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What are the current visa exemption rules for entering Thailand with a German passport?
German passport, 3rd visa exempt entry in 4 months, 2 weeks stay, return ticket. Any recent experiences at Suvarnabhumi? June 2026
Answer summary
The discussion centers around the entry rules for German passport holders regarding visa exemptions when re-entering Thailand for a short stay. Multiple users debate the current regulations, emphasizing that the number of visa-exempt entries is less relevant than the total duration of stay in the past twelve months. They clarify misconceptions about limits on visa-exempt entries, stating that although there are guidelines suggesting a maximum of 157 days across these entries, actual enforcement can vary based on the immigration officer's discretion. There are accounts of people being questioned about previous stays and the necessity of proving genuine tourism intent through return tickets and past travel records. Overall, the consensus highlights that understanding and proving your travel history is crucial for smooth re-entry into Thailand.
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PositiveA**********
Ich bin seit August 2025 fast durchgehend mit touri Visa in Thailand. 2x visa excemption und seit Januar mit metv Visum. Absolut keine Probleme.
Martyn *********
You are less than 90 days when entering so you are fine if 90 or more there is a possibility you could max the 60 + 30 extension which would put you over 180 so at the moment on entry all good
Greg ***********
Do you really want me to post my comment over again?
You have probably been confused by some half-witted barstool heroes and their unbiased comments on the internet.
There are no new "visa rules" and there is no new law.
There is no “reset”, and most of all, there is no “reset” when a new calendar year begins.
There is no limit of two visa-exemptions within a 1-year period, and definitely not within a calendar year. This is simply not true.
What has changed, mandated from above, is the strict scrutinizing of your number of visa-exempt entries and the thorough check on "visa runners" (actually they meant to say "back-to-back border runners").The new approach taken by border officials is intended to ensure that the option to do a "visa run" is not abused.
Now as far as regarding extensions on visa-exempt entries, it does appear that the Immigration offices are indeed only issuing 7-day extensions if you already got a previous 30-day extension on a visa exempt entry. The count is 60 + 30 + 60 + 7 = 157 days maximum within a 1-year period, regardless of whether you arrive by air or land.
This is not standardized. The decision is made upon the discretion of the individual immigration officer, and your experience might vary from it.
There are some reports of tourist extensions on top of the 60-days being denied for those having arrived across a land border, while there have been some cases under the same circumstances where an extension was granted.
Fact is right now, it is subjective and up to the decision of the officer you are standing in front of when you wish to enter the country. They decide if you are a "real tourist" or if they think you are milking the visa exempt entry program.
There is just no clear directive as far as what's what, there are no official rules, however after a few interviews with Immigration top officers, a few basic patterns have crystallized.
Some people with a 30-days extension already on a previous visa exempt entry reported getting another 30-days extension without any issue, however some only got a 7-days extension issued. Again, your experience might vary from that.
The 7-day extension is a REAL extension. It is not the same as the stamp "application for extension denied, you have 7 days to leave the Kingdom" even if for some people it looks like the “7-days grace period”. I have already seen the stamp of a 7-days extension, it takes up half of a passport page.
Visa-exempt entries themselves are not limited, even though some believe that unlimited visa-free entries are possible by air. It is irrelevant since July 15, 2024, if you enter via a land border or by air.
Visa-exempt entries are not limited to two entries per year. This is a misconception, and some agents and lawyers spread this information to make profit from panicked people.
Many agents and Immigration Volunteers are warning you should not believe those alleged news telling you that visa-exempt entries are limited to two per year. It simply is not true.
In the past, visa-exempt entries were limited to two across a land border, this rule was discontinued on July 15th, 2024.
On the paper, visa-exempt entries by air or across land and sea were “unlimited” after this date.
Attention: the wording “unlimited” is not a fixed rule of Immigration – THEY decide on an individual decision when your “personal limit” is up.
On a few conditions, multiple visa-exempt entries are possible - like four, five or even more times, if it is apparent that you do not milk the system.
The entry history in your passport and your profile on Immigration’s Central Computer must prove that your stays were short-term holidays (like only 2-4 weeks).
Some Immigration officers will tell you that the total number of visa-exempt days should not exceed 150 days, some will tell you the limit is 157 days. It remains unclear – because there is no official rule, there is no official limit. There are only guidelines on how to treat repeated entries.
