Does the new calendar year reset the limit on border runs in Thailand?

Does anyone recommend a service company from Nong Khai?

Depends if the IO has had his hit of Kratom leaves 🍃 in his coffee

The rule that limited free entry (visa exempt) by land to two per calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31) was stopped when they increased the free entry (visa exempt) stamps from 30 days to 60 days on July 15th..

While that technically means there is no limit on the number of free visa exempt entries you can get in a calendar year by land

What it means in reality is; you are now at the mercy of the officer you're standing in front of to stamp in as far as if they feel you're taking advantage of the free entry program or not and if they feel they should let you in 😮

Whereas before you pretty much knew you were good for two free stamp entries by land without much hassle at all at any land border in a year, and that come Jan 1 it reset and you were good for 2 more,

NOW

it's just like free stamp air entries (which technically have no limit to them). The stamping officer decides.

This is why we tell people who want to bounce by land to USE A SERVICE to get you out/back in without issue <- most border bounce service providers have the "wheels greased" at the border they take you to and that is what lets you out/back in without issue