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Can I re-enter Thailand after a trip to Laos for 30 days on a visa exemption?
Thailand VisaVisa ExemptionRe-entry PermitImmigration RulesShort-term TravelVisa Policy for TouristsThailand ImmigrationLaos Travel
Jun 16, 2025
10 months ago
Ivo ************
ORIGINAL POSTERI have a question. I want to comes in January to Thailand. Stay about 28 days. Than, i go to Laos. Stay there 2 weeks. Travelling there. Get a visum stamp at the border in Vienteane. For 30 days. That is not a problem. Afther 15 days in Laos, i entry the border from Thailand at Vienteane. And needs a entry stamp for 30 days in Thailand. From the immigration officer. This is my plan. It,s the first time in my life that i go over the border and ask a stamp to entry again Thailand. I visited Thailand many times. Allways on time back out of Thailand. Thanks your advise .Ivo .
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user plans to visit Thailand for 28 days, then travel to Laos for 2 weeks, before returning to Thailand. There are concerns regarding the possibility of being denied re-entry based on past travel history and the use of the Visa Exemption system, which is intended for short-term tourists.
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Henrik *****
Check the Thailand Embassy website again some weeks before departure.
Ivo ************
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, Thanks sir Mau.Reply to
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Paul *******
It sounds like you have a solid history of visiting Thailand using the Visa Exempt entry. If so, Immigration may consider that you are abusing the system which is intended for sshort term tourism. You may get denied entry unless you arrive with a long term visa suited to the reson for staying in Thailand.
Ivo ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Paul ******
i visited Thailand 2 times a year. One time whit a tourist visum . Other 5 times visa free entry. But, allways on time, and never a extension. I have airplane tickets and hotel reservations . I am a good tourist for Thailand , i think. So, the first extension in 3 years will be refused??????????
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@Ivo ***********
You are not getting an extension. Your are arriving without a visa (or extension) and expecting to get a "Visa Exempt" stamp which is intended for tourist who visit Thailand for a short stay (usually interpreted as 90 days or less. Based on your history of visits to Thailand, Immigration could rightly decide that you are no longer a tourist and refuse to give you the stamkp, effectively denying you entry. If you want to spend more time inThailand without being denied entry you need to get a visa.Ivo ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Paul ******
, if they not give a stamp at the border in Vienteane, i stay in Laos, and fly from Laos to Bangkok, and there my ticket to Spain back.Marcels *********
@Ivo ***********
thai immigration is way stricter atm then the last years. normally your plan shouldn't be any problem. but like paul is saying atm your travel history COULD lead to further questions at the border and there is (like always) a chance that they will reject uIvo ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Marcels ********
, mijn vriendin is Thai , ze kan mee de vragen beantwoorden, dat ze vragen stellen vind ik normaal. Ik zal mijn volledige verblijven in hotels kunnen aantonen tot de dag ik vertrek., met het ticket. Ik kan het proberen. Als blijkt dat het zo erg is. Zal ik niet meer naar Thailand gaan. China is dan mijn volgende keuze.Ivo ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Paul ******
, i never stay longer as 60 days. This timeAlso not over 60 days
But, i want to visited Laos for 15 days
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Robby ************
@Paul ******
I don’t think so hé comes next yearRobby ************
Not a problem and we not know his real history to
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@Robby ***********
But with history.Reply to
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Jeremy ********
Depending on your passport country you might get 60 days on each visa exemption stamp.
So not a problem at all
So not a problem at all
Ivo ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jeremy *******
i am from Belgium sir. So, i will get a 60 days extension. But, i not stay more than one month
Thanks
Jeremy ********
@Ivo ***********
they will still stamp you in 60 days at a time on the visa free stampReply to
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