Know your stay.
Plan your next step.
Start with your passport, purpose and current permission to stay. Compare Thailand visa routes, prepare an extension, or check the reporting task in front of you. Our Pattaya guides keep official national rules separate from local office details, with source dates and unknowns visible before you make a decision.
The general tourism exemption changed on 15 September 2026. Passport exceptions apply.
Check the current exemption guide ↗
Independent guidance · Published by TimPaemi
Arrive. Stay. Report. Travel.
Start with the record or deadline you need to deal with today.
Visa-exempt entry
Current stay length, passport differences and the extension question.
Read the guide 02 · LONGER STAYTourist stay extension
Separate a TR visa from an exemption and prepare the right application.
Read the guide 03 · LOCAL OFFICEJomtien Immigration
Published hours and address, service choices and document limits.
Read the guide 04 · YOUR ADDRESS90-day reporting
Filing windows, travel resets and the online-channel check.
Read the guide 05 · ACCOMMODATIONTM30 notification
Find the responsible notifier and keep the address evidence clear.
Read the guide 06 · BEFORE DEPARTURERe-entry permits
Check the permission you want to preserve before leaving Thailand.
Read the guideA route that fits the real plan.
Destination Thailand Visa
Understand the stay, mission evidence and limits around Thai work.
Read the guide QUALIFIED LONG STAYLong-Term Resident
BOI categories, qualifying evidence and separate permission stages.
Read the guide RETIREMENTNon-O retirement
The entry route, conversion and later extension are separate steps.
Read the guide THAI SPOUSENon-O marriage
Match relationship and financial records to the correct application.
Read the guide STUDYEducation ED & ED Plus
Start with the actual programme and the mission’s evidence rules.
Read the guide EMPLOYMENT & BUSINESSNon-B business
Keep the visa application separate from permission to work.
Read the guide
Read the right record. Bring the right questions.
Visa validity, permission to stay and address reporting use different records. A form or fee does not guarantee approval. Use these short guides before preparing an application.
Official sources. Clear limits.
TimPaemi publishes this independent guide. Embassies and Thai Immigration decide applications; our pages explain their published information.