Why do you need to leave Thailand after 180 days on a visa and return?

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😂😂

Because it’s their rule….

Okay

@Gintas ***

you seem to not be wrapping your head around how multi-entry visas to thailand work so lets go over a couple different ones for you 🙂

remember we're talking about VISAS you buy from a thai consulate in another country.

𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗩 <- 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮

this visa is valid for 6 months from the date it's issued. It's good for unlimited entries of 60 days. Each of those entries can be extended one time by 30 days, then you have to exit/re-enter the country to get a NEW 60 day entry stamp.

There is no obligation to take the 30 day extension in country, you can bounce out/back after 60 days if you want and get a new 60 day entry stamp

𝟭 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 (𝗕, 𝗢, 𝗘𝗗)

this visa is valid for a year from the date it's issued. It's good for unlimited entries of 90 days. When that 90 days runs out you have to exit/re-enter the country to get a NEW 90 day entry stamp

AND

𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮 (𝗗𝗧𝗩)

this visa is valid for 5 years from the date it's issued. It's good for unlimited entries of 180 days. Each entry can be extended one time by 180 days, then you have to exit/re-enter the country to get a NEW 180 day stamp.

There is no obligation to take a 180 day extension in country, you can bounce out/back after 180 days if you want and get a new 180 day entry stamp

Maybe because of tax reason? Once you stayed over 180 days in thailand/year you have to pay taxes in thailand?

What a stupid question…if it’s the visa rule,you have to follow

Because thats the rule maybe?

Because it’s the rule of the visa ?

You may have to leave after 180 days if you don’t do an extension.

But you definitely don’t have to come back 😉.

why would anyone not go on holiday at least once per year?

Why 180 days and not 185 days? Why 5 years not 6? Why anything at all?

Because it is basically a long term tourist visa and no an immigration visa.

Because that is the rule☑️

Be aware if you do an extension instead of a border bounce at the 180 day mark you may be required to resubmit your paperwork. As it's a new visa and no-one has done an extension, we don't know what to expect from immigration for extensions.

Only 1 extension allowed per entry, it's the same for all tourist class visas.