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Can I stay in Thailand for over 8 months on a multiple-entry tourist visa?

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Hello guys, i'm from Lebanon and i got multy entry Tourist visa valid for 6 months, is it ok to stay in Thailand with this visa for over 8 month each year or i need to do difrent visa? what I'm doing is every 2-3 months i go out of Thailand and come back, so total i can stay with this visa around 8 months.

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The user, a Lebanese national, is inquiring whether staying over 8 months each year on a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa (METV) is acceptable, considering they exit and re-enter Thailand every 2-3 months. Comments indicate that while it may be possible to stay for 8 months, repeated entries could raise suspicions with immigration, and there are risks of being interrogated or denied entry after multiple extended stays.

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You might well get 8 months out of this visa but very doubtful if you can do that for multiple years

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Ken ********

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So 5 yrs ago I purchased a multi entry visa in Canada for approximately $260.00 cdn..I used it once..that's approximately 6,500bht you can purchase an re-entry each time for 1000bht..

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Brandon ************

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There have been multiple reports of people with a METV saying they were interrogated and some even denied entry after trying to enter the 3rd time on a multiple entry tourist visa. Immigration does not feel you are a tourist if you are trying to stay for 6+ months.

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