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What are the best options to extend my stay in Thailand after a 60-day visa exemption?

Visa Extension Visa Exemption Thailand Immigration Border Run 30-Day Extension Visa Types Expats in Thailand

Nov 10, 2025

18 hours ago

Kris *********

ORIGINAL POSTER

I arrived on 60 day visa exemption from uk..I need another 60 days..what is the best wway to do it

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The best options for extending your stay in Thailand after a 60-day visa exemption include: 1. Visiting a neighboring country like Laos or Malaysia to get a new stamp for another 60 days. 2. Extending your current visa at an immigration office for an additional 30 days at a cost of 1,900 baht. 3. Considering a 'border bounce' where you leave and return to Thailand, which may allow you another 60 days. 4. Weighing the cost-effectiveness of the options, as some flights may be cheaper than the extension fees.

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Stephen *****************

You can go to immigration and get 30 days but if you need 60 , you will have to leave. Cheapest option....flight to Danang

17 hours ago

Andy ********

Your best option is to fly out and back KL is good but stay one night.

You can extend for 30 days at your local immigration office but this option makes no sense for you as it costs 2000 Baht the flight to KL if you get it right is about 1500 each way.

17 hours ago

Tom ********

Go to immigration and extend for 30 days more, it's easy and costs 1900 baht, then after that you can do a border run to Laos.

17 hours ago

Euan ********

@Tom *******

why not just do a border run and get 60 days, no need for an immigration visit.

17 hours ago

Tom ********

@Euan *******

Because if you do the 30 first then you can get another 60 by leaving and flying back in.

17 hours ago

Nongnuch ********

@Tom *******

. . . or you get denied entry because you maximized your first visa-exempt 60 days with 30 days! . . . . . There is no guarantee! For a 60 plus 60, if one doesn't have too many stamps in the passport, there's a better chance of success

17 hours ago

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Nongnuch ********

Art *******

Get married to your hook🤣🤣🤣

18 hours ago

Kris *********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you for advice..I think going to go to Lao is my best bet

17 hours ago

Stanley *******

Done a border run last year was easy just the overnight train is not the best nights sleep my girlfriend border run being Thai was about 50 baht and mine 1700baht plus hotel 3 nights but all part of the adventure 👍.

13 hours ago

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Stanley *******

Kris *********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Art ******

not a chance that 🤣

17 hours ago

Art *******

@Kris ********

oh shuks! Sorry mam. Did not click your name to see if you were a guy or a girl. I assumed Kris was a guy.

So sorry. Enjoy Vietnam.

17 hours ago

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Art *******

Phil ******

@Kris ********

do a border bounce to Lao. No staying 1-2 nights and get stamped back in for 60 days. This is extendible for another 30 days just in case. Its safe and easy no questions by immi officials

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18 hours ago

Lawrence *********

Go get the 30 days don’t have to leave & it extends ya time

18 hours ago

Jim *******

@Lawrence ********

The OP needs another 60 days. So, leaving Thai to wherever and back toThai, get another 60 days, if there is no apparent history of using border runs that Immigration would have on their screens.

18 hours ago

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Jim *******

Carl *********

You can go immigration get another 30 days for 1900 baht. Alternatively go another country like Laos or Malaysia come back you got another 60 days

18 hours ago

Phil ******

@Carl ********

30-days true. But no you have to stay 1-2 nights now as immi here in Bangkok have begun stopping people entering.

18 hours ago

Carl *********

@Phil *****

Are they getting strict now

17 hours ago

Phil ******

@Carl ********

terribly strict as the have your entries in the computer. Border bounce companies are still safe

17 hours ago

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Phil ******

Michael *******

KL EASIEST

18 hours ago

Phil ******

@Michael ******

no you have to stay 1-2 nights now as immi here in Bangkok have begun stopping people entering.

18 hours ago

Michael *******

@Phil *****

done it loads of times from phuket! 1 night! Never been questioned in 25 years 👍😉

10 hours ago

Phil ******

@Michael ******

this is the information about staying overnight.

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10 hours ago

Phil ******

@Michael ******

ok have you entered Malaysia by air and flown back to Thailand same day in the last 6 months? As I said Michael there's lots of people being denied for doing a border bounce now, not 25 years ago. Thus is because all your entry/departure information is in their computers. Have a read here:

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10 hours ago

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Phil ******

Bent *************

@Phil *****

Not true!

16 hours ago

Phil ******

@Bent ************

you flew into Bkk and wasn't stopped or had to stay in Malaysia for 1 or 2 days. Its on the visa websites where I have friends and reported by lawyers on utube which I am friends with too. So are they lying to me? Post your flight tickets and stamp too

16 hours ago

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Phil ******

Steve ***************

Fly BKK to SGN to reset if you haven't already got a history of exempt Thai entry stamps. That's what I used to do before I got a Non O

18 hours ago

Endre ********

Go to Vientiane for some days

18 hours ago

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Endre ********

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