What are the entry limits for UK passport holders using the visa exempt scheme in Thailand?

We always get some people posting claiming to have found the kind of holy grail, the formula etc which imm officers use to determine if someone can come in or not.

Some even claim to have found *the* way to *always* get in every time. The proverbial keyboard shortcuts.

The reality is, after 1 or two entries, it basically is just dumb luck. There's no pattern or reason to why some people get questioned after their third or even second entry, while others get away with it for more than a year, ir even two years.

There are multiple references to no more than 180 days in country per year. But up to immigration officer to determine if it is enforced. I’ve read it. Never experienced it. Don’t send too much hate my way. 😎😎😎. And always smile at your immigration officer. 😜🥴🤙

My maximum was 7 times in 11 months via air and never had a problem.

I did 2 by air and 1 by ground entries to Thailand in 23' I didn't have any issues . Immigration was very quick and no hassle on all entries. All on visa exempt entries

You are playing with fire and should make sure you have contingency plans in the event of being turned away at the border.

Three times in 12 months is the supposed red line, though travelling by air does give you a bit of wiggle room more often than not. This is not universally applied, but you are now relying on being lucky enough to have a border check that is lenient.

Up to you sunshine …

We got chastised at Don Meung on our 3rd visa exempt arrival:

November 4 1st entry arrived by air from Vietnam

December. 9 2nd entry (arrived from Laos by air)

January 29 3rd entry (arrived from Cambodia by air)

I don’t think we did anything wrong but got chastised & written up. We stay 10-14 days in other countries then stay in Thailand 30 days. Is this wrong to do?

Why don’t you ask them when you’re going through??

I do fifo and prior to getting my OX visa I came and went every 2 weeks and never got stopped for many years. Always had return flights booked though.

Unlimited by air as I've come back and forth countless times over the last 18 months 👍🏽

Unlimited by air is correct. Three per 6 months is not correct. Where did you read that?

There's no rule about how many times you can enter by air.

But every entry is at the discretion of the immigration officer you're standing in front of. If you break some informal guideline that officer uses to determine if you're taking advantage of the visa exempt program, you're going to have a rough time.

Often it's less about how many times you enter, but how long you've been in Thailand. If those 3 entries over 5 months were border bounces to get a new 30 day entry stamp so you could spend most of that 5 months in Thailand, you're probably close to the point where you're going to get pulled out of line and asked what you think you're doing spending so much time in Thailand without a long term visa.

If you've just spent a couple weeks then went to another country for a month then came back for another week etc, you'll probably be fine as you look like a tourist enjoying all of southeast Asia.