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What is the process for leaving and re-entering Thailand on a marriage visa?

Ken *********
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If staying in Thailand on marriage visa can someone please explain the process of leaving and and coming back too Thailand. Do I but a re-entry visa. opes my visa start all over again ? thanks for the advice.
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When leaving Thailand on a marriage visa, it is necessary to purchase a re-entry permit to ensure your visa remains valid. This permit allows you to keep your visa status while you are outside the country. However, it does not extend the expiration date of your visa; upon re-entry, you will be stamped with the same end date. If you do not return by the time your extension expires, you will have to start the visa process over.
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Bora ********
Bora ********
Buy multiple entry 3800 baht
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
@Bora *******
buying a multi re-entry permit is only worth the expense if you plan to exit and re-enter Thailand more often than three times during the one year EOS stay permit
Ken *********
Ken *********
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@Greg **********
excuse my ignorance but where do you get the multiple entry ? And what happens to your marriage visa do you have to start all over again ?
Bob **********
Bob **********
@Ken ********
you get a re entry or multi re entry at your immagration office or at the airport when stamping out
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
@Ken ********
Terminology is important . . . . . if you are on the 1-year Extension of Stay Permit based on marriage to a Thai wife, you are NOT on a "visa" but on an "extended stay permit". The visa this Extension is based on, is already expired and invalid. . . . . . . . . . .So this stay permit would expire if you exit Thailand without a re-entry permit you can buy on immigration or at the airport, for this stay permit. . . . . a single re-entry permit can be had for 1000 Baht, a multi re-entry permit for 3800 Baht. If you do not plan to exit and re-enter Thailand more often than three times within the validity of your stay permit, the purchase of a multi re-entry permit is wasted money
Bora ********
Bora ********
@Greg **********
If u want buy single
Bora ********
Bora ********
@Greg **********
ok 😁🇹🇭
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
@Bora *******
I gained a big fortune, controlling my expenses
Bora ********
Bora ********
@Greg **********
urs life 👍
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
@Bora *******
50 Dollars in Thailand buys me five full meals, a beer included . . .
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
@Ken ********
at the airport, you will have to pay 1200 THB for a single re-entry permit, though. On Immigration is can be had for 1000 THB
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
Ken *********
Ken *********
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@Greg **********
Thanks Greg.
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
@Ken ********
yes, you can buy a re-entry permit at the airports, before the Immigration counters. At the BKK airport, the re-entry booth is in "Departure 2"
Ken *********
Ken *********
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@Greg **********
do you buy that at the airport ?
Bora ********
Bora ********
@Greg **********
Nowadays, 50 or 100 dollars isn’t worth much.
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
@Bora *******
two entries on a single re-entry permit still save you 1800 Baht compared to a multi re-entry permit. That's $52.oo
Brandon ************
Brandon ************
If you don't want your visa/extension to be cancelled the moment you stamp out through passport control, you must purchase a re-entry permit. The re-entry permit keeps your stamp alive while you are outside of Thailand. It does not add any additional time, as the end date of your extension is the same date even while you are outside of Thailand and when you return with a re-entry permit you will be stamped back in until the same date you had when you left. If you do not return in time to apply for your next extension, you will lose it and have to start over from scratch.

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