to be free, i don't think they are anymore. |
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