Five pages for visitors and residents in Phuket: how you enter Thailand, how to stay longer, what to report and when, what an overstay costs, and where Phuket Immigration is. Each page is checked against official Thai sources, with the date it was read and the source of every figure.
Last updated 13 November 2026
At a glance
In this guide
Arriving in Thailand: visa exemption and visa on arrival
The rules for visitors changed on 15 September 2026. Who gets 30 days, who gets 15, who can get a visa on arrival, and what…
Last updated 13 November 2026Phuket Immigration: office, hours and what to bring
The office in Phuket Town, its hours, the Patong office, the online services, the forms and what to bring.
Last updated 13 November 2026Staying longer in Thailand: extensions and re-entry
Extending a 30-day visa-free stay by up to 30 days, the fees, and the re-entry permit.
Last updated 13 November 2026Reporting duties in Thailand: TM30 and the 90-day report
Who reports every 90 days, the online and in-person windows, the fines, and the TM30 your landlord or hotel files.
Last updated 13 November 2026Overstay in Thailand: fines and re-entry bans
500 baht a day, up to 20,000 baht, what official pages say about bans on returning, and how to avoid an overstay.
Last updated 13 November 2026Every page names its official sources at the foot, with the date we read them. Where a 2026 text does not state a point but an older official page does, the page gives the older figure with its date and tells you where to confirm. Where no official page says anything, a dated note says so. Rules change: check the date on each page.
Sources
- Royal Gazette, Ministry of Interior notice, visa exemption of 30 days for tourism (60 countries and territories), 31 August 2026.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, “Summary: The revision of Thailand’s visa exemption and VoA schemes, 2026 (for ordinary passport holders)”, status as of 31 August 2026.
- Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C., “New Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival to Thailand” (page updated 17 September 2026).
- Immigration Bureau, notification of staying longer than 90 days.
- Immigration Bureau, Immigration Division 1, FAQ “Rate of overstay fine and penalty”.
- Phuket Immigration, contact page.
