What are the new visa exemption changes in Thailand starting September 15?

Phillis Mable If there's a Thai Post there we can do it for you. But again the amount of tourists staying more than 30 days in very remote regions is extremely small.

Helloja_5555 Yes that would be recent. Contact our team and we can help ensure you get the 30 day extension and not a 7 day stamp.

@Russ *********

We have seen decisions made going years back on travel history. Best option is to just apply for TR visas if you plan to stay that long.

Phillis Mable Three stays of two months each adds up to half a year. At that point, you're no longer really talking about tourism, you're effectively using the country as a second residence.

There's nothing wrong with that, and there are long-term visa options specifically designed to make this possible without the constant hassle. But you can't reasonably expect to repeatedly enter as a tourist and effectively make a country your second home without eventually applying for the appropriate visa.

It's also worth putting this into perspective. Vietnam offers 45 days visa-free, but you can't simply extend that stay in-country, while the Philippines offers 30 days initially. So if you're planning to spend several months at a time in these countries, you're going to be dealing with visas or extensions either way.

@Jimmy **********

Arrivals will increase from these changes if that's what they are counting, as the exception was reduced so it will require visa runs, or border bounces by that same 1-2%.