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How can I stay in Thailand for 6 months on a Tourist Multi Entry Visa?

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Feb 26, 2024
a year ago
Peter *********
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Hi people I'm looking at a

Tourist Multi Entry Visa.

On the form it says valid for

6 months. But can only stay 60 days.. how can you stay for 6 months.. Do we need to border hop a few times or am I looking at wrong visa for me...From Australia

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The Tourist Multi Entry Visa (METV) allows you to enter Thailand multiple times, but each stay is limited to 60 days. You can extend your stay by 30 days once at an immigration office. To maximize your time in Thailand, you will need to leave the country (a border run) and re-enter to receive a new 60-day stamp. The visa itself is valid for use within 6 months from the date of issue, meaning you must enter Thailand within that timeframe.
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James ********
I believe that the OP has the answers needed for his question.

Thanks All for your helpful replies.

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Marcus ********
I’m on one right now

Once you get here you have to go out every 60 days and get stamped back in

( take a bus over border or fly to another spot enjoying a nice weekend vacation)

So you get two months at a time then the visa expires.

You can also extend each 60 day period an extra 30day at immigration

**THEN U HAVE TO CHECK OUT EVERY 90 days**

So it turns into a 9 month stay.

Enjoy.
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Tony *****
Simple words: you have to use your visa within 6 months, once you have entered Thailand it will start counting 60 days.
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James ********
@Tony ****
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James ********
@Tony ****
 the 6 months starts with the date that the METV multiple entry tourist visa is ISSUED... NOT 🚫 the date you first enter Thailand.
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Brad *********
Nope, you're looking at it correctly. There is no option to stay in Thailand for 6 months without leaving. The maximum you can swindle is 90 days at a time unless you start looking at the year long options. A huge frustration for many.
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John ********
The visa has to be activated within 6 months of issue. 2 months each stay.

Can be a border run or immigration office.
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John **********
@John *******
 the visa is good for 6 months from the date of issue meaning it only lasts that 6 months then can't be used further
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Charlie ********
@John *******
 so I can go to immigration with my visa and get stamped in for another 60 days for 1900 baht?
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James ********
@Charlie *******
 30 day extension of stay is available at your Thai Immigration office, then you must leave Thailand and reenter Thailand to get a NEW 60 day stamp.
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Ellie *******
@Charlie *******
, yes and no. You can apply for 30-day tourism extension ONCE per entry at the local immigration office.
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James ********
Here's Tod Daniels Post

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a year ago
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James ********
Tod Daniels had replied to a METV question...

"2) The METV online application states "you need to prove that you have a genuine reason to visit Thailand on a regular basis." Does this mean you may be granted the METV, but then are not guaranteed to get a 60 day stay each time you re-enter?

you need to show them WHY you need an METV, so make a round trip booking 60 days from the date you're arriving in thailand to singapore for a few days and use that as the "proof" you need a METV.

Most consulates IF you pay the 200 USD but don't get the METV issued will NOT refund you the difference when they issue you a 40 USD single entry visa"
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James ********
Where are you now? In your home country or in Thailand?

What is your passport nation? Australia ??
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Peter *********
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@James *******
 yes Australia.

Looking at doing end of year
a year ago
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James ********
@Peter ********
 this question about the METV multiple entry tourist visa has been answered many times in recent days and months.

Please use the search tool top of the forum page and...

ENTER... METV

CLICK on it and all posts about getting the METV multiple entry tourist visa will pop up to read.

Then you will have a good idea how to get the METV.
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@Peter ********
 answered already
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Christopher ********
You need to leave every 60 days or plan to. You can do the extension after this first 60 days and leave after 90 and return for another 60 and repeat
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Lloyd ********
Each entry will give you a 60 day stay, that can be extended at immigration in country for a further 30 days, you would then have to do a border bounce to initiate another 60 days etc. So if you do a border bounce super close to the end of the validity of the visa, you would get another 60+30, giving you a total of nearly 9 months from that visa.
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