How long can I stay in Thailand on an Irish passport?

wonderwall900

I'm looking to do 90 days there and maybe more. Is this possible?



What do I need to do before I go or over there to make this a legal stay?



Thanks

Eponymous

You can go in on a visa exemption for up to 30 days and then extend it for a further 30 while you're there.

If you're looking to stay longer, then you'll need a visa before arrival. Of course, seeing as you're looking to go to Australia for a while, you could do that towards the end of your 60 days and then just come back in on another visa exemption for the final part of your stay.

wonderwall900

Eponymous wrote: »

You can go in on a visa exemption for up to 30 days and then extend it for a further 30 while you're there.

If you're looking to stay longer, then you'll need a visa before arrival. Of course, seeing as you're looking to go to Australia for a while, you could do that towards the end of your 60 days and then just come back in on another visa exemption for the final part of your stay.

I'd like to do 90 days in Thailand, then Cambodia, back to Thailand and then Oz


How does the Visa Before Arrival work?



How can I extend the 30 days when over there?



I'd rather have 90 days to play with before I left Ireland and a Visa allowing me to do this. Is this possible?





Cheers

S.M.B.

I believe you can now extend a 60 day Tourist Visa when you are over there which would give you 60 + 30 days but you'd need to visit immigration while over there.

You're second entry into Thailand should be then possible via a single entry visa which would allow you 30 days if you are flying back into BKK or 15 if crossing the border but you might want confirmation on this.

It may be easier to just get a Multi Entry Tourist Visa which would allow multiple entries for up to 6 months but it'll cost you e140. Your last entry has to be within 6 months of the Visa issue date. This seems to have replaced the double/triple Tourist Visa which I used ~10 years ago.

Thai Consulate in Ireland

duffman13

It might be cheaper to actually do a couple of border hops than pay 150 for the visa. Depending on your travel plans but i did 30 days northern Thailand, got a flight from Chiang Mai to Siem Reap return to Bangkok for about 45 total then did the South. I did Surat Thani then to Kuala Lumpur for a few days and back again. A bit of messing around but wanted to meet a friend in KL anyway.

The other option is do 30 days north, flip to Cambodia, fly back to Bangkok and get the visa extension to 60 days and your in business.

killbillvol2

Standard tourist visa gives you 60 days and you can extend it by 30 days while you're in Thailand. By far the simplest for you.

wonderwall900

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Standard tourist visa gives you 60 days and you can extend it by 30 days while you're in Thailand. By far the simplest for you.

I was told today by two travel agents that it's 30 days on arrival. The Thai Consulate website says the same.



https://www.thaiconsulateireland.com/visa-guidelines/



http://ireland.siam-legal.com/



All very confusing!

S.M.B.

Irish passport holders can enter Thailand by air and stay for 30 days without applying for a Visa. This is entering by visa exemption and can be extended by 30 days when you are there. Technically you should be able to prove you are leaving the country within the 30 days but this is enforced to varying degrees.

Alternatively you can apply for a tourist visa which allows you to stay 60 days with the possibility of a 30 day extension.

Finally you can get a multi entry tourist visa if you were hopping in and out constantly over a 90 day period.

Have a look through this page.

https://www.locationindependent.co.uk/thai-visas-digital-nomad-guide

wonderwall900

S.M.B. wrote: »

Alternatively you can apply for a tourist visa which allows you to stay 60 days with the possibility of a 30 day extension.

Thanks for the reply



Where can the Visa be extended in Thailand and how straight forward is it?



I was quoted 90 Euros today by a travel agent to get the 60 day Visa done before I leave



Cheers

S.M.B.

You need to go to an Immigration office when you are there. Queue up with some passport photos and a bit of cash but you might want to look into that a bit more.

Actually, all the info is in that link that I posted. Did you read the entire thing? It's really thorough and gives you all the info you'd need.

https://www.locationindependent.co.uk/thai-visas-digital-nomad-guide/#ExtendingVisaStamp

No need to get a travel agent to get a tourist visa done for you. You can just get it done yourself for e35 via the Irish Consulate.

https://www.thaiconsulateireland.com/#types-of-visa

Do you plan on flying back into BKK after your stint in Cambodia or going by land?

wonderwall900

S.M.B. wrote: »

Actually, all the info is in that link that I posted. Did you read the entire thing? It's really thorough and gives you all the info you'd need.

https://www.locationindependent.co.uk/thai-visas-digital-nomad-guide/#ExtendingVisaStamp




I did now, thanks SMB. There was more info further down the page that I missed




No need to get a travel agent to get a tourist visa done for you. You can just get it done yourself for e35 via the Irish Consulate.

https://www.thaiconsulateireland.com/#types-of-visa


Cheers

On the Application form here: https://www.thaiconsulateireland.com/Visa-Application-Form.pdf


Where it says:

"Dates of Arrival"


Is that for days 30 to 60 or the date I arrive on the Visa On Entry?


If it's the latter, what if I haven't decided an exact date yet for Dublin to Bangkok?


Also, where it says "Duration of Stay", is that the 60 days total or just the 30 days on the Tourist Single Entry?












Do you plan on flying back into BKK after your stint in Cambodia or going by land?


By plane both ways. So that'll give me another 30 + 30 if I want them right?

Thanks again SMB

S.M.B.

wonderwall900 wrote: »

On the Application form here: https://www.thaiconsulateireland.com...ation-Form.pdf


Where it says:

"Dates of Arrival"


Is that for days 30 to 60 or the date I arrive on the Visa On Entry?


If it's the latter, what if I haven't decided an exact date yet for Dublin to Bangkok?


Also, where it says "Duration of Stay", is that the 60 days total or just the 30 days on the Tourist Single Entry?

This is where I won't be able to help much as things were slightly different when I got a visa a long time ago. It says apply for the visa "3 to 4 weeks before arrival" so sounds like the date you plan on getting off the plane from Dublin once you have arranged your flights.

wonderwall900 wrote: »

By plane both ways. So that'll give me another 30 + 30 if I want them right?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure there are no restrictions with coming back into the country on a visa exemption so soon after a Tourist Visa. Technically you should have to show proof of an outward flight within 30 days but I have no idea how strict they are with this these days. That's why I suggested if you wanted a 100% foolproof solution the multi entry visa would do the job. You should look at the sums and see if

Multi Entry Visa < Single Tourist Entry + Extension from 60 to 90 days + Extension from 30 days to 60 days. It's actually going to be pretty close I'd imagine.

A very quick look and it's e145 vs e35 + ~e45 + ~e45 (e125).

wonderwall900

S.M.B. wrote: »

That's why I suggested if you wanted a 100% foolproof solution the multi entry visa would do the job. You should look at the sums and see if

Multi Entry Visa < Single Tourist Entry + Extension from 60 to 90 days + Extension from 30 days to 60 days. It's actually going to be pretty close I'd imagine.

A very quick look and it's e145 vs e35 + ~e45 + ~e45 (e125).

Thanks again for the reply



The thing about the Multi Entry one is that they ask for so much more paperwork. I think it's the Single Entry one (60 days) for me plus the 30 day extension over there.



For the fairly confusing/open to interpretation application form on the Irish Thai consulate website I think I'm best dropping into their office in Nangor road for a chat

S.M.B.

Yeah, you need a letter from your employer and bank account records etc.

Single entry tourist visa sounds like the best approach if you are not taking a sabbatical of sorts.