One additional note and one update on current situation
Additional Note
The special tourist visa (stv) that they announced last year but that never really took off is still available.
STV gives you 90 days and can be renewed twice for a 9 month stay.
However, only the Thai embassy in your home country can approve that. They said I also cannot get when I am in Thailand.
Since I'm in HK now but not a HK resident, they couldn't give to me. I am going to try to see if I can get it when there anyways, but am not hopeful. It's a bit confusing to me given the dire need for tourism dollars, but HK was the same way. I wanted to stay but they wouldn't extend. I suspect Thailand will do the same, but fingers crossed. I also understand erring on the side of caution (although I'll be in the country, so not totally convinced).
Update
it looks like the 10 day has now been formalized. This comes straight from the website I listed above that you have to use to get your Certificate of Entry. It was not there yesterday when I checked, so a recent update. The rest of the website has yet to be updated, but suspect that will be soon. | |
