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What is the best way to stay in Thailand for 4-6 months as a UK citizen?

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Jan 3, 2025

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Hi - what would be the best way to stay 4-6 months in Thailand? I will be coming from UK

Single Entry Visa: 60+30 days (90 total). A border run should give me another 60 days if I am correct when I arrive back at immigation, for 5 months total?

Multiple Entry Visa: 60+30 days (90 total). A border run will give me another 60+30 days automatically upon re-entering Thailand for up to 6 months total? 

I was hoping to do a border run by air after the 80 day mark, is it important that I stay in the neighbouring country for atleast 1 night with the single or multiple entry visa, or will it not make a difference for the latter as the visa has already been pre-approved?

Thank you!

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TLDR : Answer Summary

For staying 4-6 months in Thailand as a UK citizen, you can utilize a visa-exempt entry for a total of 90 days, followed by a border run to extend your stay for another 90 days. Alternatively, a multiple entry visa (METV) allows up to 9 months but requires leaving every 90 days. Extensions for single or multiple entry visas are not automatic and must be applied for, with travel days counting towards your total time in the country.

Terary **********

You're really over thinking it.

Multiple entry gets you a total of nine months, but you're still required to leave every 90 days so it's not a great option.

There are some great places near here (Bali comes to mind).

Come to Thailand, stay up to 89 days, go to some other place, enjoy yourself a week or two come back to Thailand leave sometime before 90 days.

Travel days count against your days in country.

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Bob **********

METV you can get almost 9 months

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Aake **********

Get a proper visa

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Pygo ********

As Stephen Hyvart says.

If you want to stay longer, there are ways. Don't bother reading about it on FB groups, you will get loads of conflicting views and advice, none of which will be helpful.

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Stuart *********

Thanks for the heads up that my advise isn’t useful for anyone.

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Pygo ********

@Stuart ********

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Gary *****************

Stuart just answered a query I had very quickly. Why are you on this forum if you belittle the advice

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Pygo ********

@Gary ****************

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Stephen ********

If from the UK, no need for any visa. Enter on visa exempt and get total of 90 days, then do your border run as planned for another 90 days max

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Paul ********

Easy noe they give U 180 days

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Ralph *******

How?

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Wayne *********

Nothing gives you the 30 day extension automatically. You need to apply for it regardless of visa or visa exempt

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Todd *********

@Wayne ********

in practice, it’s EXTREMELY rare for a 30 day extension to be denied

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Wayne *********

I am fully aware of that but it's not automatically given as I said must apply for it

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@Wayne ********

Apply where? I thought for visa exempt I could just show up at the airport and get my passport stamped?

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John *******

but do not forget to register within 3 days at immigration, if you are staying in Hotel they should do it for you

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Wayne *********

you do for 60 days but you need to apply for the 30 days extension

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Steve *******

You get 60 days visa exempt at the airport, you need to apply at an Immigration Office for a further 30 days.

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@Wayne ********

thay gave me 2..now go for re t. Non 0plus

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