Can I extend a 60-day tourist visa in Thailand without leaving the country?

@Helen *******

just learned that I could have a visa exempt, 60 days, on arrival and then get an other 60 days doing a border run; this would be even easier and would give me the 4 months I need.

@Mario ********

yes, it's been mentioned several times that for 4 months that's your best option. Glad you picked up on that and have a great trip.

@Helen *******

thanks! Khap khun khrap!

@Helen *******

thanks!

What about if I go for the 60 days exemption visa plus a 30 days extension plus a border run which would give me an other 30 days I believe?

So this way I don’t have to deal with the affidavit you were referring too in your main comment.

@Mario ********

yep as Henrik mentioned you can try repeat visa exempt entries. The only issue with that is that at some point Immigration will question why are you aren't on a proper visa and will tell you to get one or they can deny entry. You can definitely get 1 visa exempt, leave and and use an agent to smooth the second entry if concerned. There is no hard and fast rule as to if or when you'd get questioned and entirely depends on the officer you are standing in front of at the time.

@Helen *******

I want to be in Thailand 🇹🇭 for only 4 months, no more; then I’m traveling back to Canada until 2026.

If going 60 + 30 days, you can do the same again after every new entry into Thailand, until a Immigration officer tell you othervise.

@Henrik ****

I want to be in Thailand for 4 months total then I’m going back in Canada. It’s my yearly trip, treat in Thailand.

@Mario ********

so enter with the Non-O, get a 12 month extension with your Embassy income.e affidavit and get a re-entry permit to get you your entry stamp next year which will cover your 4 month stay with no need for a new visa, border bounce or extension

@Benjamin ********

Ah ok. I’ve heard that your only allowed a certain number of entries per year. But didn’t know that one can work around that via visa 😂

@Robert *******

first off, the source that you posted there is not supported by any facts. Not much of what you read there is true. There is no border run limit of one, neither has there ever been one. There used to be a limit of two, but only for land borders, it didn't apply to entries by air.

The part there that is true is that there is an effective (unofficial) limit on the time you can stay in Thailand. You might get problems entering again once you pass six months.

However, coming back to the issue of whether or not a tourist visa yields an advantage, this still isn't one. Like exemption can be refused, a tourist visa can be refused. You can even get a stamp from an Embassy warning their colleagues that you abuse the system with too many exemptions/tourist visas. The main difference between exemption and a tourist visa is knowing at an earlier stage whether or not you are deemed ok to enter. That is why immigrations officers advise entrants to have a visa next time around. That is so that they don't risk flying all the way there and then find out after that their travel history is not supportive of a new entry.

@Robert *******

There’s no official limit of entries per year. It’s up to the Immigration Officer you get.

@Steven ******

doesn't matter if there's official limit. They'll eventually pull you aside and say next time you need a visa. That's when it's time to get a visa 🤣

@Steven ******

There’s an indirect limit

@Robert *******

That is outdated info.

Both visa excempt which since is 60 days, at the same time the 2 times a year limit was removed. ( Which isn’t that great a move, since now you don’t know anything about how many entryes will be accepted.)

@Robert *******

This is outdated unofficial information.