thailand vi extention

[lumination]

hello all! ive not got long on the computer and if someone could answer this off the top of their heads it would help me sifting through annoying fake websites and such!

does anyone know how much an extention on thai visa is? im going from Laos into thailand and a land crossing is 15 day visa and alfight is 30 day visa. just wondering if i should maybe fly into thailand or just get an extention on the 15 day one. thank you in advance! x

[lumination]

*title is meant to say Visa not Vi. computer messed up!

[dotty.]

http://www.thaizer.co...a-rules-for-thailand/

[dotty.]

Quote from that site:

It may be possible to extend the 15-day permission to stay/visa exemption by a further 7 days. This is entirely at the discretion of Thai immigration officials and it should not be assumed that an extension will automatically be granted. To apply, travellers need to visit a Thai immigration bureau (located in most major cities and resorts) fill out the appropriate form and pay the non-refundable application fee (currently 1900 Baht).

[lumination]

1900 for the extra 7 days? thats about 40 quid! hmmmm i want about 30 days... maybe ill pay for the extra 7 days then do a visa run to malaysia and back into thailand lol! thanks dotty!

[dotty.]

hope you are staying safe out there, you unnnerve me everytime you say where you are and where you;re going!

[lumination]

lol really? oh its all fine, im in Ha Long Bay at the moment, its absoluetly beautiful! the place im staying over looks it and i can see it right now, even though its a little dark! ill be in hanoi tomorrow then ill go to Laso within the week i think. hopefully ill finally be able to update facebook as vietnam has it blocked!

[lumination]

pffft! i hear some people have traded it in so instead when i get back to england, im saving up for batman arkham city and sticked with my modern warfare!...until i steal it off my boyfriend that is, mwhahaha!

[dotty.]

oh we had a new Cheats magazine in yesterday and it has a blacl ops cheat book with it,

[lumination]

really? i did hear there are a few glitches with the game and at the title screen if you press certain buttons there is a bonus level... you given it a try dotty? i think you should play a level!

[dotty.]

My son wouldn't let me near it, I just taxi him to asda at midnight to buy it!!!

[lumination]

hahaha! yeah i was at the midnight launch in Game. was good fun. right i must be off. got to find myself a hostel for the next couple of nights! found a dorm bed for 2.67 pounds in Hanoi so think ill take that! nice a cheap just the way it should be lol... will prob be annoyed though as im guessing this means they will have no hot water lol. oh well. ill check in again soon as i bought myself a netbook in Kuala Lumpa! bye x

[Buenchico]

The 15 day and 30 day periods you refer to aren't strictly visas; they're 'visa exemptions':
http://www.thaiembass...a/visa_exemption.html

The solution to your problem would seem to be to get a (proper) tourist visa in advance, which (for people holding passports from the UK, or from any of 35 other countries) is valid for 60 days:
http://www.thaiembass...isa/visa_tourist.html

The normal fee for a tourist visa is £28 but if you apply before the end of March it's free:
http://www.thaiembass...n/visa/visa_main.html

Chris

[dotty.]

Chris lumination is already there, they are travellin the world.

[Buenchico]

Lumination might still find it easier to locate the nearest Thai embassy or consulate, Dotty.

[lumination]

thanks B ill take a look. i think that 60 day visa looks pretty good as i would like to do the islands for a while. i know where the thai embassey is in Laos and i should be there on monday so will get my butt there. then its the thai islands for new years! thank you for your help. its very much helped me!