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Extend Thailand Visa Exemption: 30 Days, THB 1,900

Yes, a visa-exempt visitor can extend once, for up to 30 days counted from the day your permission ends. The fee is THB 1,900. File form TM.7 in person, before your stay ends, at the immigration office for the area where you stay.

On this page
  1. Who can extend
  2. What it costs and how long it runs
  3. What to bring
  4. Where to file
  5. After you file
  6. If you want longer than one extension
  7. Step by step
  8. Common questions

Yes, you can extend a visa-free stay once, by up to 30 days, and the fee is THB 1,900. Your entry stamp shows the last day you may stay, so file before that day passes.

Who can extend

The extension covers tourism for visitors on a tourist visa or a visa exemption of up to 30 days. Approval is the immigration officer’s call, so it is not automatic.

Can you extend your visa-free stay? Three checks before you file TM.7 Did you enter on Visa on Arrival? Generally no extension, except illness that prevents travel STOP NO Is your passport one the committee names? Ask the office first: nine nationalities were capped at 7 days in August 2024 CHECK NO Does your stamp date still lie ahead? FILE NOW File TM.7 in person: one grant up to 30 days, THB 1,900 NO Late filing: the waiting stamps count from the filing date ThailandBuddy.com · Source: Immigration Bureau Order 12/2568; Immigration Division 1 Bangkok pages; Thai embassy pages Verified 17 Oct 2026 · Re-checked every 3 months Can you extend your visa-free stay? Three checks before you file TM.7 Did you enter on Visa on Arrival? STOP Generally no extension, except illness that prevents travel NO Is your passport one the committee names? CHECK Ask the office first: nine nationalities were capped at 7 days in August 2024 NO Does your stamp date still lie ahead? FILE NOW File TM.7 in person: one grant up to 30 days, THB 1,900 NO Late filing: the waiting stamps count from the filing date ThailandBuddy.com · Source: Immigration Bureau Order 12/2568; Immigration Division 1 Bangkok pages; Thai embassy pages Verified 17 Oct 2026 · Re-checked every 3 months
Three checks before you file: Visa on Arrival, the committee's nationality list and the stamp date. Checked 17 Oct 2026 against Order 12/2568 and the Bangkok Division 1 pages.
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If you came on Visa on Arrival, you generally cannot apply, except in special cases of illness which prevent you from travelling. If your passport is on a committee list, ask the office first, because Order 12/2568 excludes applicants of a nationality or class that the committee specifies.

Thai-language table from Immigration Bureau Order 12/2568, row 2.4 for tourism, with the criteria and the three documents in the right-hand column.
Clause 2.4 of the Immigration Bureau order is the legal basis for the tourist extension. Source: Immigration Bureau Order 12/2568, criteria table clause 2.4 (opens in a new tab), captured 17 October 2026

What it costs and how long it runs

Item Rule
Length Up to 30 days
Grants 1 grant
Counted from The day permission ends
Fee THB 1,900

The fee is not refunded under any circumstances.

Bangkok Immigration Division 1 fee page with the extension fee at the top, then the re-entry permit and visa fees.
The office's fee page puts the extension fee first, above re-entry and visa fees. Source: Immigration Division 1 Bangkok, Fee page (Wayback copy of 9 Aug 2024) (opens in a new tab), captured 17 October 2026

What to bring

Take your passport and one copy, form TM.7, and one photograph 4 x 6 cm taken within the last 6 months. Bring THB 1,900 for the fee.

Where to file

File in person at the immigration office that covers the area where you stay. In Bangkok that is Immigration Division 1, which handles Bangkok only, apart from the airport checkpoints and Bangkok ports. The Bangkok immigration office guide has the counter, hours and route.

After you file

You may stay in the Kingdom while the officer considers your file. If you do not qualify, the officer issues a refusal and you must leave within 7 days from the day the permission ended.

If your stay has already ended, the waiting stamps count from the filing date, and the officer first deals with the overstay fine. The overstay fines page has the tiers.

๒.๔ กรณีเพื่อการท่องเที่ยวให้อนุญาตครั้งเดียวไม่เกิน๓๐ วัน นับแต่วันอนุญาตสิ้นสุด

2.4 For tourism: permit once, not more than 30 days from the day the permission ends.

Immigration Bureau Order 12/2568, criteria table, clause 2.4

The same order says what follows a refusal.

ให้แจ้งคำสั่งไม่อนุญาตและให้คนต่างด้าวเดินทางกลับออกไปนอกราชอาณาจักรภายใน ๗ วัน นับแต่วันอนุญาตสิ้นสุด

…notify the order of refusal and have the alien leave the Kingdom within 7 days from the day the permission ended.

Immigration Bureau Order 12/2568, clause 4

If you want longer than one extension

One extension is the cap on a visa-exempt stay. For months rather than weeks, the DTV guide is the route to compare, and the visa exemption rules cover the entry side.

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Step by step

  1. Check the date on your stampRead the last permitted day on your entry stamp and file before it passes.
  2. Prepare form TM.7 and a photoFill in TM.7 and attach one photograph taken within the last 6 months.
  3. Copy your documentsBring the passport and a copy of it.
  4. File in personHand the file to the immigration office for your area and pay THB 1,900.

Not confirmed: The nationalities the committee excludes are not published in the order, and the 7-day cap on nine nationalities comes from an August 2024 office page. Ask the office before you plan around a long extension.

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Common questions

Can I extend a visa-exempt stay in Thailand twice?

No. The permission is granted one time, for no more than 30 days from the day the permitted period has expired.

How much does the extension cost?

THB 1,900. The fee is not refunded under any circumstances.

Do I have to go to the immigration office myself?

Yes. The applicant must file form TM.7 in person.

What photo do I need for the extension?

One photograph 4 x 6 cm, taken within 6 months.

Can Visa on Arrival holders extend?

Generally not, except in special cases of illness which prevent them from travelling.

What happens if the office refuses my extension?

The officer issues a refusal and you must leave the Kingdom within 7 days from the day the permission ended.

Which office do I use outside Bangkok?

The immigration office for the area where you live.

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