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Can I extend my stay in Thailand for 5 months with a METV?

METV Visa Extension Thailand Visa Immigration Visa Rules

Jul 30, 2024

2 years ago

Uchiha ***********

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i have METV,

i have spend 2 months left to Malaysia for 1 week and cameback to Thailand Got stamped for 2 months again and i already spend 1 month.

So total stay so far is 3 months but i want to stay another 5 more months.

Would that be possible with METV? as long as its valid and i can request an extension + my country recently became visa exempt.

Has anyone done this before or should i look to get a different Visa to stay here Till January without worrying much?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user seeks information on extending their stay in Thailand for an additional 5 months using a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa (METV). They have already spent 3 months in Thailand and have a valid METV, as their country recently became visa-exempt. Comments suggest that it may be possible to extend their stay by exiting Thailand and re-entering shortly before the visa's expiration to receive a new entry stamp. Each entry allows for a 30-day extension at the immigration office. However, the ability to maximize time depends on the specific end date of the METV and timing of exits and entries.

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Bart **************

You can get up to almost 9 months from the METV, but then you need to have come to Thailand right when you received it. Whether it is now still sufficient for a total of 8 depends on when you received it i.e. whether this was within a month before coming.

To make it work, you need to exit and re-enter shortly before (or on) the last day to receive 60 days from there, and then extend those by 30 if necessary.

During these two periods, if you go abroad for a trip, you'll need a re-entry permit to keep your stay active. You can try exemption but after six or seven nearly consecutive months on the METV, getting that is not straightforward. Get the re-entry.

2 years ago

Uchiha ***********

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ive never heard of needing the re-entry permit for METV as its multiple entries by default

2 years ago

Bart **************

@Uchiha **********

that's when it's no longer valid for entry, but still provides a valid stay.

2 years ago

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Bart **************

Bob **********

You can extend every entry by 30 days as long as you exit and enter before the visa expires you’ll get 60+30and you can exit and enter without staying out of Thailand more than hours

2 years ago

Uchiha ***********

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@Bob *********

thank you, i did my first exit thinking to do my 2nd now and extend +30 on my 3rd exit

2 years ago

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Uchiha ***********

Brandon ************

Without knowing what the end date is on your visa, it's impossible to say if you can get 5 more months.

The way a METV works is that EVERY time you enter Thailand before the end date written on the visa, you will receive a 60 day entry stamp. On each of these entries you can apply one time for a 30 day extension.

So depending on when the end date of your visa is, you might be able to get 5 more months. The way you maximize time with a METV is you leave Thailand and return just before the end date of the visa issued to your by the Thai embassy. That way you can get a final 60 day stamp before the visa expires, and you then apply for a 30 day extension at your immigration office. That adds about 3 months to the end of your visa.

2 years ago

Uchiha ***********

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but in the meantime can i leave thailand and comeback as many times as my visa is still valid?

2 years ago

Brandon ************

@Uchiha **********

yes

2 years ago

Uchiha ***********

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@Brandon ***********

thank you, thats reassuring.

i thought leaving and coming back 3-5 times during a 6 months period would be too much for the immigration

2 years ago

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Uchiha ***********

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@Brandon ***********

it expires on 2nd of october.

So i was thinking to leave last week of september and enter on 1st of october to get 2 months stamps + 1 months extended.

2 years ago

John **********

@Uchiha **********

I think that would get you to 31 December if my maths is correct

2 years ago

Uchiha ***********

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@John *********

thats perfect i hope if i enter on 2nd of october i want to attend new year and m ready to leave right after

2 years ago

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Uchiha ***********