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What are the best visa options for staying in Thailand from November 23, 2024, to March 31, 2025?

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Sep 28, 2024
2 months ago
Benny ***********
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If i go to 🇹🇭23/11 and want to stay till

31/3-25, whats best to do???
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To stay in Thailand from November 23, 2024, to March 31, 2025, one recommended approach is to utilize the visa exemption option for 60 days upon arrival, followed by a 30-day extension at an immigration office. After this, you can perform a border run to obtain another 60 days. Thus, you would initially stay for 60 days, extend for 30 days, and then use a border run to effectively reset your status for another 60-day stay.
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Deano *************
I’m doing the same I’ll be there from the 15th but I’ll leave to Bali re enter.. get my new 60days apply for my 30 day extension.. then I’ll go over to Cambodia for a week. Come back to Thailand re enter then do the same thing. It’s easy just don’t over stay and leave before your actual 90 days are up
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Bjørn *********
Talk to Pablo..
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Nongnuch ********
you could save the 30 days extension and it's 1900.- THB fee, if you did a border run before the first 60 days expire, and you stay on holiday in a neighbour country for 8 days, before you re-enter Thailand on another visa-exempt 60 days
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Henrik *****
30 day extension is in many places cheaper than going to another country, especialy if staying outside of Thailand, for several days instead of going back to Thailand within minuttes.

For a border crossing a day is lost to do things, that in worst case can be done in a couple hours at a Immigration office.
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Nongnuch ********
@Henrik ****
 he has to do the border bounce anyways, that's why 1900.- THB for an extension can be avoided
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Bart **************
@Nongnuch *******
 it's 11 days, but yeah that's an idea.
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Joachim ******
Take enough Money
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Bart **************
Your best option would be to use 60 day visa exemption, extend once for 30 more days, and do a border bounce to get 60 again. Or plan a short trip in the region, then your incurred time and cost have a second purpose and aren't wasted.
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Ken ********
bring your own whiskey....the pours in the bars are way too short.
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Andy *********
Save up 😁
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Mdl *****
You should go on
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Brian ********
Enjoy yourself and have fun
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Benny ***********
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@Brian *******
 same same 🙏🇹🇭
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Roberto ************
May u ask firstly Chat GPT to get results ..
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Galen *******
Celebrate Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Keith *********
Surely people must have common sense before they travel anywhere and know what's going on ?
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Bart **************
@Keith ********
 so what is going on? Is there a Burmese army waiting at the border to invade?
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Stephen *********
@Keith ********
 Apparently not!
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Steven *******
It depends on the passport you hold.
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Benny ***********
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@Steven ******
 Sweden 100%
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Henrik *****
How many times do you need to ask ?

Go to the website of the Thai Embassy in sweden, and read about visa possibilitys
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Bernie **********
Get a visa
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Bart **************
@Bernie *********
 he does not need a visa.
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Maksym ***********
@Bernie *********
 what visa

type you propose to take?)
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Benny ***********
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@Maksym **********
 The easy, mo Money in bank, ni Border Bounce

Ok whit Imigration

I have good Money in Sweden bank
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Mick **********
Take plenty of money 💰
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Benny ***********
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@Mick *********
 Money for what???
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Mick **********
@Benny **********
 spending . What else .😂
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Benny ***********
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@Mick *********
 Of

Of Course, but not for korruption, only for fun and ??!!!!😂👌🏻
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Benny ***********
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@Mick *********
 pay to ho??????!
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Benny ***********
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So, i com from Sveden

Get 60 day exemt, 30 day at IM, after that Bouder Bounce, 60 day. And get 30 day in IM???

Korrekt???
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Ralph *******
@Benny **********
 You don’t need the second 30 day extension. Just 1 60 day exempt, 1 30 day extension then border bounce for another 60 days.
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James *********
@Benny **********
 yes
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Jeffrey ************
Your visa options are on your local RTE website..
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Bart **************
@Jeffrey ***********
 very helpful 👎
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Jeffrey ************
@Bart *************
 You're welcome..
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Stephan ***********
That would be 129 days... so... just arrive on visa exempt (60 days), plus one extension (30 days), one border bounce to get again 60 days.
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Ivan *********
@Stephan **********
 but the new ETA visa will start in December. Only for 60 days
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Ann ************
@Ivan ********
 no eta its been delayed
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Ivan *********
@Ann ***********
 OK I heard it was starting December 1st .this year.
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Ann ************
@Ivan ********
 nope been delayed …. Not ready to roll it out
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Ivan *********
@Ann ***********
 good I'm travelling to Thailand in January for 60 days. Don't want to be messing around with ETA visa. Thanks
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@Ivan ********
 and even if it did, how would it change the answer?
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Stephan ***********
@Ivan ********
 Nope, it probably won't, at the moment it's postponed. And even if it would start as a pilot with Australians for some month.

Anyway... ETA isn't a visa at all, check it out...

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Marc *********
Use search option at top of page
2 months ago
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Gardar ***************************
Either metv or border run
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Bart **************
@Gardar **************************
 an METV also requires a border run half way. It has no benefit in his case.
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Gardar ***************************
@Bart *************
 true
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Jason ********
If you’re visa exempt do your 60 days then extend for 30 days then do a quick border run.
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Benny ***********
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@Jason *******
and I get New 60 day???
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Jason ********
@Benny **********
 yes.
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Braulio *********
asked and answered 1,000 times.....
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Billy ******
@Braulio ********
 A Thailand Visa advice forum and you’re not allowed to ask about Thai visas? 🤓
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Tim ***********
@Braulio ********
 glad you’re here to be helpful. Why don’t you point him to the 1000 posts ?
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Bart **************
@Braulio ********
 okay so you point us to someone asking exactly that time frame.
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Marky *******
@Braulio ********
 2000
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Carsten ************
@Braulio ********
 you could send him the link to the answer. You can't find it? Oops...
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Henrik *****
The OP has asked and got answers several times on this question, so he only have to search his own profile.
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John *******
@Carsten ***********
 - but you are not supplying an answer either. Oops…. [Benny, if eligible for visa exempt, you can enter for 60 days, then can apply for 30 extension. Then you need to exit the country, maybe Laos, Cambodia or Vietnam, then enter back and receive another 60 day exemption which again can be extended by 30 days at an immigration office. If not from a county that is listed as visa exempt, you would need to apply for tourist visa in advance, and then apply for a second one when you exit and before you return]
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Bart **************
@John ******
 but he did put someone replying ridiculously in his place, so hopefully he wouldn't do it again. That's useful as well. And proper answers will come.
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Benny ***********
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@John ******
 Thanks good answer🙏👌🏻😂
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