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What are the risks of being denied entry to Thailand if I stay for 6 months with just one border run as a US citizen?

Visa Rules Entry Denial Risks Thailand Immigration Tourist Visa Long-Term Stay Visa Exemptions DTV Visa

Feb 21, 2025

16 days ago

Ricky ********

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Hello everyone, might be a weird question but what is the possibility of getting rejected if you stay not more than 6 months every year with one border run as a USA citizenship entering Thailand?Thank you very much for answers in advance 🙏

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The possibility of being denied entry into Thailand increases if you regularly stay for extensive periods on visa exempt entries, especially without a long-term visa. While staying less than 6 months a year with border runs may seem feasible, repeated patterns can raise red flags for immigration officers. Many responses also suggest considering a 6-month multiple entry tourist visa or transitioning to a long-term visa to mitigate these risks.

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Paul *******

. If you get the 60 day visa exempt stamp and extend by a further 30 days at the Immigration office, Immigration class you as a tourist. If you then attempt to enter again on a visa exempt stamp, Immigration rightly consider that after on 90 day stay in the country that you are no longer a tourist but that you are attempting to live long term in the country. While there is no legal limit to the number of Visa exempt entries, once the Immigration officer believes that you are no longer visiting the country as a tourist he will deny you entry. 3. If you have already stayed for 90 days on a visa exempt entry, then in future to guarentee entry into Thailand, you need to obtain a long term visa suitable to the reason for your stay.

15 days ago

Ian ********

@Paul ******

I assume you are talking about trying to re-enter straight away after your first 60+30 visa exempt entry has expired . There is less chance of you getting denied entry if you stay out of Thailand for a few months ?

15 days ago

Paul *******

@Ian *******

Yes. But Immigration is still clamping down. They believe that more than one 60 day entry plus a 30 day extension is not being a tourist.

15 days ago

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John **********

If you are doing this every year then your chances of being denied entry increase. It's not a good plan for living inside Thailand 6 months of every year