Your permission-to-stay date and extensions
The one date that matters most, how extensions work for each visa type, and when to apply.
Find your real deadline
Your visa's expiry date is not how long you can stay. What matters is the 'admitted until' date stamped in your passport on arrival, or the date on your latest extension stamp. Overstaying is fined 500 THB a day and long overstays can lead to bans.
Extensions by visa type
- Visa exempt and tourist visas: usually one 30-day extension (about 1,900 THB).
- DTV: 180 days per entry, extendable once by 180 days (1,900 THB).
- Retirement, marriage, education and work: extended at immigration, usually a year at a time, with supporting documents.
When to apply
Most immigration offices accept extension applications from about 30 days before your current permission ends (some allow longer). Collect bank letters and other paperwork first. Some must be issued within days of your appointment.
Passports and extensions
Immigration generally won't grant permission to stay beyond your passport's expiry. Renew your passport early, then take the new and old passports to immigration to have your current stamps transferred.
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Sources we checked
General information, not legal or tax advice. Immigration offices don't all apply the rules the same way, so check anything important with your local office. Spotted something out of date? Email Joshua.