You do not need an exact date for a re-entry permit in Thailand. You can purchase it at the same time as your visa extension or anytime before your visa expires. It remains valid until your visa or visa extension expires, allowing you to use it anytime prior to that date. Some users have noted purchasing it at the airport or local immigration offices without needing a booked return.
You don't need ANY date. I recently left Thailand without any return booked as I'm unsure exactly when I will return. Bought my re-entry permit at Korat immigration before leaving.
A re-entry permit is valid until your visa, or visa extension expires, and can be used from the time you purchase it. If you leave the country without a re-entry permit your visa or visa extension expires as soon as immigration stamps you out.
I also got my multiple re-entry permit when I did my first ever extension a few weeks ago. Do I have to consider anything special at the airport when I leave the country?
Yes, great advice. Plus check to see what permission to stay date you receive while you are still in front of the Immigration Officer. It should be the same as the date on your re-entry permit. If not, it's easier to correct the mistake while you are still in front of the officer.
Nope. Buy it at the same time as getting an extension. Use it anytime prior to your new “allowed to stay” date. Or buy it at the airport on your way out. Doesn’t matter which. Or anytime in between for that matter.
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