Can I stay in Thailand for 180 days with visa extensions and border runs as a UK citizen?

Hi

Apply for multi entry visa which gives you total of 6 months.

I have a few years here doing various different visas. A determined person can stay in Thailand a long time without a proper visa.

Amazing how many people add an 'a' to border!

beware 180days just fits the definition of tax resident for worldwide income starting jan next year

There is a much better and cheaper way to do it.

Go to

and apply for a 60 day, touristvisa, you get in 7-10 days at the most.

Then you don’t have to use holiday time to travel to a immigration office, waitingtime, and uncertainty if they will grant you the extension.

I have just arrived today with a 60 day visa for 6 months many questions asked but i got in 😃

If you think you are going to live in Thailand long time without a long term visa you are stuffed, immigration is wise to it

If wou want to stay that long in Thailand why not get a multiple entry Tourist Visa which, if used correctly, can get you almost 9 months in Thailand with a final extension?

I'd start of with a 60 day visa applied online then extend by 30 before a border bounce

No, you did your math wrong. Original entry (30+30), 2 border bounce + extension (30+30+30+30) plus air border bounce (30+30) = 240 days.

But I would say your odds of getting in on the final air border bounce are low since they'll pull you aside at the airport and ask you why you're trying to live in Thailand without a proper visa. If you just want 180 days then do the entry and extension, plus 2 land border bounces plus extension, then go home.

If you want to do 2 land border bounces plus an air border bounce, do the air one first, then use an agency to do the the 2 land border bounces to ensure you don't have any issues.