Thai Visas For Australians
Thailand thrives on Tourists and the Kingdom of Thailand makes Thai visas easy to get. Thailand is a very popular tourist destination for Australians and its proximity, culture, beaches and exchange value makes it a perfect vacation spot. Thailand offers Thai visas to Australians visiting on vacation in the form of a visa exemption. This means that Australians are exempt from needing a visa to visit Thailand for up to thirty days. This is free and no paperwork is needed other than an arrival form when you enter Thailand. This process is also called "visa on arrival."
If you wish to extend your time in Thailand you must leave the country and return via air to receive another thirty day exemption. Longer Thai visas are easy to get if you know before you go to Thailand that you will wish to stay beyond thirty days. You may apply for a Thai tourist visa from home at the closest Thai Embassy. This visa will grant you a sixty day stay in Thailand that is extendable to ninety days with a visit to a Thai immigration office and ten more days after that at the discretion of Thai immigration officials. There is a nominal fee for this visa and you must fill out a form and surrender your passport to the Thai Embassy for processing. This type of visa is perfect for teachers or students who want to spend a summer abroad in Thailand.
Thailand also has specialty visas for people who have secured a job in Thailand or wish to study Thai language and culture. These are generally one year work or study Thai visas and have to be renewed and reexamined every ninety days. Thailand also offers short-term specialty visas for businessmen want to conduct business in the Kingdom.