The best proof that you are not milking the visa-exemption system is when you can show that you returned to your home country between each stay, or stayed abroad for a long time. And when you can show an onward travel proof.
The new approach was to prohibit "visa runs," where you only entered a neighboring country briefly and then immediately re-entered.
You must be able to prove your short holiday at the Immigration counter—for example, with proof of onward travel or a return ticket. A border official would then rather consider you being a "genuine" tourist based on short holiday trips within a year. They expect that you never maximized any of these visa-exempt holidays.
What is crystal-clear: "per year" means "within a one-year period”. Some people still say it means “calendar year”, yet this does not make much sense. The count is based on a rolling year.
Those who want to play safe should obtain a single-entry tourist visa in advance for stays of up to 60 days, with the option to extend for 30 more days.
ATTENTION: obtaining a tourist visa after you have accumulated a few visa exempt stays, does NOT “clean the slate”.
Touristic entries on a tourist visa will also be frowned upon when you start to misuse them. To use a tourist visa directly after you have maximized visa-exempt stays, does not free you from the obligations. The Immigration officer won’t be fooled.
For people who like to spend half a year in South East Asia and who like to make Thailand the start for other travels, the 6-months multi-entry Tourist Visa is the perfect choice
You have probably been confused by some half-witted barstool heroes and their unbiased comments on the internet.
There are no new "visa rules" and there is no new law.
There is no “reset”, and most of all, there is no “reset” when a new calendar year begins.
There is no limit of two visa-exemptions within a 1-year period, and definitely not within a calendar year. This is simply not true.
What has changed, mandated from above, is the strict scrutinizing of your number of visa-exempt entries and the thorough check on "visa runners" (actually they meant to say "back-to-back border runners").The new approach taken by border officials is intended to ensure that the option to do a "visa run" is not abused.
Now as far as regarding extensions on visa-exempt entries, it does appear that the Immigration offices are indeed only issuing 7-day extensions if you already got a previous 30-day extension on a visa exempt entry. The count is 60 + 30 + 60 + 7 = 157 days maximum within a 1-year period, regardless of whether you arrive by air or land.
This is not standardized. The decision is made upon the discretion of the individual immigration officer, and your experience might vary from it.
There are some reports of tourist extensions on top of the 60-days being denied for those having arrived across a land border, while there have been some cases under the same circumstances where an extension was granted.
Fact is right now, it is subjective and up to the decision of the officer you are standing in front of when you wish to enter the country. They decide if you are a "real tourist" or if they think you are milking the visa exempt entry program.
There is just no clear directive as far as what's what, there are no official rules, however after a few interviews with Immigration top officers, a few basic patterns have crystallized.
Some people with a 30-days extension already on a previous visa exempt entry reported getting another 30-days extension without any issue, however some only got a 7-days extension issued. Again, your experience might vary from that.
The 7-day extension is a REAL extension. It is not the same as the stamp "application for extension denied, you have 7 days to leave the Kingdom" even if for some people it looks like the “7-days grace period”. I have already seen the stamp of a 7-days extension, it takes up half of a passport page.
Visa-exempt entries themselves are not limited, even though some believe that unlimited visa-free entries are possible by air. It is irrelevant since July 15, 2024, if you enter via a land border or by air.
Visa-exempt entries are not limited to two entries per year. This is a misconception, and some agents and lawyers spread this information to make profit from panicked people.
Many agents and Immigration Volunteers are warning you should not believe those alleged news telling you that visa-exempt entries are limited to two per year. It simply is not true.
In the past, visa-exempt entries were limited to two across a land border, this rule was discontinued on July 15th, 2024.
On the paper, visa-exempt entries by air or across land and sea were “unlimited” after this date.
Attention: the wording “unlimited” is not a fixed rule of Immigration – THEY decide on an individual decision when your “personal limit” is up.
On a few conditions, multiple visa-exempt entries are possible - like four, five or even more times, if it is apparent that you do not milk the system.
The entry history in your passport and your profile on Immigration’s Central Computer must prove that your stays were short-term holidays (like only 2-4 weeks).
Some Immigration officers will tell you that the total number of visa-exempt days should not exceed 150 days, some will tell you the limit is 157 days. It remains unclear – because there is no official rule, there is no official limit. There are only guidelines on how to treat repeated entries.
The best proof that you are not milking the visa-exemption system is when you can show that you returned to your home country between each stay, or stayed abroad for a long time. And when you can show an onward travel proof.
