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What is the best visa option for a 4-month stay in Thailand without border runs?

Nov 10, 2025
13 hours ago
Martin ********
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Coming from the UK, What's the best visa for a 4 month stay please. I'm not interested in border runs.

Thanks in advance
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The user from the UK is seeking advice on the best visa for a 4-month stay in Thailand, explicitly stating they are not interested in border runs. The community's responses suggest the complexities of Thai visa rules, including the necessity of a 90-day visa which might require extensions or border runs thereafter. There's no specific visa tailored for the requested duration without a border run; recommendations point to initially entering with a visa and then possibly applying for an extension.
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Graeme ******
Your question was asked and answered a month ago so why ask again?
Martin ********
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James *******
Ok you can walk then.
Arnold *******
No specific visa for your situation. You must arrange your schedule to fit the country's immigration laws, not the other way around. Come in on a 90 Day visa, then apply for an extension. Maybe you'll get it, maybe you won't.
Jay *****
Inform the immigration on your arrival that you want to stay 4 months without doing anything.
Patrick ********
Visa run now not to Cambodia
Gary **********
Just get the free visa on entry for 90 days simple
Robert **********
60 days... plus 30 day extension for 1900 Baht at an immigration office. That's 90. For the extra 30 days he needs a border run... And don't confuse months with days...
Marco ********
For a extra 90 days on that free visa there’s a need for a border run ? And also what’s the technical name on that visa ? Thank you 🙏🏻
Todd *********
@Gary *********
no such thing. And FYI 4 months is longer than 90 days.
Da *********
I want advice but don’t want it… I miss the British mentality, different world here pal.
Todd *********
You will have to get interested in border runs
Soulfo ***********
@Todd ********
na he's not interested in 90 day thanks, wants the 120 day to be made just for him 😀
Michael ********
As tourist even multi entry tourist visa you would need to do a visa run after 90 days. Plenty great places to fly to for weekend and flights are cheap. If only one trip DTV probably not worth it, but that gives you 180 days stay at a time
Brandon ************
Doesn't matter what you're interested in or not. It matters what you qualify for.

But you haven't given any information to answer your question.

How old? Any Thai family?
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