Immigration Bureau reminds foreigners to apply for visa extension before October 31

The Immigration Bureau on Tuesday reminded foreigners whose visas are expiring to submit their applications for extension of temporary stay before October 31.

Thailand extends grace period for stranded foreigners until October 31

Thailand on Monday extended a grace period for visa renewals for foreigners stranded in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic until the end of October, as travel restrictions remain in place and new infections climb globally. The extension will allow foreigners to remain in Thailand until Oct 31, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the […]

Visa amnesty ends on Saturday, Immigration warns tourists for visa renewal

The Immigration Bureau has indicated that more than 150,000 foreign nationals need to have their tourist visas renewed by September 26th or face overstay charges. Immigration Bureau Deputy Spokesperson Police Colonel Pakpong Sai-ubol warned that overstaying one’s tourist visa is punishable by both a jail term and fine under the Immigration Act, adding that offenders […]

Tourists to face arrest, jail for overstaying warns Immigration spokesman

Pol Col Pakpong said tourists will be arrested and face legal action.

Link to request for Embassy letter for visa extension

Thai immigration officers make the final decision on visa or extension of stay applications. It is up to the visa applicant to prove why she or he deserves a visa or extension of stay like we all do when we apply for visas at foreign embassies.

Thai Cabinet approves special tourist visa for long-stay visitors

Here is the official press release on the Special Tourist Visa for Long-Stay Visitors from Thailand's Public Relations Department.

TAT to propose special tourist visa for foreigners

A Cabinet meeting next week will consider approving a special tourist visa for foreigners who wish to enter Thailand, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn said.

Immigration says no more extension after September 26

The Thai Immigration Bureau on Sunday issued an advisory saying that all foreigners with transit or tourist visas or visa on arrival (VoA), whose stay in Thailand was extended due to the COVID-19 outbreak, must leave Thailand by September 26.

Thailand approves extension of visa amnesty until September 26

The Cabinet on Tuesday said it extended the amnesty for foreigners’ stay in Thailand amid the global coronavirus outbreak for a second time.

Embassies won’t issue extension papers for citizens stranded in Thailand

Several embassies in Bangkok on Tuesday said they will not issue any further visa extension letters for their citizens when the overstay amnesty in the coronavirus pandemic expires on July 31