The new approach was to prohibit "visa runs," where you only entered a neighboring country briefly and then immediately re-entered.
You must be able to prove your short holiday at the Immigration counter—for example, with proof of onward travel or a return ticket. A border official would then rather consider you being a "genuine" tourist based on short holiday trips within a year. They expect that you never maximized any of these visa-exempt holidays.
What is crystal-clear: "per year" means "within a one-year period”. Some people still say it means “calendar year”, yet this does not make much sense. The count is based on a rolling year.
Those who want to play safe should obtain a single-entry tourist visa in advance for stays of up to 60 days, with the option to extend for 30 more days.
ATTENTION: obtaining a tourist visa after you have accumulated a few visa exempt stays, does NOT “clean the slate”.
Touristic entries on a tourist visa will also be frowned upon when you start to misuse them. To use a tourist visa directly after you have maximized visa-exempt stays, does not free you from the obligations. The Immigration officer won’t be fooled.
For people who like to spend half a year in South East Asia and who like to make Thailand the start for other travels, the 6-months multi-entry Tourist Visa is the perfect choice
Chris *********************
Greg Alexander could you repeat that post please, my battery went flat half way through, it was that long
Greg ***********
Chris Topher Ian Fowler There are no new "visa rules" and there is no new law.
There is no “reset”, and most of all, there is no “reset” when a new calendar year begins.
There is no limit of two visa-exemptions within a 1-year period, and definitely not within a calendar year. This is simply not true.
What has changed, mandated from above, is the strict scrutinizing of your number of visa-exempt entries and the thorough check on "visa runners" (actually they meant to say "back-to-back border runners").The new approach taken by border officials is intended to ensure that the option to do a "visa run" is not abused.
Now as far as regarding extensions on visa-exempt entries, it does appear that the Immigration offices are indeed only issuing 7-day extensions if you already got a previous 30-day extension on a visa exempt entry. The count is 60 + 30 + 60 + 7 = 157 days maximum within a 1-year period, regardless of whether you arrive by air or land.
This is not standardized. The decision is made upon the discretion of the individual immigration officer, and your experience might vary from it.
There are some reports of tourist extensions on top of the 60-days being denied for those having arrived across a land border, while there have been some cases under the same circumstances where an extension was granted.
Fact is right now, it is subjective and up to the decision of the officer you are standing in front of when you wish to enter the country. They decide if you are a "real tourist" or if they think you are milking the visa exempt entry program.
There is just no clear directive as far as what's what, there are no official rules, however after a few interviews with Immigration top officers, a few basic patterns have crystallized.
Some people with a 30-days extension already on a previous visa exempt entry reported getting another 30-days extension without any issue, however some only got a 7-days extension issued. Again, your experience might vary from that.
The 7-day extension is a REAL extension. It is not the same as the stamp "application for extension denied, you have 7 days to leave the Kingdom" even if for some people it looks like the “7-days grace period”. I have already seen the stamp of a 7-days extension, it takes up half of a passport page.
Visa-exempt entries themselves are not limited, even though some believe that unlimited visa-free entries are possible by air. It is irrelevant since July 15, 2024, if you enter via a land border or by air.
Visa-exempt entries are not limited to two entries per year. This is a misconception, and some agents and lawyers spread this information to make profit from panicked people.
Many agents and Immigration Volunteers are warning you should not believe those alleged news telling you that visa-exempt entries are limited to two per year. It simply is not true.
In the past, visa-exempt entries were limited to two across a land border, this rule was discontinued on July 15th, 2024.
On the paper, visa-exempt entries by air or across land and sea were “unlimited” after this date.
Attention: the wording “unlimited” is not a fixed rule of Immigration – THEY decide on an individual decision when your “personal limit” is up.
On a few conditions, multiple visa-exempt entries are possible - like four, five or even more times, if it is apparent that you do not milk the system.
The entry history in your passport and your profile on Immigration’s Central Computer must prove that your stays were short-term holidays (like only 2-4 weeks).
Some Immigration officers will tell you that the total number of visa-exempt days should not exceed 150 days, some will tell you the limit is 157 days. It remains unclear – because there is no official rule, there is no official limit. There are only guidelines on how to treat repeated entries.
The best proof that you are not milking the visa-exemption system is when you can show that you returned to your home country between each stay, or stayed abroad for a long time. And when you can show an onward travel proof.
