Can I extend my Australian 6 Month Multi-Entry Visa while in Thailand and what are the best border run options?

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Thank you

@Mark ******

, I just did this as suggested by you in another post. I got a VIP seat reserved via Green Bus website and went to my nearby 7-11 to pay. The ticket just looks like a receipt with payment amount, time of bus, and seat assignment (2A) 🙂

Now I believe this is all I need:

-Passport (obviously)

- 500 baht or 10 USD for day pass to Myanmar

-15 baht for song tauw to border

-baht for lunch

-sweater and socks for freezing cold bus

Am I missing anything? I’m giving myself two hours before the return to take care of business and eat lunch.

(This is my first border crossing, I’m currently on a 60 SETV from the US and already did the 30 day extension, which expires next week.)

as a matter of interest i was at Mae Sai yesterday travelling from Phayao, for my Multi 0 90 days extension arrived 8 30 was over and back at 11 30 after visiting duty free shop,for refreshments,,,,,was pretty quiet mainly Chinese / Japanese at border, also was speaking to a young couple Italian and Belgian nationalitys, who told me they got refused a land crossing to Myamar and were told to fly in even that they had a Myamar visa and were trying to book a flight from Chiang Mai,so a wasted jouney i suppose,,,

Lots of people will be taking the 15 baht song theaw to and from the border...just follow the crowd.

Book green bus online (get a VIP seat...first 4 rows) to Mae Sai. Choose to pay at 7-11 and just take the code to any 7-11 where you pay and your receipt is your ticket.

I go 8 am there.... 2:30 pm back.

Did a search and found this, it is posted 3 months ago: Happy to report a successful border crossing. Managed to get a return bus from CM for 365 baht, I would advise booking in advance as I turned up at the bus station around 12.30 yesterday and the next available seat wasnt until 5pm which didn't get into Mae Sai until 10pm after the border closes at 9pm. I had the same problem trying to get back to Chiang Mai last time, turning up at the Mae Sai bus station at 9am and not getting back to CM until 10pm so make sure to book in advance! (I also have experience booking and paying for a Green bus ticket online and then being called on the day i was due to travel to be told the bus was fully booked and there was no space for me. So better to buy a physical ticket from the bus station or a travel agent.) The bus station in Mae Sai is quite far from the border so you'll spend 30 bhat on the song taew each way in and out. And even spending 350 on a hotel for the night(Mae Sai complex you can find on Agora and is really close to the border, which opens at 6.30am fyi) it's still a much cheaper way of doing things. I recommend changing some baht into dollars in advance as it's either 500 baht or $10(which is around 340 bhat) for the Myanmar day pass so you can save a little here but I totally forgot this time.

Yes, you can extend your stays (60 days) by 30 days and leave the country after a total of 90 days. If you want to get the most out of the visa, leave and enter again just before your visa expires and you get another 60 days stamp that you are able to extend again.

Mae Sai should be your choice - but others might have experience with that border hop.

I have seen posts from competent people saying that only one of the 60 day entries can be extended. But this may depend on the Immigration Office you go to.