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Is the Thai visa exemption single entry and can I get a new exemption upon re-entry?

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Hi all. I have a question regarding the Thai visa exemption. Is it single entry? Specifically, I entered Thailand on 1st April and was granted the 30 day visa exemption. Now I am in Laos for two weeks and would like to re-enter Thailand before the visa exemption expires. Would I be issued with a new visa exemption for 30 days (this is what I would prefer) or would I have to re-enter on the previous one which will have just one week left?

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The Thai visa exemption is indeed single entry. Once you exit Thailand, your initial 30-day exemption stamp becomes invalid. Upon re-entering Thailand after leaving (in this case from Laos), you will receive a new 30-day visa exemption stamp, provided you have not exceeded the limit of entering Thailand without a visa more than two times in one calendar year.

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It's single entry. Your exemption expired as soon as you crossed the border.

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Your previous stamp was invalid the moment you stamped out of Thailand. You couldn't re-enter Thailand with it even if you wanted to. Each time you enter without a visa you'll be stamped in with a new visa exempt stamp for 30 days.

Note that you can only enter Thailand this way at a land border 2 times per calendar year.

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