Visa in Thailand.......
Hi everyone,
Going travelling next March with my partner, first stop Thailand! I know that as a British citizen i am allowed 30 days, but we were hoping to stay their for 2 months.
I've heard people say just cross over the border then back again and you'll be fine. So does that mean if I stay 30 days, then cross over in say Malaysia and then back to Thailand I get another 30?
It is all quite confusing.
Reply to this Yes just do a border run down to malaysia or into cambodia etc and you get another 30 days - this is for Aussies but i met many brits doing the same to renew their visas. You shouldnt have any trouble.
Reply to this If you cross a land border into Thailand you will only get a permit to stay for 15 days. You get 30 days if you fly in.
Reply to this You can buy a 60 day visa at any Thai consul. There are several in the UK - one in Hull, one in Birmingham and some others I can't remember. I would suggest buying a visa if you don't have a return ticket. Sometimes the airline won't let you on the plane without either a valid visa or a return plane ticket. Some people are fine with this and don't get stopped but I know of people who have had to buy an emergency onward ticket at the airport or not be allowed on the plane. It's up to you if you want to risk it.
I think you can then extend the 60 day visa for another 30 days at immigration within the country. At least, you used to be able to.
Reply to this Thank u for ur replies. I think I'll go with the applying for a 60 day visa from the bit
ingham consul, seems like the easiest way. It's £28 and it cuts off all the hassle of crossing over Borders and probably works out cheaper the end.
All you have to do is apply 3 months before you go and then the visa gets issued to u and u have 3 months to enter the country in that time. :-)
Reply to this They were giving visas free (well, for a processing fee) for a while. Have they stopped it now?
Reply to this No, don't think they have actually, it's showing it was £28 but now they've stopped that for the time being and just added a £15 admin charge.
I'll just have to wait to see what it says when i come to apply, that won't be until december with the 3 month issue thing.
I was just wondering as well, if I enter Malaysia by land will I only get 15 days there too? and 30 if i fly in?
Reply to this You get a 90 day stamp on a British passport whether you enter Malaysia by land or air.
Even though the Thai visas are technically free, some embassies add on an admin fee as they say they lose too much money by giving them for free.
Reply to this from the horse's mouth:
http://www.thaivisa.com/immigration/visa/tourist-visa.html
Reply to this cool, thanks for the replies everyone!
I've just booked flights to kota kinablu from kuala lumpur with air asia. Does anyone have any experience with them?
What are the visa regs with borneo?
And also wondering about New Zealand? Do we have to apply for the visa before we get there? We are planning on staying about 8 weeks.
Reply to this ya, i flew air asia from siem reap to KL, it was fine. it's a budget airline, you get what you pay for, i.e they take off and you land safely...not much more you could ask for really!
and borneo isn't a country anymore, do you mean Brunei or Sabah/Sarawak? Because the latter is part of Malaysia and for Brunei just check the consulate site.
Reply to this Sabah is part of Malaysia so part of your 90 day Malaysian free entry stamp. You just get an extra stamp with 'Sabah' on it. If you go to Sarawak you get a different stamp which gets you something like 30 days there. Both are free on arrival for British citizens like you.
Air Asia are fine. A normal budget airline like Easyjet or Ryanair. No frills but cheap and cheerful with rather an obsession with Manchester United. They often have great sales so it's worth checking their website reguarly when travelling in case flying is cheaper than travelling overland.
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