How many times can I enter Thailand on a visa exemption?

@Jacqueline ********

incorrect here is the list of 93 countries able to enter 60-days VISA EXEMPT

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With people being turned around by immigration, I got paranoid. So thought I'd get a multiple entry visa because I want to spend Xmas in thailand with thai friends. Firstly the requirements are to have proof of flight then apply for visa. This I did,then fill in the forms correctly, without screen shots. Now I'm still waiting for a visa number a week later and my flight is a few days away, I've paid my £150 for the visa,I've tried email and phoning the embassy without any response from them. The system is terrible, it's more like a scam. I don't think the visa I've paid for will come through and now I risk being refused entry by some jumped up immigration officer because I spent last Xmas and new year in thailand and Laos, if I'm refused, then I lose the money I spent on the flight plus I'll have to buy another flight. I'll also lose the money I've paid for hotel accommodation. Does thailand expect a tourist can see the whole of the country in 60 days,I've been going on and off for the past 25 years, normally for a month at a time, 2 or 3 times a year. I'm a poor pensioner, have no intention of living or working there, it's just my choice of a relaxing holiday destination.

I think the Visas for Thailand are a minefield.

Multiple means multiple. There is no number attached to it. It's deliberately ambiguous. Whether you are denied entry is down to the immigration officer on duty, but your chances of being denied entry are obviously increased if you don't have the correct visa. Having said that, I doubt you would be denied entry as long as everything else is above board. But following anyones advice off Facebook is not always the best. The Thai E Visa website "should" help you get the correct information and visa.

James that is brilliant! And oh so true! 😂 But I honestly feel they'll lose potential tourists to nearby countries,that allow easier entry! Cambodia,Lao,and the Philippines! Plus all aforementioned are cheaper!

As properly diagnosed earlier, Thailand will be able to send a mission to the Mars before it is able to hammer out a clear visa scheme.

its fine, as long as you can prove your stay, funds and outbound ticket, having gaps in going to thailand is fine, its more so if those gaps are 2days in vietnam every couple months is what will raise suspicion.

Surely this has now changed and UK/Irish citizens can now only enter Thailand for 30 days without a visa?

On Monday I witnessed at suvarnabhumi airport people being denied entry, reasons given were that with a visa exemption you are allowed to stay 90 days within 6 months, plus you need three things to show: 10k baht, proof of accommodation for entire stay, and return ticket booked. This is what they told every person waiting with me, British, American, Russians, Chinese, they were sending back loads of people and it was just a couple days ago

Why are they making it so grey and stupid. Why don’t they just change it so its a total of 60 days per year on a tourist visa you can stay here.

This is why people are now going Vietnam and Cambodia never clear in Thailand

If I have had 3 @60 day visa exemptions but did not stay the full 60 days each time within 12 months, would it be ok to have a 6 month break & get another visa

I go every 9-10 weeks and stay 3 weeks through out the year and stay 6 weeks at Xmas time . Never been questioned. Done this since end of 2021

Planning to be 5 months in Thailand in the next 6 months, first trip this month for 59 days, and the second 3 weeks after i left. Main plain is visa exemption for the first trip and exemption plus extension for the second (around 89 days). Before i leave i will try to contact my embassy asking if i should be ok with this or for the second trip a single entry visa would be more adequate. I will always have an onward ticket, for the second trip probably the best is an adjustable fare showing a 60 day return but adaptable to change after i ask for the extension. I hope all this goes well, i have no history of border bounces, usually 2 months a year in Thailand.

I hold a full UK passport.

This is all so confusing! I stayed in Thailand from June 2nd 2024 until 10th February 2025. A total of 254 days if my maths is correct! I visited Jomtien Immigration for an extra 60 days in early July, did three border runs end of August,October,and December,obtaining 60 days on each occasion. This being a total of 254 days. All achieved on visa exemption. I had no difficulty whatsoever. I was told by Thai Visa Service whom I booked with,that one is permitted 3 border runs a year. And I do know there is no limitations if travelling by air. I really do wish an actual expert whom is schooled in Immigration law would clarify the rules once and for all. Not just those whom are not experts,and only judge on their own experiences. I dearly love Thailand and I know the country values it's tourism industry very valuably. Since it receives a vast income from tourism. But this ambiguity could put potential tourists off,and tempt visitors to Cambodia,Laos,and the Philippines. All which are far more welcoming,less bureaucratic,and easier to enter. It never used to be this way,and a report I read recently by the TAT,cited that due to a decrease in tourists to Thailand already,many were looking elsewhere. I want/intend to visit Thailand again shortly,but confess I'm looking elsewhere. Morroco seems enticingly welcoming and attractive!

You can come until you can't... In other words, its literally down to the discretion of the IO/supervising IO every time you try to enter even with a TRV/METV. As long as you don't have a sketchy history you should be fine but I would make sure you meet all the requirements such as 20k cash, on-wards flight etc

No one is going to answer that, especially the embassy, it is up to the specific immigration officer in front of you. You are safer if you have a visa

@Stephen *******

there are unlimited entries being stamped in Visa Exempt but the only person who knows the Answer to this question is the Immigration Officer.

Always when entering have

฿20,000 in cash

An address where you will be staying

An onward ticket within 60 days

Also if questioned maintain your here on tourism purposes

Literally no one can tell you how many. Each entry is at the discretion of the immigration officer you are standing in front of. Recently people have been getting pulled out of line at the airport and interrogated if they've done a single 60 day entry with 30 day extension and then leave and try to return. Generally it seems like if you've spent 90 days in Thailand, they expect you to be gone more than 90 days before returning. "

The number of times you've entered Thailand doesn't really matter, it's about how much time you've been in Thailand. More than 6 months in the last year and you're asking for trouble. More than 3 months in the last 6 months, and you're also asking for trouble. Get a real visa if you want to spend more time than that in Thailand.