What happens to my E visa stay if I leave Thailand before it expires and then return?

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Feb 4, 2024

a year ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

I'm on a 60 day E visa from the UK.

Expiry date March 4

If I go to another country Lao before March 4 will the 30 days be added on from March 4 or start when I do border crossing and return to Thailand?

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The user is on a 60-day E visa from the UK, expiring on March 4, and is inquiring whether traveling to Laos before this date would affect the duration of their stay in Thailand upon return. The comments clarify that leaving Thailand voids the remaining days on the visa. To gain additional time, the user must apply for a visa extension at a local immigration office before the current visa expires.

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2 months ago

Gordon *******

ORIGINAL POSTER

But if I go to the immigration office and not leave the country, before the 60 days end, just apply for a 30 day exemption would that be added onto the 60 days as I haven't left the country or would it not count?

a year ago

Stuart ********

@Gordon ******

not exemption, extension.

1’900bt at Thai immigration office.

You go before your current 60 days expires and an extra 30 days is added to the expiry date of your current 60 day stay.

a year ago

Gordon *******

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@Stuart *******

Yes extension. I thought that was the case.

Thanks

a year ago

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Bart **************

Nothing is added to anything. If you leave the country, your current stay is void. If you then come back you get another 30 days, obviously from the moment of entering.

a year ago

Christopher *************

Not sure but you may not get 30 days on a land entry.

a year ago

Bart **************

@Christopher ************

why not?

a year ago

Christopher *************

Depends where you are from.

a year ago

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Brandon ************

If you want 30 more days added to the end, you need to go to your local immigration office and apply for an extension.

If you leave Thailand you give up any time you have left and you'll be making a completely new entry and receive a visa exempt stamp effective the day you enter. You can only enter at a land border without a visa 2 times per calendar year. This would use up one of those entries.

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