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Can you enter Thailand multiple times a year under the new visa rules without extensions?

Yashar *******
asked Nov 18, 2025
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So with the new thailand visa rules if you don't care about getting extensions you can still enter a few times a year with your usual 60 days visa-free? or just twice? What about people who frequently visit the country for just some long weekends?

(I would assume it shouldn’t affect them whatsoever but just to be sure)
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Under the new guidance for Thailand's visa rules, travelers can still benefit from the usual 60-day visa-free entry even if they visit multiple times a year without seeking extensions. While there are recommendations regarding the maximum time spent in the country (not exceeding 180 days annually), short-term visits for holidays, including multiple entries within a year, are generally accepted without issue. It is noted, however, that individual immigration officers may have varying interpretations of these rules.
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Shawn ********
Shawn ********
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Andrew ********
Andrew ********
Dez **********
Dez **********
You can enter as many times as you want for a holiday. 4 times a year for 2 weeks for example will be fine. TAT want you to come ans spend your money here, and then go home and save up again!

The updates are for extensions and border runs to prevent long term abuse thats all
Bill ********
Bill ********
Is the Thailand embassy in Boston closed?
Dan *******
Dan *******
I’m from Hyannis. Currently in Chiang Mai , Thailand. Checked the site yesterday. Don’t think it’s closed.
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Bill *******
All visa applications are now online but approved locally and you get a PDF by email
Liam ***********
Liam ***********
I’ve come 30 days max
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times every year and I’ve never had a problem with immigration
Andrew ********
Andrew ********
Nongnuch ********
Nongnuch ********
@Andrew *******
You can now do only two visa-exempt entries per calendar year.

You MAYBE, depending on the discretion of the Immigration officer at the border, can do more visa-exempt entries, like 5 or more, however then your stamp history must show that those visa-exempt stays were only short stays, like 2-3 weeks, and their annual total is not more than 150 days (or 180 days, nobody knows for sure)

I guess (I cannot guarantee) that such short holidays within one year still make you a “genuine” tourist in the eyes of an Immigration officer . . however you always need proof of onward travel or a return ticket to make your holidays plausible
Todd *********
Todd *********
@Andrew *******
there are always reasons for those… nothing to worry about.
Bob **********
Bob **********
Who knows it’s just happening now,how longs a piece of string ? Even if it becomes law it’ll be interpreted a hundred different ways
Elton *******
Elton *******
Short-term visits have never been a problem, thousands of people visit dozens of times a year.
Andrew ********
Andrew ********
@Elton ******
untill it becomes a problem
Elton *******
Elton *******
@Andrew *******
I was referring to short-term visits, meaning staying few weeks at a time, or at most less than 60 days.
Yashar *******
Yashar *******
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@Andrew *******
its not the same!!!

It’s for someone doing border runs to extend a stay continuously.
Nongnuch ********
Nongnuch ********
@Yashar ******
You can now do only two visa-exempt entries per calendar year.

You MAYBE, depending on the discretion of the Immigration officer at the border, can do more visa-exempt entries, like 5 or more, however then your stamp history must show that those visa-exempt stays were only short stays, like 2-3 weeks, and their annual total is not more than 150 days (or 180 days, nobody knows for sure)

I guess (I cannot guarantee this) that such short holidays within one year still make you a “genuine” tourist in the eyes of an Immigration officer.
Roger *******
Roger *******
@Andrew *******
😂Not the same issue..
Marco ***********
Marco ***********
If you never do extensions it should be fine until you reach the 180days/year
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Marco **********
There is no written 180 day rule
Marco ***********
Marco ***********
It’s not written but the logical conclusion since you get tax residency with 180 days.

They want foreigners to get proper visa.
Pete *******
Pete *******
@Marco **********
so how does the 5 year Thai Elite Tourist Visa which gives multiple 1 year entries factor in to your “capped at 180 days” argument? You are simply wrong.
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Tim *********
you can call it what you like but there is still no such cap, if there is show me the link to an Immigration site
Tim **********
Tim **********
@Graham *****
yes there is, over 180 days is residency, not tourism
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Marco **********
there is no such cap, get real
Marco ***********
Marco ***********
@Graham *****
every tourist visa e.g DTV and 6 months tourist visa are capped at 180 days for tax reasons. Also you’re not a tourist anymore if you are a tax resident.
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Marco **********
tax status is another thing altogether and will not effect an Immigration decision
Mark *************************
Mark *************************
The 'rule' seems to require you to go back to your home country for several visits per year. With a few exceptions like no more than a total of 150 days per calendar year, etc. Even so, you are still at the mercy of the immi officer that will stamp you in.
Tim **********
Tim **********
@Mark ************************
where do you hear about a 150 day limit?
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Tim *********
You could get 60+30 then another 60 but no 30, just an "Extension Denied, 7 Days to Leave Thailand" stamp
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Nongnuch *******
ok but, like all things in Thailand, I would bet that it would be Immigration Office dependent
Nongnuch ********
Nongnuch ********
@Graham *****
The 7-days extension is a genuine extension. It's not the same as the stamp indicating you have 7 days to leave the Kingdom.

This 7-days genuine extension is counted on top of the 60 days, unlike the "7-days grace period" stamp, which starts to count on the day you get the extension application denied. . .I have already seen a 7-days genuine extension stamp
Tim **********
Tim **********
@Graham *****
that’s not right

If you don’t use extensions and go back to your home country for at least a month you can come back

The issue is staying over 180 days

At that point, you need to pay taxes and get a visa
Yashar *******
Yashar *******
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@Mark ************************
Yeah, flying from home country with the passport I was issued there.
John **********
John **********
There are no new rules only guidance for immigration officers

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