Answered9 years ago
How can I extend my METV for 9 months without returning to my home country?
How does one extend/get 9 months out of an METV? Is it possible to that without returning to your home country? I am hearing conflicting information. I may want to get more time out of mine after it expires in April.
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To extend your METV (Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa) for up to 9 months without returning to your home country, you can perform a border hop. Enter Thailand just before or on the visa's 'Enter Before' date to receive an initial 60 days of stay. This can be extended by an additional 30 days at local immigration, resulting in a total of 270 days. You only need to leave Thailand for a brief moment to get your re-entry stamp.
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Ian ***************
Do a border hop on the last day, get 60 days, extend 30 more. Total of (nearly) 9 months.
Robert *******
On the Visa there is the Enter Before date. If you enter just before or on that day you will get 60 days Admitted to Stay. These 60 days can be Extended once at local Immigration with 30 days, makes a total of 270 days out of this visa. You don't have to go back home, just leave Thailand at a border, stamp out, stamp in/out neighbor country and stamp in Thailand.
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