Can you enter Thailand multiple times on a visa exemption without issues in 2025?

UnkemptClam444 all changed 2, 3 weks ago mate. Go research. ;)

@Razak *********

Very good question! And I am not sure! Because my concrete case is about 2025. Also, next time I will apply for a proper tourist visa and I am not spending much more time and effort to answer all the questions right now (to myself, of course)! But I have my visa now until 25 January. Supposed I will get another 30 days this will result in about 55 days stay in 2026. So, I could be counting on about 95 days left for 2026. Meaning that I could attend to come back to Thailand even with Visa Exemption already from first of October... But....

@Tim *********

180 for me last year half with visa half without. Stop scaremongering

@Len ****

Did you enter with a 90-day non O then exit at expiration and receive a 60-day exempt upon re-entry then extend 30 days?

@Len ****

Yes. That's already different. I understand that this rule about 150 days without proper visa , only visa exemption (!) it's not even new! But, before, as in many other cases, the officials didn't really care about it. In fact, for about 2 years ago I was also able to get full extension by just leaving Thailand an coming back. Again, only with visa exemption.

Looks like right now , for some reason, they are reinforcing the law properly.

@Martin *******

read and understand khrab

Courtesy of Thai Visa Advice group ( Tod Daniels ) ...

REPEATED VISA EXEMPT ENTRIES & EXTENSIONS ON V/E ENTRIES

I think it's time that we address "the elephant in the room" and that's this 'new rule' about only 2 visa exempt entries per calendar year; the one where they are saying the first entry can get a 30 day extension, any entries after that can get a 7 day extension and if you entered by land on a visa exempt entry you can't get any extension.

Plain and simple there is NO OFFICIAL RULE about this. :O There is no Royal Police Order stating it, nothing has been published in the royal gazette, in short there is abso-tively, posi-lutely nothing out there that makes these "new rules" official..

However that doesn't stop immigration officers at the borders and at immigration offices from enforcing them.. :O We are seeing more and more that people are being denied exiting the country by land (if they're going to just bounce out/back even if they stay out a couple days)

and

we are seeing more and more immigration offices telling people they can get only a 7 day extension on their current visa exempt entry (if they've had other v/e entries this year w/30 day extensions).

There are also reports of immigration offices denying an extension because the visa/exempt entry was made by a land crossing.

SO while there is no official rule, we sure are seeing those "not real rules" being enforced, (albeit haphazardly) at immigration offices and entry points around the country.. In fact Several Immigration offices have made up their own notice and posted it.

We are also seeing a LOT more people pulled aside when flying in free stamp (visa exempt) especially with previous visa exempt entries and not that much time out of the country between them.

My advice if you're "living here" on free back-2-back visa exempt stamps w/30 day extensions STOP doing it :O because you're going to get pulled aside and denied entry sooner rather than later. (and no I don't care if you've been doing it since the rule went from 30 to 60 days back in July 2024, times are different now and you will get caught out on it)

Now they are NOT targeting "real tourists", <- people who come here couple times a year free stamp, tour around then go back to where they came from, then later in the year come back again. The sad thing is it is up to the immigration officer you're standing in front of at passport control to decide what a "real tourist" means :/

Your best bet if you're coming in free stamp, is to have proof of onward travel within the 60 days you'll get stamped in for. Because if the immigration officer is gonna hassle you about anything it will be for proof of onward travel :)

Here is the Public Relation Department of Thailand's "official" press release;

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And precisely my initial point 👉

No more silly grins

@Martin *******

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@Martin *******

@Martin *******

you’re not up to date.

@Heinz **********

they have been doing these types of crackdowns for years, I was living and working in Thailand for 17 years up until 2021, so this is pretty standard, in fact every few years it happened - it's people like you who spread fear around.

@Martin *******

because Immigration has become very strict about 2 entries on exemption per calendar year only about 3 weeks ago.

Nevertheless good luck!

@Martin *******

will do mate 🍻

Yes before the crackdown. I lived in Thailand for 9 months. The next time I come it will be a retirement visa. The 9 months was to see if I liked it

@Greg ********

so this was also before the “new” rules were implemented.

@Codrin *********

that was at mid 2025 at laos border. They pulled me in to a office and asked me questions about finances but eventually denied me.

@Codrin *********

yes bought a plane ticket and flew to Bangkok. I was nervous but got in, no problems. I did a 30 day extension and stayed the full 90 days.

@Chuck *********

its definitely English :)

@Gordon ***********

no , that’s not even in English language!