Answered13 days ago
Is it possible to renew my tourist visa by doing a visa run after multiple previous extensions in Thailand?
I would like to do a 60 day tourist visa in laos after my 60 day entry visa and 30 day extension but I also did a visa run at the beginning of the year I did 60 day entry + extension 30 days and visa run 60 day re-entry. I suppose that they want a visa tourist and no more visa runs . But does someone do the same ? . Because they become really complicated with time.
But normally I should be in the law if I understand that they don't want people to come without a visa anymore .
But normally I should be in the law if I understand that they don't want people to come without a visa anymore .
Answer summary
The user is considering obtaining a 60-day tourist visa in Laos after a series of previous visa entries and extensions in Thailand. However, community responses indicate significant concerns about the likelihood of being denied entry due to the high number of days spent in Thailand without a proper visa. The consensus is that the user is not genuinely a tourist and should seek a more suitable visa to avoid complications.
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Larry *********
they don't want backpacker type no home type tourists.
Mysa *******
OPLarry Wheeler who is a backpacker ? stupid man I live in Geneva I spend 150.000 baths a month in Thailand stupid retired
Larry *********
Mysa Lebar more like 15,000 baht per month. Otherwise you would hire a visa immigration lawyer to handle all your border runs.
You in pattaya , right ? lol
You in pattaya , right ? lol
Mysa *******
OPLarry Wheeler we are not at the same level ugly stupid pig . Just go to see the gogo bar ugly alcoholic retired. If you leave here mean you have no family, no life, and you are a fucking Pedophile . 😂😂
Mysa *******
OPLarry Wheeler keeps going to be on Facebook loser at 80 years old and stay alone ugly man . I work in Geneva and I stay in Siracha, fucking Moron. The world is Fuck because of all this retired ugly american pig moron .
Malcolm *******
Your trying to buck the system and live in Thailand . You are not a tourist and they will almost certainly not let you in , or at very best , give you a stern warning about future visits .
Mysa *******
OPMalcolm Pogue I live in France /Geneva. I was Working for 6 months from mars to September. This group is full of stupid all men that believe they know the life of people. you are stupid like the tourist officers. No one speaks about the law just a retired man with ugly wife that is full of time and has no knowledge about law . I understand how Thailand is losing 10 million tourists and keep it fucking old drunk fat man married with girl bar. I will just go back to work early.
Malcolm *******
While I enjoy my lovely life in my own home by the beach , walking my dog every day in the sunshine here in Thailand where you wont he allowed in 😂😂😂
Mysa *******
OPMalcolm Pogue if you have time to insert the problem of other people means you are a loser with no life hahaha 🤣🤣
Mysa *******
OPMalcolm Pogue soon died ,with no family and just a dog and a prostitute for wife lol 😂😂 keep your home that is not yours lol 😂😂 . Loser
John *********
So, to recap…you are living in Thailand on visa exemption entries and/or tourist visa.
Nothing complicated about that.
You should be denied entry next time.
Complicated? Really?
Nothing complicated about that.
You should be denied entry next time.
Complicated? Really?
Mysa *******
OPJohn N Kwan so to recaps you are a moron. I live in Geneva stupid all men
Collywobble **********
the good old days are gone sadly but who knows next year or maybe after next election??
Paul **********
Collywobble Thomason you can still pay for safe entry with one agents
Mysa *******
OPPaul Franklin I would do this if I want to stay longer but I believe I will come back and save my money for Vietnam or China
Mysa *******
OPCollywobble Thomason I don't do visa runs this time I do a tourist visa of 60 days. My wife says that the thai people want to put pressure on the foreigner because of the bad inside management. Will not change soon .
Collywobble **********
Mysa Lebar bad inside management !!!!!!!! some thai people,,,, not all,,,,hundreds of thousands depend on tourists/travellers for income
Collywobble **********
Mysa Lebar exactly
Mysa *******
OPCollywobble Thomason yes but politics need Guilty To divert attention from the real problems
Bob **********
You will definitely be pulled aside and most likely denied entry be prepared to return to
Laos
Laos
Mysa *******
OPBob D'Andrea will be at the embassy because I asked for a tourist visa before coming back. I understand that visa run is finished
Bob **********
Mysa Lebar it’s time in Thailand and you have too much a visa doesn’t guarantee entry
Damien ***********
U are not a genuine tourist and wasting money on tourist visa , u will more than likely be denied entry!!! Time to get a proper visa
Mats **********
Damien Kindregan headaiche too much hard work, impossible to open a Bankacount! Looking gor another country to spend my retirement!
Mysa *******
OPDamien Kindregan what I'm if I'm not a tourist ? I was outside of the country from mars to September. Can you give me the proper visa that I can have ?!!
Damien ***********
Mysa Lebar go onto thai immi website and see what u qualify for or can afford ,but u been in the country 200+ days and u have to apply from home country for long term visa
Damien ***********
Mysa Lebar well look it up yourself so. U aint getting into thailand go waste your money 😂😂😂been goin thailand 20 yrs u fool.
