What options does a person have after being turned back at BKK for frequent entries?

You just need to be aware that immigration in Thailand 🇹🇭 is sharing data with other countries. They can see your whole travel history going back years. I would imagine with AI they can search patterns in any data

He can get a safe entry check through an agent. Gets screened before and fast tracked & stamped in.

They are panicking due to low tourist numbers and high bhat and they turn tourists away due to going to Thailand too often ...go figure!🤔

There are clear rules unlimited entries but Immigration Officers have the power to ignore them. Just like I believe every Immigration Office should have the same procedures and not deviate by adding extra requirements.

I'm wanting to stay 90 days in Thailand. My understanding is I organise a 60 day visa in Aus prior to departing for Thailand then request a 30 day extension when in Thailand.Is this correct ?

Go to Da Nang n Phoc qouc in Vietnam far much better trust me it's awesome place to visit n its cheaper

Can't understand Thailand that's money they have sent back .the numbers of visitors to Thailand is down on last year .you think they would let people 90 days on arrival.

If you seek to find ways around a simple visa system and subsequently get found out don't complain, it's your fault !

I thought I was going to get turned away a couple of months ago,the IO called her supervisor & he took me into his office, he asked me a few questions, then said that the Thai government was poor & i should pay for the next visa. But he let me in & gave me 60 days 😏

@Bob *******

There is no official rule on how long you can stay in Thailand and how often you can enter visa-exempt or on a touristic visa. It is up to the sole discretion of a border official. If he thinks you are misusing visa-exempt entries for a longstay in Thailand, he has the right to refuse entry. He can even refuse if you are on a real visa. Your total stamp history of the recent 365 days will be checked. After a refusal, you have been "flagged" in the Central Computer, so you better stay away from Thailand for a few months before you try to enter again, because every Immigration official can see that you have been warned as soon as they scan your passport. Even using a new passport doesn't help

A 6 month gap solves all these problems.

This year I stayed 15 days in February then I came back for another 15 days in April, next time I'll come back in July for two months, could I have problems?

Wait till January and start the visa exempt journey for another 6 mounths

Can he help himself or are you his baby sitter ??

Can get a visa but that only slightly increases your chances of getting especially if it's a short-term visa like a SETV or METV

Are you saying your friend did border runs and never had a visa at all, like tourist visa?

Define too many times !! Absolute crock

What are the limits to coming and going in a year?

If he has been on visa exempts, its fair to say the system has caught up with him and is where he shoud be! Tough shit

Your friend must have been living under a rock in Thailand to think he could milk exempt entries

Believe it or not he could fly back tomorrow and if he has an exit flight within his visa period they cannot by law send you back and this is why it’s sometimes best to fly to maybe Vietnam or somewhere close

Then fly in to Bangkok because they can only send you back to where you flew from

Time to do it right now or go to another country.

How long in duration were they

And this at a time when the Thai government has just declared tourism a national priority, absolutely ridiculous.

Too many taking the pee!

What a random visa and immigration policy

If he arrives again and does the okay cokey, that should be fine

How many times in and out ?

So no warning in the past and they were forced to fly back to Canada. What a joke of an immigration policy. Meanwhile there are companies advertising assisted border runs……

He can get a Visa but that doesn't guarantee entry especially if he goes for a Tourist Visa

He can't.

If he was denied entry that is not a ban, so in theory if he gets the proper visa he should be allowed to enter.

Unless there is more to the story that complicates it.