The new approach was to prohibit "visa runs," where you only entered a neighboring country briefly and then immediately re-entered.
You must be able to prove your short holiday at the Immigration counter—for example, with proof of onward travel or a return ticket. A border official would then rather consider you being a "genuine" tourist based on short holiday trips within a year. They expect that you never maximized any of these visa-exempt holidays.
What is crystal-clear: "per year" means "within a one-year period”. Some people still say it means “calendar year”, yet this does not make much sense. The count is based on a rolling year.
Those who want to play safe should obtain a single-entry tourist visa in advance for stays of up to 60 days, with the option to extend for 30 more days.
ATTENTION: obtaining a tourist visa after you have accumulated a few visa exempt stays, does NOT “clean the slate”.
Touristic entries on a tourist visa will also be frowned upon when you start to misuse them. To use a tourist visa directly after you have maximized visa-exempt stays, does not free you from the obligations. The Immigration officer won’t be fooled.
For people who like to spend half a year in South East Asia and who like to make Thailand the start for other travels, the 6-months multi-entry Tourist Visa is the perfect choice
There is no “reset”, and most of all, there is no “reset” when a new calendar year begins.
There is no limit of two visa-exemptions within a 1-year period, and definitely not within a calendar year. This is simply not true.
What has changed, mandated from above, is the strict scrutinizing of your number of visa-exempt entries and the thorough check on "visa runners" (actually they meant to say "back-to-back border runners").The new approach taken by border officials is intended to ensure that the option to do a "visa run" is not abused.
Now as far as regarding extensions on visa-exempt entries, it does appear that the Immigration offices are indeed only issuing 7-day extensions if you already got a previous 30-day extension on a visa exempt entry. The count is 60 + 30 + 60 + 7 = 157 days maximum within a 1-year period, regardless of whether you arrive by air or land.
This is not standardized. The decision is made upon the discretion of the individual immigration officer, and your experience might vary from it.
There are some reports of tourist extensions on top of the 60-days being denied for those having arrived across a land border, while there have been some cases under the same circumstances where an extension was granted.
Fact is right now, it is subjective and up to the decision of the officer you are standing in front of when you wish to enter the country. They decide if you are a "real tourist" or if they think you are milking the visa exempt entry program.
There is just no clear directive as far as what's what, there are no official rules, however after a few interviews with Immigration top officers, a few basic patterns have crystallized.
Some people with a 30-days extension already on a previous visa exempt entry reported getting another 30-days extension without any issue, however some only got a 7-days extension issued. Again, your experience might vary from that.
The 7-day extension is a REAL extension. It is not the same as the stamp "application for extension denied, you have 7 days to leave the Kingdom" even if for some people it looks like the “7-days grace period”. I have already seen the stamp of a 7-days extension, it takes up half of a passport page.
Visa-exempt entries themselves are not limited, even though some believe that unlimited visa-free entries are possible by air. It is irrelevant since July 15, 2024, if you enter via a land border or by air.
Visa-exempt entries are not limited to two entries per year. This is a misconception, and some agents and lawyers spread this information to make profit from panicked people.
Many agents and Immigration Volunteers are warning you should not believe those alleged news telling you that visa-exempt entries are limited to two per year. It simply is not true.
In the past, visa-exempt entries were limited to two across a land border, this rule was discontinued on July 15th, 2024.
On the paper, visa-exempt entries by air or across land and sea were “unlimited” after this date.
Attention: the wording “unlimited” is not a fixed rule of Immigration – THEY decide on an individual decision when your “personal limit” is up.
On a few conditions, multiple visa-exempt entries are possible - like four, five or even more times, if it is apparent that you do not milk the system.
The entry history in your passport and your profile on Immigration’s Central Computer must prove that your stays were short-term holidays (like only 2-4 weeks).
Some Immigration officers will tell you that the total number of visa-exempt days should not exceed 150 days, some will tell you the limit is 157 days. It remains unclear – because there is no official rule, there is no official limit. There are only guidelines on how to treat repeated entries.
The best proof that you are not milking the visa-exemption system is when you can show that you returned to your home country between each stay, or stayed abroad for a long time. And when you can show an onward travel proof.
The new approach was to prohibit "visa runs," where you only entered a neighboring country briefly and then immediately re-entered.
