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Do I need a re-entry permit if I have a visa-free entry and a 30-day extension?

Nov 3, 2025
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Matthew ******
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Can anyone help me understand the part circled in red? I arrived on a visa free entry 60 days and then got my 30 day extension. Do I need to go get a re entry permit to leave and come back
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is inquiring about the necessity of obtaining a re-entry permit after entering Thailand on a visa-exempt status, extended by 30 days. A commenter clarifies that since the user entered visa-exempt, they do not need to worry about a re-entry permit, as the stamp is for extensions and not required for re-entry. The user simply needs to leave Thailand by the expiration date of their current stamp.
Ellie *******
As you entered on a visa-exempt, you can just forget about that part.

That stamp is used for ANY extension of stay, including long-term ones, and generally means you need a re-entry permit if you want to keep your current permitted stay stamp "alive" when you make a trip to another country within the period.

A re-entry permit wouldn't give you any extra days than the current stay stamp (in your case, 5 Nov). And I don't think immigration officers would sell you a re-entry permit on a visa-exempt entry stamp.

You just leave Thailand by midnight on 5 Nov, then you will be fine.

Very good of you to read the stamp carefully and try to clear any uncertain points, which many people don't do often, then go into some trouble later.
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