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How do I manage the 60+30 day visa in Thailand and what are my options for booking flights?

Dec 25, 2025
15 hours ago
Patrick *******
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Hi, may I ask how you handle the 60+30 day visa? Do you book your return flight directly for departure in 90 days? What happens if the extension isn't approved? On the other hand, I don't want to book my return flight for the 60th day if I plan to stay for 90 days.
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The discussion revolves around the management of the 60+30 day visa in Thailand, specifically addressing the need for return flights and the implications of booking flights before an extension is approved. Various users share insights about the necessity of having an onward ticket, with some suggesting the purchase of flexible tickets or using 'onward ticket' services. The conversation also touches upon options for traveling to neighboring countries to reset visa durations, highlighting potential actions like simply crossing borders by bus. Additionally, advice is shared regarding different types of visas including the Non O visa for those considering longer stays.
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Михайло ********
I'd pay for long term visa and forget about everything 🙏 all of these extensions etc
Angelo ***********
@Михайло *******
Yeah, idiot. You are a Russian. You have special rules with Thailand which are completely different from the rest of the world. Thanx Putler.
Patrick *******
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@Михайло *******
You mean DTV Visa? The Problem is i don’t have Remote-Job now. And i also don’t want Go to a Sportsclub. So what Can i do?
Михайло ********
@Patrick ******
Non O visa much better vs. DTV , no need job, no need cross the border every 6 month and spend your value time and money for 2 ways air tickets 2 times per year!!! Also more easy to open bank account etc
Patrick *******
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@Михайло *******
But i am Not over 50j old and i have also no Family in Thailand!?
Михайло ********
@Patrick ******
there are some types of Non O visas aside of retirement or marriage
Patrick *******
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@Михайло *******
I already ask the Internet. But i Cant find and 0-Visa for 6-12 Month for People under 50, without Thai-Family…
Михайло ********
Михайло ********
@Patrick ******
it means internet gave you wrong information ℹ️
Patrick *******
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@Михайло *******
Then Tell me the Correct Visa please, thats for me is Perfect!? 😁🙈
Михайло ********
@Patrick ******
I am using their service 4 years no problems at all
Patrick *******
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@Михайло *******
Ok and which Agency? 😁
Михайло ********
@Patrick ******
agency will arrange everything, with no problems
Patrick ********
I arrived single ticket . Just done 30 day extension no questions ask Jontien very friendly
Seren *******
Buy a bus ticket from Nong Khai to Vientiane (Laos). You don’t have to use it…
Patrick *******
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@Seren ******
But for Visa Run i Must use it because i Need a „Go out“-Stamp.
Seren *******
@Patrick ******
yes I understand but the bus ticket is helpful if your airline asks for proof you are leaving Thailand or the IO at Bangkok asks for your onward travel/return ticket.

Up to you to decide the flight issue timing separately.
Ulrik *************
Return ticket is not mandatory, only a ticket out of Thailand. Bus ticket is ok.
Andy **********
Book it for the full 90 and go for it.
Michael ********
I'm from USA and did my 30 day extension. I had to show my return flight
Vlastimil *******
Buy expencive return ticket which you can fully cancel and then if you get the extention you buy return ticker
Vlastimil *******
I have been denied flight by Etihad from Manchester to Bangkok because i did not have return ticket, just in November. Have to quickly by one. Immigration officer told me that if you fly on extention you suppose to book return ticket. If you have visa issued by Thai embassy you do not need return ticket
Graeme ********
I have started booking flexible flights which gives me the option of doing a thirty day extension or if something happens regarding immigration and I can just go on the scheduled flight.
Patrick *******
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I understand. And is it true that after these 90 days, I can travel to a neighboring country for, say, 24 hours, and then immediately stay for another 90 days? And this can be done twice, so a total of 270 days per year? And is it enough if I simply take a bus across the border, or do I actually have to fly?
John **********
@Patrick ******
good luck with that. Visa exempt is for short term tourism. Its not designed for living in Thailand. Get an appropriate visa
David **********
@Patrick ******
that's not going to work anymore. In fact leaving for a neighboring country for a very short period is going to raise a lot of suspicion.
Patrick *******
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@David *********
But 60+30+60+7 is allowed actual. That is what i Read now in the Internet.

And for DTV Visum i Need a Remote Job or a Sport Contract.

I have saved Money and i want stay in Pattaya for 6-12 Month. So which Visa is Best for me? I Think Visa free with 1 Visa run = 157 days.
David **********
@Patrick ******
that seems to be the new regulation. However it remains to be seen how much time is generally needed to be out of Thailand before returning without a lot of questions
Pantha ****
@Patrick ******
not sure whether these visa exempt stays with 2 extensions are allowed within a calender year or a year.
Newfarang ****
@Patrick ******
the second extension of your sixty will only be for 7 days I think I may be wrong .
Eryk ************
I guess you mean a visa exemption. If this is your first time, you don't have to worry about it. Just book the flight ticket, even if the departure is at the end of the additional days.
Angelo ***********
@Eryk ***********
You are required by law to have a "ticket out" and as plenty of people mentioned: the airline is already checking for you if you are following the law, because: they have to fly you back on their costs, if immigration denies you entry, for what ever reason.
Stuart *********
Immigration would rarely ask for an onward ticket but they can.

More likely your airline could have a hangup if you don’t have a ticket out within the number of days allowed by your entry scheme.

Some buy a flexible ticket. Others use an “onward ticket” site to “rent” one.
Seren *******
@Stuart ********
my partner was asked what our plans were for leaving Thailand and when. This was a month ago. Our airline also wanted confirmation of a return ticket or that we would be leaving Thailand within the 60 day visa exemption period.
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