Can I extend my stay in Thailand using a border hop after my initial 60-day visa?

August 8, 2024
2 months ago
Peter *********
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Probably been asked before but I must have missed it...

60 day visa..then 30 day

Extension...

Can you do border hop at Nong khai and come back in Thailand and do same again 60 day with 30 day extension...Only looking at staying 5 months in Thailand...have Thai financee ..
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The query discusses the possibility of using a border hop at Nong Khai to re-enter Thailand and obtain a new 60-day visa exempt entry, followed by a 30-day extension. Several comments clarify that while you can indeed border hop to re-enter Thailand for a new 60-day period and extend it, the extension is capped at once, and recent changes have favorably adjusted the duration of the initial entry.
Dek ******
You can only extend once
Tom *********
@Dek *****
one extension per entry. Re-enter and you get a new entry stamp eligible for another extension.
Mark *************************
This new ruling favours people that are near land borders. :)
Renee *****
Can you extend at immigration office for 60 days or is it only 30 ?
Colin *********
@Renee ***************
only 30 days for the extension
Tod *********
I think what you're asking about is a 60 day visa exempt entry <- where you show up to thailand without having bought a visa before you came and get stamped in FREE for 60 days.. It used to be 30 days but on July 15 it went to 60 days

You can definitely bounce out and back at the Nong Khai border with Lao to get a new 60 day visa exempt entry and extend that 30 days if you want to at the immigration office for 1900baht
Peter *********
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@Tod ********
thanks Tod
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