Thailand Tourist Visa

Sometimes a 30-day or 15-day period of stay under the visa exemption and Thai Thai Visa on Arrival or regulations are not long enough to really enjoy all the wonderful adventures that offer the land of smiles has. More often than not the enchants visitors like you want a longer stay in Thailand. In this case, you would need a Thai tourist visa from the Thai Embassy in your home country before leaving for the kingdom to apply. The Thai tourist visaoffers a 60-day period of stay in Thailand for 90 days may be renewed for another 30 days to give a total period of stay.

Recently, Thai embassies and consulates around the world have begun issuing a double entry visa which months means you can stay in Thailand for a total of six. Your first entry tourist visa allows a 90-day stay, 60 days plus the 30-day extension. Once these are exhausted, you can go to the border or go out of the country then come back andget your next tourist visa at the border or at the airport. Even Thai tourist visa applications are subject to worldwide no visa fee. This remains the case until March 2010.

The main requirements for tourist visa application are as follows:

Completed visa application form
Proof of Funds to finance the travel can take the form of travelers check, bank statements, cash and credit card balance
Itinerary or ticket reservations
Passport
Photo(2x2)
Visa fee - it's currently free until March 2010.

You can lodge Thailand tourist visa applications at the next Thai embassy or consulate in your area. In some countries such as Britain and the U.S., you may be able to publish or mail your visa application to the Thai Embassy and get them back mail your passport to bear the visa, if your application is successful. You can download a free copy of a Legal Guide to Thai Visa download on our website.