What happens if my 60-day visa arrives after I enter Thailand on a 30-day visa?

@Ronny ********

this has NOTHING to do with the e-arrival (auto-in) gates, I'm saying IF their 60 day tourist visa application isn't approved before they fly here they can fly in free stamp (visa exempt) and THEN if their visa gets approved they can exit/re-enter to activate the 60 day tourist visa.

It's the thai embassies that can't track entry/exit to thailand (because that's done by thai immigrations not ministry of foreign affairs who run the embassies)

Paul Jones The visa dates are only to show in between what dates you can enter Thailand What matters is the period what you may stay with that visa

Steve_ It is not only because i am not asked the rule is Immigration officers can require proof of onward or return travel (an outbound ticket) to confirm that you intend to leave the country before your permitted stay expires So long your flight out is in the permitted stay period there is no problem

Ronny Liekens It's a tourist entry requirment and has been for years. You are required to have onward travel within your visa dates. Just because you have not been asked before does not change the rules.

Ronny Liekens so just because you never been asked it is a kind of written rule. Interesting.

I have never been asked if I carry 20k but it is a fact that immigration can ask for that.

But from now on everybody knows Ronny was never asked anything so just pass immigration 😅

Bilbo Ballbaggis can travel by anymeans, not just airport

Steve Greir . Hi, can you travel out of Thailand overland by train, or does it need to be a flight within the 30 days. Thanks

Paul Simm same here book in June for 60 days now got to mess around getting a visa for my holiday in January until March.

Steve_ Passing through Thai immigration with a visa is governed by the Immigration Act B.E. 2522, alongside rules enforced by the Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A visa issued by a Thai embassy or consulate grants you permission to travel to Thailand and request entry; it does not guarantee your final length of stay.

While embassies issue the visa, the actual duration of stay is granted and stamped into your passport by the Thai immigration officer at the airport or border checkpoint upon your arrival So it is confirmed you need a stamp and that stamp you can only receive by passing manual gate

Ronny Liekens Brandon isn't talking about VoA.

His wording 'you can only use a visa on entry' might be a bit misunderstandable. I assume that he wanted to say that you have to use a visa on entry but when you already entered you can't use it anymore. That's why he said that the OP would have to leave again.

But that doesn't mean that Brandon is referring to VoA.

I read many times that using visa exemption would result in a cancellation of an existing visa but nobody was able to proof it. Not by an actual example nor legal regulations.

@Brandon ***********

You talk about another system there is visa, visa exempt and visa on arrivel

Paul Jones They may not use e-gate , but if you neglect the warning message you can pass and your entry will be registered as a 30-day visa-exempt stay. This may cause your existing visa to become invalid or expire.

Ronny Liekens No it does not as they have not entered on the visa, they have entered exempt. They cannot enter on a visa by egate.

CheerfulPapaya1028 The rule is that if you enter on visa you must pass the manual gate . E-Gates are for Visa-Exemption Only: Automated e-gates only grant a standard 30-day visa-exempt entry. There is even an on screen warning that will ask you to confirm this status.

If you hold a valid visa (such as a tourist visa, DTV, retirement, marriage, or Non-B visa) and you click confirm/accept, your entry will be registered as a 30-day visa-exempt stay. This may cause your existing visa to become invalid or expire.See the photo on the left