As an Australian Citizen I receive 60 days visa free on arrival at BKK. I can then extend for 30 days at Immigration. If I then depart BKK and fly return to Vientiane, Laos VTE OR Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia KUL for a few days.... can I then get another 60 days visa free on arrival back in BKK? Also, can I then apply at immigration for a 30 day extension at Immigration? The total period is approximately six months with a few days exit in the middle.
Thank you in advance for any helpful replies.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
An Australian citizen can initially enter Thailand visa-free for 60 days, with the option to extend for another 30 days at Immigration. After exiting Thailand for a short period (by flying to Vientiane or Kuala Lumpur), they can generally re-enter and receive another 60-day visa exemption, followed by a 30-day extension. However, it is advised to be cautious as repeated entries like this may raise concerns with Immigration, and there are no strict rules governing the frequency of these entries. Past experiences shared by users suggest potential difficulties with re-entry after multiple extended stays.
when you were refused, was it at an airport or a border? Did you have an onward ticket, proof of accommodation for a few days and proof of at least 20,000 baht? I'm amazed that you did it four times
I went back to UK for six months . Then tried to return for 6 weeks . I had return flight and
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baht cash but was still refused entry . They said I do nothing wrong but to get a visa next time . This was just to make me get a visa . I was treated like a criminal , accompanied everywhere and locked in a disused part of the airport . Deported to China first where I was treated the same . I returned to Thailand 5 weeks later but paid 5000 baht for secure entry before I travelled . The same IO met me and whisked me through immigration no questions asked .
If you come in you will get a 60 day visa and can extend for another 30 days, but if you fly out and come back you will get the same 60 days and can extend for another 30 days.
With a Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa (METV) for Thailand, you can stay for up to 60 days per entry, but the visa itself is valid for multiple entries within a 6-month period from the date of issuance. This means you can enter Thailand several times during the 6-month validity, with each stay capped at 60 days, as long as the visa remains valid.
just to add to what you stated with the METV, each 60 day entry, can be extended by 30 days at your local immigration office, and if you do a border bounce, just before the expiry of the visa, you can get between 8 and 9 months out of it.
Mine was a MEOA visa. Yes, I think both the pretty young thing at Suvarnabhumi Immigration and the senior officer at Chiang Rai Immigration might have given me the wrong information. It is a minefield of uncertainty and translation issues.
If you haven't been in Thailand recently before doing it then it's risky. There's no rule about how long you can be in Thailand like this but people get warnings after 2 times and some even get denied entry if they've spent too much time in Thailand without the proper visa.
So if you haven't been in Thailand recently before doing it and if you don't plan on returning for at least 6-9 months afterwards, it's probably okay
just the correct you slightly Mark remember you’re not coming into Thailand with any Visa at all you were coming into Thailand visa exempt just so you have the terminology correct FYI