You must be able to prove your short holiday at the Immigration counter—for example, with proof of onward travel or a return ticket. A border official would then rather consider you being a "genuine" tourist based on short holiday trips within a year. They expect that you never maximized any of these visa-exempt holidays.
What is crystal-clear: "per year" means "within a one-year period”. Some people still say it means “calendar year”, yet this does not make much sense. The count is based on a rolling year.
Those who want to play safe should obtain a single-entry tourist visa in advance for stays of up to 60 days, with the option to extend for 30 more days.
ATTENTION: obtaining a tourist visa after you have accumulated a few visa exempt stays, does NOT “clean the slate”.
Touristic entries on a tourist visa will also be frowned upon when you start to misuse them. To use a tourist visa directly after you have maximized visa-exempt stays, does not free you from the obligations. The Immigration officer won’t be fooled.
For people who like to spend half a year in South East Asia and who like to make Thailand the start for other travels, the 6-months multi-entry Tourist Visa is the perfect choice
Helen ********
Greg Alexander really helpful thank you
Brandon ************
Number of entries is irrelevant. How much time have you been in Thailand over the last 12 months?
Tom ******
@Brandon ***********
Always up to the so called discretion of the immigration official on arrival.Markus *********
OPis it a problem that all of the days/stays where this year. I was more in thailand then in germany this year
Brandon ************
@Markus ********
if you've only been in Thailand for 80 days, that's not even the 90 days you can from a full visa exempt plus extension. You should be okay. People usually start to have issues when it gets to around 150 days within the last year.
Fizul *********
Darren Grist So even if they never asked, it is better to be prepared!
Who knows when you may be get an IO that fell out of the wrong side of the bed!
Who knows when you may be get an IO that fell out of the wrong side of the bed!
Darren *******
Markus Höcherl number of entries are irrelevant, it's the total number of days in a rolling 12 month period that they're looking at. I've entered 5 or 6 times this year, longest stay being a week and majority being for 3 days. No issues apart from last entry the officer wanting to see my return flight - not a problem as I always have one.
The immigration officer may ask why you're coming regularly, they may not. They may ask for your return flight, they may not. They may also ask for 20k baht in cash, but again they may not.
The immigration officer may ask why you're coming regularly, they may not. They may ask for your return flight, they may not. They may also ask for 20k baht in cash, but again they may not.
Markus *********
OPso the number of entries this year doesnt matter? In my passport it aswell says longer stay cause I planned to stay 2 months last time so a month ago but I left earlier so only stayed a month and now 1 week germany and coming back now
Markus *********
OP80 days already, when I will land and plan to stay 2 weeks (its another 13 days)
Simon *******
All depends on the immigration officer on the day
Tom ******
Simon James To me thats a flawed policy like a lot of other grey area policies in Thailand.
They make it up as they go .
They make it up as they go .
Simon *******
Tom Pola what is flawed is people taking the piss
Simon *******
Tom Pola did i mention you no.but loads are taking the piss and always have done
Tom ******
Simon James Are you suggesting I'm taking the piss?
My comments are based on living in this country for 41 years having first arrived here in October 1975.
Speak the language fluently so I reckon I could have a better knowledge about this wonderful country than you.
How long have you been here?
How's your Thai.
Always amazes me how people writing into these forums thinking they are so knowledgeable about Thailand and what goes on here yet they know so little.
My comments are based on living in this country for 41 years having first arrived here in October 1975.
Speak the language fluently so I reckon I could have a better knowledge about this wonderful country than you.
How long have you been here?
How's your Thai.
Always amazes me how people writing into these forums thinking they are so knowledgeable about Thailand and what goes on here yet they know so little.
Simon *******
Tom Pola its like all immigration officers around the world
Markus *********
OPI saw a post about that maximum limit is 2 entries per calendar year, will I get deported if I entry on 11th June 2026?
Chang ******
Markus Höcherl you look rich ? Then you have no problem
Andreas *********
Markus Höcherl this poster is COMPLETE AND UTTER RUBBISH
Markus *********
OPso whats the truth here?
Brandon ************
@Markus ********
this is from an agent, not from the Thai government.
Lars-Göran ************
@Brandon ***********
And not trueMarkus *********
OPthis makes me a bit concerned as I only stayed outside of thailand for 12 days..
