Information on Thailand visa?

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We are travelling to Phuket from Canada. I know we can get a tourist visa for 30 days on arrival. However we will be there for 32 days, and I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

You don't get a Tourist Visa for 30 days; what you do get with a US or Canadian passport is Visa Exemption stamp in your passport that allows you to enter and stay for 30 days.  A tourist visa is a different thing.  Up until just this past March 31 the 60 day tourist visas were free.

You can purchase an extension on or before your time is up.  I think the price is 1900 baht.  
Thai Visa Forum goes into this in greater detail.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/453073-extendtion-of-visa-in-thailand/page__p__4298820__hl__extend+visa__fromsearch__1#entry4298820

You won't be the first tourists with this problem:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/SearchForums?scope=2&ff=3686&geo=293915&q=extend+visa+cost&sub-search.x=0&sub-search.y=0&sub-search=Click+to+search+forums&returnTo=__2F__

http://www.tripadvisor.com/SearchForums?scope=2&ff=3686&geo=293915&q=Need+2+more+days+on+my+visa+exemption&sub-search.x=0&sub-search.y=0&sub-search=Click+to+search+forums&returnTo=__2F__

When you fly from the US or Canada to Thailand you advance one day.  Check the arrival day printed on your itinerary and see if you can squeak through with the free 30 days.  Depending on when you leave for your trip you can apply for a tourist visa, good for 60 days and be covered.   Some ticket agents at your first airport may question if your visa covers your return date - some never check!

Good luck.

? · Answer

3 options
- Get a 60 tourist visa before you arrive
- Extend your 30 days visa exempt for 1900 baht at an immigration office
- Make a visa run to a neighboring country near the end of your trip and get another 15 days visa exempt upon re-entry

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Information on Thailand visa?

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