Are 30-day tourist visa extensions ever denied in Thailand?
Their website says it's possible, I'm just wondering how likely it is to happen:
After arrival in Thailand, a tourist visa may be extended at the discretion of an immigration officer once for an additional 30 days with the total period of stay no longer than 90 days.
https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/thai-visas-americans/
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Note that the extension is available for people with a visa applied in advance: ie not VoA and not people getting a visa exemption (a stamp in the passport at arrival). So if you're planning to stay 90 days in Thailand, you have two solutions:
Apply for a 2-entry visa, and do a border run, plus either apply for an extension, or do a second border run if you can get a 30-day visa exemption.
Enter on a 30-day visa exemption (again, assuming you are elligible), and do two border runs. Note land/sea border runs are limited to 2 per year. But if your goal is 90 days, you should be good to go.
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Why would a visa extension be denied?
If the application is filed with USCIS after the expiration of status and/or there has been another violation of the terms of B-1 status (such as working without authorization), then the application for extension of status will be denied.What happens if your visa extension gets denied?
If your extension application is denied, you will receive a written decision by mail explaining the reasons for the denial. There is no way of making a formal appeal to the USCIS for the denial of an extension of stay.Can I extend my 30-day Thai tourist visa?
Unfortunately, the visa on arrival can only be extended to 7 days at the Thai Immigration office. Should you wish to stay for a month more, then you may do a border run twice, each entry you will get 15 days or exit the country by land and reenter by air to get another 30-day stamp.How many times can a Thai tourist visa be extended?
A Thai Tourist Visa grants you a stay of 60 days in Thailand (or multiples of 60 days when on a multiple entry visa). Each entry of 60 days can be extended for an additional 30 days. Visa extensions on a Thai Tourist Visa are usually very straight forward.HOW TO GET A 30 DAY VISA EXTENSION IN THAILAND
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It is unlikely Thai immigration would deny the 30-day tourist visa extension if you comply with the requirements.
If you haven't stayed in Thailand for too long on tourist visas, fill out all the paperwork correctly, look presentable and act patient and polite with the officers, it's highly unlikely you'd be refused. In rare cases, some immigration offices might ask you for additional documents, such as proof of address or TM.30 form, but will still issue you the extension on another visit to the immigration office.
Thai immigration doing 30-day tourist visa extensions are NOT tasked with actively using their judgement to sort applicants into accept/reject groups, but simply checking the documents and performing a routine bureaucratic procedure.
Of course, they still have the authority to deny you the extension for any reason whatsoever, so if you annoy them, they're having a bad day, you're impolite or not presentable, they could do it.
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