Greg ***********
Markus Höcherl Du kannst Problemen bei der Einreise aus dem Weg gehen, indem Du vorher einen VIP Safe Entry Service buchst. Zum Beispiel der Eigentümer dieser Gruppe, Thai Visa Centre, bietet solch einen Service an. Sie prüfen Deinen Reisepass nach vorigen Einreisestempeln und fühlen vorab bei der Immigration vor. Sie holen Dich am Gate ab und eskortieren Dich durch den Fast Track der Immigration. Sie können Dir die Einreise garantieren
Markus *********
OPdas heist es ist auch davon anghängig welchen immigration officer man bekommt? Was macht man wenn sie mir die Einreise verweigern, gibt es dann noch einen ausweig? Wird man dann spezifisch befragt und sie haben erbamen oder sind sie sehr strikt?
Greg ***********
Die von mir erwähnten 157 Tage errechnen sich so:
Du bekommst pro laufendem 1-Jahr Zeitraum nur noch zwei Verlängerungen auf visalose Einreisen. Die Zahl der visalosen Einreisen selbst ist NICHT limitiert.
Du bekommst auf die erste visalose Einreise eine Verlängerung von 30 Tagen, aber auf die zweite visalose Einreise bekommst Du nur noch 7 Tage Verlängerung.
Das macht also pro 1-Jahr Zeitraum 60+30+60+7 = 157 Tage.
Sobald Du diese (unsichtbare aber leicht zu errechnende) 157-Tage Mauer durchzubrechen drohst, wird der Beamte an der Grenze ungemütlich
Du bekommst pro laufendem 1-Jahr Zeitraum nur noch zwei Verlängerungen auf visalose Einreisen. Die Zahl der visalosen Einreisen selbst ist NICHT limitiert.
Du bekommst auf die erste visalose Einreise eine Verlängerung von 30 Tagen, aber auf die zweite visalose Einreise bekommst Du nur noch 7 Tage Verlängerung.
Das macht also pro 1-Jahr Zeitraum 60+30+60+7 = 157 Tage.
Sobald Du diese (unsichtbare aber leicht zu errechnende) 157-Tage Mauer durchzubrechen drohst, wird der Beamte an der Grenze ungemütlich
Greg ***********
Markus Höcherl Es gibt keine neuen „Visa-Regeln“ oder ein neues Gesetz.
Geändert wurde, von oben angeordnet, die strikte Prüfung der Anzahl von visalosen Einreisen und die Prüfung ob ein „visa run“ vorliegt (eigentlich waren „back-to-back border runs“ gemeint).
Die neue Herangehensweise der Beamten an den Grenzen soll sicherstellen, dass „visa-runs“ und visalose Einreisen nicht missbraucht werden.
Du kannst auf visalose Einreisen nur noch zwei Verlängerungen innerhalb eines 365-Tage Zeitraums machen.
Die erste visa-exempt Einreise kannst Du um 30 Tage verlängern, die zweite aber nur um 7 Tage verlängern.
60+30+60+7 = 157 Tage maximal innerhalb eines 1-Jahr Zeitraums, und zwar EGAL ob über den Luftweg oder den Landweg.
Es ist noch nicht einheitlich, es ist der Entscheidung des jeweiligen Immigrationsbeamten überlassen.
Leider gibt es auch Berichte, dass eine touristische Verlängerung der 60 Tage gänzlich verweigert wurde, wenn man auf dem Landweg eingereist ist, und es gab Fälle unter gleicher Voraussetzung, bei denen eine Verlängerung akzeptiert wurden.
MERKE: Pro 1-Jahr Zeitraum sind nur noch diese zwei Extensions (Verlängerungen) auf visumfreie Einreisen möglich.
Es handelt sich nicht um das „Kalenderjahr“, denn das würde absolut keinen Sinn machen. Es wird auch am 1. Januar gar nichts „zurückgesetzt“, das geistert zwar durch die Medien, ist aber NICHT wahr.
Die visa-exempt Einreisen selbst sind unbegrenzt möglich!
ABER: die visalosen Aufenthalte aus diesen sind in ihrer Gesamtzahl der Tage begrenzt!
Es sind auf jeden Fall, nach individuellem Ermessen des Grenzbeamten, auch mehrere visumfreie Einreisen möglich, beispielsweise 3, 4, 5 und mehr.
