How often do I need to do a visa run while on a METV in Thailand for 6 months?

METV (Multiple Entry Tourist Visa)Visa Rules Visa Run Immigration Procedures Thailand Visa Extensions Jomtien Pattaya Expat Advice

May 6, 2018

7 years ago

Karen ********

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Wanting to be prepared me and hubby are coming for 6 months on a METV from Australia in March next year we have secured our accommodation so my questions are how often do we need to do a visa run and where do we need to go , we are staying  in Jomtien  near Pattaya and if you could supply anymore information  we would be greatly  thankful as we have  only stayed for max 3 weeks.TIA

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TLDR : Answer Summary

If you're coming to Thailand on a METV for 6 months, you will initially be granted a 60-day stay upon entry. After that, you have two main options to extend your stay: you can either apply for a 30-day extension at the immigration office for a fee of 1900 baht, or you can do a visa run to a neighboring country to get a new 60-day entry stamp upon re-entering Thailand. To maximize your stay, it's advisable to plan your visa run just before your visa validity ends to ensure you receive the full term of your new entry stamp.

Stan *******

Karen , I will take care of it , don’t worry

7 years ago

Karen ********

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Thankyou Stan

7 years ago

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Karen ********

Tod *********

you need to get those visas as close to when you're comin' to thailand as you can. They have a validity of 6 months from the date their issued so do that so you're not burning up the validity NOT being here ;)

Most people who do that get almost 9 months in country (in 60 day increments).

Once you get here you will be stamped in for 60 days, when that 60 days is running out you have two choices,

go to the immigration office and pay 1900baht to get a 30 day extension

OR

go to the border, stamp out of thailand, stamp in&out of another country and stamp right back into thailand to get a new 60 day admitted until stamp.

You do that for the entire length of your visa. If you exit/re-enter the country just prior to the "enter before" date on the visa itself you will get one final 60 day stamp.

7 years ago

Karen ********

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Hi Tod well we are finally here we were stamped in on the 3rd march on a 6 Month metv our 60 days is 2 nd May if we report to immigration is it still 1900 baht for only 30 days or if we were to fly out and back my understanding is we get another 60 days if this is the case where is the best to fly out to and how long do we need to be out.Sorry for all the questions but all of our Travels we have never had to do this. Thankyou .

6 years ago

Karen ********

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Thankyou

7 years ago

Tod *********

@Karen *******

It's really not, it READS far more complicated than it works out to be in real life

7 years ago

Karen ********

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Wow these visas are complicated.