Most Thai visas now start on the e-Visa website, but extensions still happen at a counter where the paperwork must be exactly right. Four habits keep your documents from bouncing, from 3 MB upload limits to signed spare passport copies.
Immigration offices send a shiver of fear through expats, with long queues, impatient people, and paperwork that must be 100% right. But it is always possible to do the visa yourself.
Different immigration offices in Thailand have different standards and policies. For example, when reporting in Nonthaburi they have insisted on a filled-in TM30 form, or a house registration and the landlord’s declaration of a foreign guest.
But immigration for Bangkok in Chaeng Wattana doesn’t need this. It makes things confusing, but you have to go with the flow and get through it the best you can.
Most visa applications from abroad now go through Thailand’s online e-Visa system, so half the work happens on a screen before you ever see an officer. There are four rules to help you apply for a visa in Thailand easily. Let’s take a look.