In diesem Fall muss Deine Einreisehistorie im Reisepass und am Zentralcomputer der Immigration belegen, dass es sich bei Deinen Aufenthalten um Kurzzeit-Urlaube von zum Beispiel zwei bis vier Wochen gehandelt hat, und die Gesamtaufenthaltsdauer innerhalb eines 12-Monate Zeitraums sollte 157 Tage nicht überschreiten.
Es müssen dann schon mehrere Wochen zwischen den einzelnen Einreisen liegen. Das Ziel der neuen Bestimmungen war ja, die „same day Visa-Runs“ zu verbieten, bei denen man sich nur kurz im Nachbarland aufhält und danach gleich wieder in Thailand einreist.
Den geplanten kurzen Aufenthalt musst Du am Immigrations-Schalter belegen können – zum Beispiel mit einem bereits vorliegenden Rück-, Aus- oder Weiterreise Nachweis, z.B. mit einem Flugticket.
Sodann kannst Du auch nach zwei weiteren Nachweisen gefragt werden: Das ist zu einem der Bargeldnachweis (Du musst mindestens umgerechnet 20,000 THB in bar – und nur in Bargeld- vorzeigen können) und Du solltest ein paar Nächte gebuchte Unterkunft haben.
Ich kann mit Sicherheit sagen, dass man für einen Grenzbeamten aufgrund solcher kurzen Urlaube innerhalb eines Jahres als „echter“ Tourist gilt. Dann sollte er aber an seinem Zentralcomputer sehen können, dass Du diese Kurzurlaube nie mit Verlängerungen oder durch border runs maximiert hast.
Hast Du diese stillschweigende Regel verletzt, wird es Zeit das passende Visum für fortgesetzte Aufenthalte in Thailand zu beantragen.
Die 7-Tage Verlängerung ist eine ECHTE Verlängerung. Sie ist nicht dasselbe wie der Stempel „sie haben 7 Tage Zeit das Königreich zu verlassen“. Der Stempel dieser Extension nimmt fast eine halbe Reisepass-Seite in Anspruch, wogegen der „7-Tage Zeit“ Stempel bloss eine Viertelseite beansprucht.
Wer auf der ganz sicheren Seite bleiben möchte, holt sich für seine Thailand-Aufenthalte vorher das Single Entry 60-Tage Touristenvisum.
Wer auf Single Entry 60-Tage Touristenvisa einreist, am besten noch mit einem zwei- bis viermonatigem Abstand voneinander, der kommt problemlos auf maximal „touristische“ 180 Tage innerhalb eines 1-Jahr Zeitraums (nicht pro Kalenderjahr – das wird anders gezählt!
Allerdings macht auch ein Touristenvisum eine Häufung „touristischer Einreisen“ nicht automatisch ungeschehen. Auch mit ein, zwei Touristenvisa hintereinander kann man des Missbrauchs bezichtigt werden.
ACHTUNG: die Immigration Phuket hat Reisenden, die ein billiges „onwardticket“ als Weiterreise-Nachweis benutzen, angekündigt dieses „Fake-Ticket“ nicht anzuerkennen und die Einreise unter der Begründung eines „Betrugsversuchs“ zu verweigern.
Geändert wurde, von oben angeordnet, die strikte Prüfung der Anzahl von visalosen Einreisen und die Prüfung ob ein „visa run“ vorliegt (eigentlich waren „back-to-back border runs“ gemeint).
Die neue Herangehensweise der Beamten an den Grenzen soll sicherstellen, dass „visa-runs“ und visalose Einreisen nicht missbraucht werden.
Du kannst auf visalose Einreisen nur noch zwei Verlängerungen innerhalb eines 365-Tage Zeitraums machen.
Die erste visa-exempt Einreise kannst Du um 30 Tage verlängern, die zweite aber nur um 7 Tage verlängern.
60+30+60+7 = 157 Tage maximal innerhalb eines 1-Jahr Zeitraums, und zwar EGAL ob über den Luftweg oder den Landweg.
Es ist noch nicht einheitlich, es ist der Entscheidung des jeweiligen Immigrationsbeamten überlassen.
Leider gibt es auch Berichte, dass eine touristische Verlängerung der 60 Tage gänzlich verweigert wurde, wenn man auf dem Landweg eingereist ist, und es gab Fälle unter gleicher Voraussetzung, bei denen eine Verlängerung akzeptiert wurden.
MERKE: Pro 1-Jahr Zeitraum sind nur noch diese zwei Extensions (Verlängerungen) auf visumfreie Einreisen möglich.