Mysa *******
OPDamien Kindregan I have been 130 days and I look the only one I qualify is tourist visa lol 😂😂 you are so helpful . People like you make officers look clear 😂😂 you open you keyboard for just waisted time.
Lynnette *******
Mysa Lebar multi entry tourist visa is valid 6 month with 60 days each entry. Maybe that would work for you.
Lynnette *******
Looks like you're living in Thailand, not a tourist.
Mysa *******
OPLynnette Munoz I was working for 6 months in Geneva. I paid taxes in France . What you mean living because for me living means working and staying full time
Lynnette *******
Mysa Lebar it's not really relevant you were working in another country. It's time spent in Thailand that counts.
Mysa *******
OPBut I check the limitations are about visa runs but I want to do a tourist visa . But no one has done this
Mysa *******
OPLynnette Munoz I want just to be sure to get my visa tourists 60 days in laos until I have already been here 130 days this year (is my first visa holiday from a long time maybe 10 years ). But no one can say . But in practice it is inside the law but it is so not clear that I will do it another way. But in practice I have no limitation of staying during the Year. Just don't do a visa run . But everyone says I will get rejected. But I believe that everyone speaks but no one knows really because it is not clear.
Lynnette *******
Mysa Lebar you seem confused. They welcome tourists and give them entry for 30 days with no visa that they can extend by 30vdays, they also offer 60 day tourist visas that can also extend. Plus other options for those that need longer, like multi entry visas, DTV and retirement etc. Not sure why you are so annoyed about it.
Mysa *******
OPLynnette Munoz how tourists are limited on time . Every month there is 150.000 bath spent . But they are so full of money that they reject tourists lol they prefer Retired that send 40.000 bath lol 😂😂
Lynnette *******
Mysa Lebar look how many days you've been in Thailand. That's what defines whether you are tourist on holiday.
Mysa *******
OPLynnette Munoz 130 days . I spend January, February, September October November. And I would like December. I was working from mars to September in Geneva
Wayne *********
Even with a visa if the IO decides or thinks your abusing the tourist entry they can decline you entry
Mysa *******
OPWayne Roberts how you can abuse with a tourist visa lol 😂. I was working 6 months in Geneva from mars to September
Wayne *********
Mysa Lebar What's what you did in Geneva got to do with Thailand? Different countries Different rules
Wayne *********
Mysa Lebar but trying to live in Thailand on tourist visa is seen as abusing it
Mysa *******
OPWayne Roberts they don't want tourists?
Wayne *********
Mysa Lebar yes tourists but not those trying to live in Thailand using tourist visa. Best to get the correct visa that suits
John **********
Whether or not you get the visa I suspect you carry a high risk of being denied entry. Already this year you'll have spent 240 days inside Thailand and that's without going back the 12 to 18 months immigration will look at. It's time to get a proper visa, not a tourist visa
Mats **********
@John *********
too much headaiche and paper work! And 800 000B impossible to opena Bank accoun!Mysa *******
OPI stayed under the 160 day marque because I was working from mars to September in Geneva . It is so complicated but I can have my visa for 60 days tourists from December to get my 170 days during 2026 .
Mysa *******
OP@John *********
I have spent 130 days this year because from mars to September I was working in Geneva. I don't qualify for another visa at the moment. Too young, not yet married, not a student, not a rich man. Do you have an idea? Can I call them to be sure ? It is like a lottery with them .John **********
@Mysa ******
60+30+60 at the beginning of the year? Plus 60+30 now? Then you want to come in for another 60+30? This year is meaningless as there's no reset with a new year, I've already stated they look back 12 to 18 months. There aren't many options available to you to be honest. Thai Privilege is the obvious one but expensive or you could look at the DTV
Ronny *********
Mysa Lebar Thailand looks at the calendar year (January 1 to December 31), not a rolling 12-month period, when enforcing specific entry limits, this is as stated in the rules. But in reality your individual IO mostly check back 360 a 540 days, from the moment you pass 150 days in a year you will surely be investigated and you will be get a limiting time stamp If you want to stay longer than 180 days in Thailand you are not anymore a tourist and you need a visa for that , also you will be taxable in Thailand ( check your double income treaty) Another option is you get a long time visa but the requirements are very high.
Mysa *******
OPPaul Jones sorry I forgot Thailand only lol 😂😂
Paul *******
Mysa Lebar your asking for sense from Thai immigration?
Mysa *******
OP@John *********
make no sense because if you're someone work 6 months and go on holiday for the rest of the year. I spend 150.000 a bath every month here. For 15 years . They make it so complicated that 10 million people stop to come from 40 million to 30 million. I will soon have my visa family but take a lot of time . I will do a student visa but I already speak Thai. But I will never forget what they do .like many people.Activity
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