How many times can I enter Thailand with a 30-day visa exemption stamp upon arrival?

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Laurence Sydenham

You said you entered Thailand 3 times by air.

There is no official limit on Visa Exempt entries if you come by air.

And you been 2 times to Mae Sai for a back to back visa exempt.

No problem either. Officially, you're allowed 2 visa exempt

entries per calendar year, just as Tod said.

Now, what's about your 3rd land crossing within the same calender year? How did that one work out?

@Laur****

, come on now, I did not call you a liar :/ I was stating that I've not seen anyone pull off more than two 30 day exempt stamps by a land border since Dec (when the rule came into effect).

And I was suggesting that if people are gonna border-bounce for 30 day visa exempt stamps it can't hurt the have the 3-proof ofs. That you've never been asked doesn't mean you couldn't be asked or that other people haven't been asked. Failure to meet those proof ofz are a valid reason to deny you entry into the country on a visa exempt entry stamp.

All I'm tryin' to do is provide people with accurate up-2-date information about how to minimize the risk of running off the rails visa/extension-wise here in the glorious "Land 'O Thaiz" ;)

Hahaha well I guess we're liars according to you! I've been here 15 years, I'm not a rookie. Never have I been asked for anything.

well, I dunno that I believe that statement because I've yet to find ANYONE who has been able to do more than 2 border bounces by land this year. Even when someone switched their passport, the computers at the border flagged them.

Flying in, I'd say even though there is no official rule (no matter what some low level passport stamping immigration officer tries to tell you) there is a high chance you'll be questioned once you start flagging in the computer system.

I'd say IF you're border-bouncing (by land or air) for a 30 day visa exempt stamp have the 3-prooof-ofz;

-proof of onward travel within 30 days

-proof of 10K baht

-proof of a hotel booking