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Do I need a multiple entry visa for Thailand if I'm only visiting for a week, traveling to Vietnam, and returning for another week?

Dec 30, 2025
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Mike ********
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Hello

I am travelling to Thailand with my wife on 13th January 2026 from UK. we stay in Thailand for a week, then move to Vietnam for 4 weeks, then back to Thailand for a week and fly home. All flights and accommodation are booked.

Do we really need a multiple entry visa? We are staying for such a relatively short time it seems a bit over the top?

Thanks for any advice you can provide.
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You do not need a multiple entry visa for your trip to Thailand as you are eligible for visa exemption. Both you and your wife can enter Thailand twice under the visa exemption rule for short tourist stays. Just ensure that you fill out the TDAC digital arrival card for each entry and have your flight out of Thailand booked.
Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)

WARNING: Only trust Thai government websites with .go.th domains or Thai agent websites with .co.th or .in.th domains, as these require verified Thai registration and cannot be registered anonymously.

The official TDAC form is available at tdac.immigration.go.th, which uses the official .go.th government domain.

The services by AGENTS CO., LTD. does NOT charge any fees for arrivals within 72 hours. If you need to book more than 72 hours in advance, there is a service fee of $8.

Do not trust other sites pretending to be a trustworthy agency. Pay attention to delivery time - the service operated by AGENTS CO., LTD. has 1 minute delivery time for arrivals within 72 hours.

Don't fall for sites pretending to be agents.co.th or the official government tdac.immigration.go.th website. Always double-check the exact domain in your browser.

Scam services may take days to process your application, others may not even do anything. With these TDAC scam services you also need to worry about double charges.

Please watch out for TDAC misinformation spread by fugitive Jesse Nickles and his many fake accounts on Quora, TripAdvisor, Reddit, and other platforms.

TRUSTED TDAC LINKS:

Official Government TDAC Form: tdac.immigration.go.th
Official TDAC form by AGENTS
Official TDAC information page by AGENTS (tdac.in.th)

Mari *************
You don’t need any visa
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John *******
Are you and your wife UK citizens? If not you need to do some very rapid research.

The TDAC is free on the Thai Government website. Each entry needs one. Do it a couple of days before.
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Mike ********
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@John ******
yes, both UK citizens thanks👍
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Lynnette *******
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TDAC can be done 72hrs in advance or right up to landing. It's free.
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Mike ********
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@Lynnette ******
Thanks for confirming Lynnette
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Lynnette *******
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happy travels!
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Lynnette *******
Why did you think you needed a multi entry visa? You probably wouldn't have time to get one. . If one of the passports entitled to visa exempt ( no visa) just enter that way. Complete a TDAC each entry with your info. It's free.
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Michelle *************
Just the arrival card. Twice entry
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Martyn *******
All you need is to fill in the tdac arrival card each time you enter and have a flight out
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Steve ***********
@Martyn ******
I think just enter, the flight out info is on that document
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Rob *********
No visa required for either country - from what you've said it's a bit late now, but I think you would have been better doing 2 or 3 continuous weeks in Thailand. My recommendation for first first visit to Vietnam is flight from Bangkok to Danang. Enjoy your travels
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Mike ********
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Celestina Gabrielle Torres no this is just a vacation from the UK, all return flights back to UK are booked about 35 days after original arrival in Bangkok.
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Mike ********
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@Rob ********
thanks Rob, we spent 5 weeks in Thailand last year, and we loved it, but we wanted to explore further afield this year. Still wanted to stay at so,e favourite places in Bangkok and Chiang Mai though.

Cheers for the advice
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Greg ***********
you are free to go. Just don't forget to fill out the TWO (one needed for each entry) online Thailand TDAC digital arrival card up from 72 hours before your planned arrival in Thailand
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Colin ********
You don’t need any visa
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Jan ******************
If you don’t have any recent previous extensive travel history to Thailand a multiple-entry tourist visa would be unnecessary and overkill for such short, clearly touristic visits, and with everything booked as described you should normally have no issues entering on two visa exemptions.
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Robert *********
No

Visa exempt, twice.
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