Es handelt sich nicht um das „Kalenderjahr“, denn das würde absolut keinen Sinn machen. Es wird auch am 1. Januar gar nichts „zurückgesetzt“, das geistert zwar durch die Medien, ist aber NICHT wahr.
Die visa-exempt Einreisen selbst sind unbegrenzt möglich!
ABER: die visalosen Aufenthalte aus diesen sind in ihrer Gesamtzahl der Tage begrenzt!
Es sind auf jeden Fall, nach individuellem Ermessen des Grenzbeamten, auch mehrere visumfreie Einreisen möglich, beispielsweise 3, 4, 5 und mehr.
In diesem Fall muss Deine Einreisehistorie im Reisepass und am Zentralcomputer der Immigration belegen, dass es sich bei Deinen Aufenthalten um Kurzzeit-Urlaube von zum Beispiel zwei bis vier Wochen gehandelt hat, und die Gesamtaufenthaltsdauer innerhalb eines 12-Monate Zeitraums sollte 157 Tage nicht überschreiten.
Es müssen dann schon mehrere Wochen zwischen den einzelnen Einreisen liegen. Das Ziel der neuen Bestimmungen war ja, die „same day Visa-Runs“ zu verbieten, bei denen man sich nur kurz im Nachbarland aufhält und danach gleich wieder in Thailand einreist.
Den geplanten kurzen Aufenthalt musst Du am Immigrations-Schalter belegen können – zum Beispiel mit einem bereits vorliegenden Rück-, Aus- oder Weiterreise Nachweis, z.B. mit einem Flugticket.
Sodann kannst Du auch nach zwei weiteren Nachweisen gefragt werden: Das ist zu einem der Bargeldnachweis (Du musst mindestens umgerechnet 20,000 THB in bar – und nur in Bargeld- vorzeigen können) und Du solltest ein paar Nächte gebuchte Unterkunft haben.
Ich kann mit Sicherheit sagen, dass man für einen Grenzbeamten aufgrund solcher kurzen Urlaube innerhalb eines Jahres als „echter“ Tourist gilt. Dann sollte er aber an seinem Zentralcomputer sehen können, dass Du diese Kurzurlaube nie mit Verlängerungen oder durch border runs maximiert hast.
Hast Du diese stillschweigende Regel verletzt, wird es Zeit das passende Visum für fortgesetzte Aufenthalte in Thailand zu beantragen.
Die 7-Tage Verlängerung ist eine ECHTE Verlängerung. Sie ist nicht dasselbe wie der Stempel „sie haben 7 Tage Zeit das Königreich zu verlassen“. Der Stempel dieser Extension nimmt fast eine halbe Reisepass-Seite in Anspruch, wogegen der „7-Tage Zeit“ Stempel bloss eine Viertelseite beansprucht.
Wer auf der ganz sicheren Seite bleiben möchte, holt sich für seine Thailand-Aufenthalte vorher das Single Entry 60-Tage Touristenvisum.
Wer auf Single Entry 60-Tage Touristenvisa einreist, am besten noch mit einem zwei- bis viermonatigem Abstand voneinander, der kommt problemlos auf maximal „touristische“ 180 Tage innerhalb eines 1-Jahr Zeitraums (nicht pro Kalenderjahr – das wird anders gezählt!
Allerdings macht auch ein Touristenvisum eine Häufung „touristischer Einreisen“ nicht automatisch ungeschehen. Auch mit ein, zwei Touristenvisa hintereinander kann man des Missbrauchs bezichtigt werden.
ACHTUNG: die Immigration Phuket hat Reisenden, die ein billiges „onwardticket“ als Weiterreise-Nachweis benutzen, angekündigt dieses „Fake-Ticket“ nicht anzuerkennen und die Einreise unter der Begründung eines „Betrugsversuchs“ zu verweigern.
Markus *********
OPIm afraid they accuse me to abuse the system as I had 2 shortterm stays in germany
Markus *********
OPso multiple entries dont matter at all? How can it be 180days if thats requirements for a dtv visa as example? Is this the newest laws of immigrations?
Lynnette *******
Markus Höcherl it's total days in the previous 12 months, if you reach about 180 days you may not get in. But you aren't anywhere near that.
Markus *********
OPsorry whats true now or not?
Markus *********
OPwhats the rules from the goverment? I try to find out but everything is written so badly on their pages -.-
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