Is the new 60-day visa exemption limited to 2 entries per year by air, and how does it reset?

Jul 30, 2024
4 months ago
paul****
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Hi everyone, advice please, is the new 60 day visa exemption, 2 times a year or not by air, so much conflicting advice, and if it is twice a year, is it a calendar year or a rolling year please
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The new 60-day visa exemption policy allows for unlimited entries by air, while land border entries are limited to 2 times per year. The limits are based on a calendar year, resetting on January 1st. However, immigration officers have the discretion to determine entry, especially if a visitor's behavior seems inconsistent with typical tourist patterns. The conversation also touches on the implications for long-term stays, the relevance of different visa types, and upcoming changes to visa regulations.
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Phil ******
@paul****
apparently unlimited entries on 60-day Visa Exemption but always at the discretion of the IO.
David ********
It seems as a digital nomad you could apply for the new DTV and it will likely provided residency in Thailand for 5 years with just 4 visa nuns to Cambodia or similar for you and your wife over that time. It may be the best way to spend the money once you get the DTV and arrive in Thailand. The details are almost clear and simpler, a few months may make a retirement visa obsolete.... Things are happening and more soon is to come. The biggest change in Thailand's visas is about to happen.
Shaughn ***********
Previously after being in country for over 180 days some immigration entry point would pull you aside for questioning and possibly denied. Now they seem to be going down the path of income tax liability for those who stay in the kingdom for over 180 days (183 I think is the exact number). Those with Thai bank accounts may be accessed based on what they transfer in from abroad. Time will tell if taxation becomes the means of managing the time people come and stay in the country rather than by immigration border officers.
John ********
These Thai questions and answers are like a stuck needle on a gramophone player.
Luit *****************
When you really want advice, just find the correct visa for the purpose of your stay.

Thailand has a lot of different visa, so why try to use visa exemption when you want to stay over 60 days?
Todd *********
@Luit ****************
because that's what it is for. Stays of 90 days or less are perfect for visa exemption. And if you want 180 days, you simply need to exit and return. Same for 270 days. Visa exemption is zero hassle and costs is $0. Only have to pay for extensions. Great way to spend a year in the Kingdom and see if you love it or just want to move on. No hassles and very little cost
Luit *****************
@Todd ********
Fo a lot of countries the 1900 baht is more than cost of TR visa of 60 days, plus you need passport picture and spend time at immigration
David *********
No limit
Terary **********
Please report back, whatever you do.

I have heard rumors the land border had no limits, I have no clue if there is any truth to it.

I would hire an agent to take me to a border crossing, but I am less risk adverse then most.
Todd *********
@Terary *********
There is no risk at all taking an agency to the land borders. They won't take you if they can't get you back in
Bob **********
Not limits by air and land borders are up in the air this exemption is to new to know yet
Wayne *****
Maybe best to look on a government website instead of relying on self appointed Facebook expert. Just a thought 🤔
Pui *****
@Wayne ****
surprised that a member of this group for over a year that should have seen tons of posts from the longtime members here giving helpful advice would say what you said. Especially when such members are having to repeatedly correct wrong information on the consulate websites, or giving real world experiences about enforcement and inconsistency between consulates and immigration.
Wayne *****
@Pui ****
Sounds like you're easily surprised sir.
Pui *****
@Wayne ****
sounds like you don't know what you're talking about, and shouldn't be rude and dismissive of members who post dozens of times daily, thousands of times a year, in various groups, and help probably tens of thousands of people a year with questions about visas and travel to Thailand.
James *********
@Pui ****
Don't give wayne a hard time. Don't you know he's a PIPIHOM (Pretty Important Person IHOM)?
Todd *********
@Wayne ****
would be useful information from you if the govt sites were accurate. You must be new 🧐
Wayne *****
I like to read the bullshit 😉
Aaron *******
@Wayne ****
Why are you a member of a FB group called Thailand Visa Advice....?
Todd *********
@Aaron ******
lol. Very good question.
Wayne *****
@Todd ********
Be a new what????
Todd *********
@Wayne ****
be new here in Thailand lol. Because you clearly got the answer wrong. The others are trying to sort you out kindly
Wayne *****
@Todd ********
Yer, only a newby of 15 years mate.
Todd *********
@Wayne ****
remarkable you weren’t aware of how deficient the websites were then…
Lee ***********
@Wayne ****
and your here to criticise!
Graham ******
@Wayne ****
But many of the Embassy website get it wrong, TiT
Wayne *****
@Graham *****
Really, I've always got my information off the Immigration site and it's always correct. Maybe I'm just lucky 😉 Facebook experts are always reliable and correct???
Nigel *********
@Wayne ****
if you could find the answer to the question posed and post the answer here as well as a link, you will not only claim to be a self appointed expert, but an internet hero also.
Wayne *****
@Nigel ********
Not my job to research and post. I leave that up to the people who need to prove themselves right.
Nigel *********
@Wayne ****
go on... Do it... You'll be a hero
Graham ******
@Wayne ****
Immigration and Embassies are run by two different government departments and often have conflicting information. For Visas consult an Embassy, for entry and extensions consult with Immigration.

Edit - this video includes a piece on the MFA and Immigration responsibilities
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Brandon ************
Visa exempt is now and has always been "unlimited" entries by air. The 2 times per year is for land border entries, and that might have been removed with the new 60 day visa exempt.

When the policy is in place, it is calendar year, so it resets on January 1st.

Note that "unlimited" does not mean you can do it as many times as you want. It means that there is no limit in the law, but the immigration officers have the discretion over every entry. If your activity and amount of time spent in Thailand does not appear to match typical tourist behavior, you will run into issues eventually.
Jiji ***********
@Brandon ***********
Post from Tod Daniels appears to confirm removal of 2X-a-year limit with photo evidence.

But yep, like you say, the removal of the *legal* limit doesn't mean people can now stay for years on end on back-to-back visa-exempt stamps.
Henrik *****
@Brandon ***********
is the man to trust, for several months to come, until there are a high number of feedbacks, from people that actualy have been given countless numbers of reentries.
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