Do I need to spend a night in Poipet to get a 30-day extension on my 60-day Thai tourist visa?

Jan 31, 2024
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Chris *********
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Hello everybody, do i need to stay one night in poipet if i want to do my visa run to get new 30 days on a extension of my 60 day TR visa.

i am confused because the officer always say that, but i have been there many times and i never spent a night there. This time it is a differtent case as i discript above.
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The user is unsure if they need to spend a night in Poipet for a visa run to extend their 60-day tourist visa by 30 days. The comments clarify that visa extensions should be done at a local immigration office, not at the border, and caution against going to Poipet for this purpose due to potential denial of entry.
Brandon ************
An extension is done at immigration, not at a border.

If you're trying to do a border bounce, do not go to Poipet. They deny entry to many people every day trying to do this.
John **********
If all you want is a 30 day extension on an existing 60 day tourist visa just go to the immigration office that serves where you live
Chris *********
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@John *********
my 60 day is already used. Now I am on the extension of it. Soon I want to go to poipet and get a 30 day on arrival. Do I need to stay 1 night there like many ppl say?
John **********
@Chris ********
yes I believe you do. But a word of caution, Poipet is probably the most difficult border in all of Thailand, I'd seriously recommend you use another border crossing
Chris *********
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@John *********
which one u suggest? I am in nonthaburi
John **********
@Chris ********
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