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Can I buy a re-entry stamp at Bangkok airport with a tourist visa?

Dec 7, 2024
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Sha *********
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I have a tourist visa. Can I buy a reentry stamp at Bkk airport so I can leave for a few days and come back without issues. Thank you in advance for your time and help.
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Yes, you can purchase a re-entry permit at Bangkok airport if you hold a tourist visa. However, be aware that this permit will not extend the validity of your visa; it simply allows you to leave the country and return within the same visa validity period.
Tod *********
and we're getting this topic pulled WAY off target. The O/P has a tourist visa entry stamp, wants a re-entry to exit for a few days then come back. They can get that at the airport on the way out

We are done, thanx one and all
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Ian ********
Yes, you can, but obtaining the re-entry permit still depends on the expiration date of your visa.
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Michael ********
Yes you can.
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Tod *********
If you have a 'real' tourist visa [either an eVisa or a sticker visa; depending on the consulate you got it from] you can indeed get a re-entry permit from the airport when you fly out. (y)

Remember though a re-entry permit won't add any time to your existing 60 day entry stamp, all it will do is let you exit/re-enter and get stamped in for that same expiration date you got when you arrived on the visa. πŸ™‚
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Ty *******
@Tod ********
how long does a re-entry stamp last?
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Brandon ************
@Ty ******
it lasts as long as the stamp you bought it for. If you're not back to apply for extension before that stamp ends then you lost it.
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Ty *******
@Brandon ***********
thanks, the plan is renewing it (1 year) before I leave. Hope no more changes. America is not a friendly place.
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Ty *******
But have to go back for a couple months max next year
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Chad *********
@Ty ******
it lasts until the expiration date of whatever visa you currently used to enter Thailand.
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Ty *******
@Chad ********
my e-visa already expired, I’m on the non-O year extension
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Chad *********
@Ty ******
whenever your extension expires, assuming you don't renew, is when the re-entry permits last until.
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@Christopher *******
No, that’s the difference between single entry tourist visa and multiple entries tourist visa (METV).
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Sha *********
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Thank you very much Tod!! Always appreciate your help πŸ™
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