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Can I renew my visa exempt entry in Thailand after a 30-day extension, or do I need to leave the country first?

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Just double checking something here.

I extended my visa exempt by 30 days at Immigration last week.When the 30 days runs out, can I just renew again or do I have to leave the country and come back in on a fresh 30 day one ? Cheers

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You can only receive one 30-day extension for a visa exempt entry in Thailand. After this extension runs out, you must leave the country to gain a fresh 30-day visa exempt entry or apply for a tourist visa at a Thai consulate in another country. Additionally, be aware that you can only have two 30-day visa exempt entries by land within a calendar year.

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That's what I thought. Thanks for confirming it for me Tod.

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Tod *********

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you can only get one 30 day extension per visa exempt entry.

You'd need to leave and re-enter the country to get another 30 day visa exempt entry or go to a thai consulate in another country and buy a tourist visa.

Remember though you can only do TWO 30 day visa exempt entries by land in a calendar year.

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Janya ******

Janya ******

Ah right thank you so much

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Tod *********

Tod *********

, not really,

You are not gonna be able to do it very many times without being questioned a LOT by the immigration officers at passport control when you stamp in.

Especially if you're tryin' to live here on back-2-back visa exempt entries..

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Janya ******

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so basically they can fly to Thailand for 30 days and then extend another 30 days and then flew out and come back in for the whole year?

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Tod *********

Tod *********

, there is officially no limit to the number of visa exempt entries you can get when flying in.

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Janya ******

Janya ******

what about by air?

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