Can I re-enter Thailand with an expired METV visa and still utilize my 60-day visa exemption as an Italian citizen?

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Good morning people, with a multiple entry visa, can I do with an expired METV visa, a further exit-entry into the country using the additional 60 days visa free granted as an Italian citizen, or do I have to necessarily return to Italy? Let me explain better ... I enter Thailand in early November and in early January I ask for my first 30 day extension (total: 90 days), After that, I would do a visa run for another 60 days and finish in early April ... Now I have another 60 days, in theory the last ones, but just before my visa expires, I leave and re-enter and get another 60 days (so far, I have always done this and have never had problems) ... At this point I usually return to my country ... but if I left again by plane, could I get another 60 days exempt from the visa with the new rule? Thanks to anyone who can advise me. ... better advice is obviously welcome ;) have a good day everyone
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The user seeks clarification on whether they can re-enter Thailand on a visa-exempt basis after their multiple entry tourist visa (METV) has expired, given their previous travel plans. They share their experience of extending their stay as an Italian citizen and express concerns about potential issues with immigration. A comment warns of the risks of being questioned by immigration authorities after an extended duration in the country without a long-term visa, highlighting the possibility of denied entry.

Brandon ************ · Answer

It's very risk. You want to do a border bounce and return to Thailand without a visa after just spending 9 months in Thailand as a tourist.  There's a high risk that you will be pulled aside and interrogated, and asked what you think you are doing trying to live in Thailand without a long-term visa.  Most people start to experience this around 6 months in the country.  The multiple-entry tourist visa may make it easy to get to 9 months, but trying to do a visa exempt entry after that has a high risk of being denied entry for abuse.

Can I re-enter Thailand with an expired METV visa and still utilize my 60-day visa exemption as an Italian citizen?

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