Will frequent short visits to my Thai girlfriend on a tourist visa cause issues with immigration?

There are Nany any rubbish answers / wrong info here,

I worked offshore Uk / Europe for years coning to Thailand,

in between, no probsq.

I’m now retired living fulltime here 7 years, i just can’t see you having any issues at all.

Keep coming on a visa on arrival, now only valid for 30 days from around the 15th Sept 2026, arrival & departure days are counted as whole days, ie thats 2 days off your 30, but, if getting tight, you can always extend at immigration for an additional 30 days for 1900baht.,

As was said earlier, there are no border runs now, if really stuck, you could always fly out overnight to, Malaysia, Lao, Cambodia or Vietnam and return for 30 days again, thats more expensive though, or, take your girlfriend on a 5 - 10 day holiday to one of these locations, you’d start a new 30 days Visa on your return to Thailand !!

Enjoy !!

I go to Thailand almost every month for a week , bar Covid , been doing it for nearly 15 years , no problem .

You shouldn’t have any problems continuing this

Paying to much for flights

I’ve been told it’s 3 by air, 2 by land. This matters to me bc I’m 8 months away from retirement visa.

They should have a "Thai Girlfriend Visa", since it is a popular travel motivation.

Yes now you will have a problem

You will be cracked down in the cracking likely

the target of their crackdown is people who max out each stay, not those who enter many times.

each time you leave, show your history to an officer and ask in advance if your next entry will be ok

Just get a proper visa and then no worries. 🤷

Should be good only land entries anything by plane they have said if you have a Visa agreement you're good to go ✌🏼

People here saying he'll be OK.......do you guarantee that? I used to enter every 8 weeks for 2 weeks for a long time. After reading of regular visitors being denied entry a few years back, on my next departure I asked an I.O. at the airport if I was likely to have a problem at some point. He looked at my passport entry history and said I would be fine as I left for 8 weeks at a time. He said they were targeting people suspected of living/working in Thailand illegally.

The only time I had a problem was when an I.O. spotted a previous Non O in my passport. He asked if I was visiting my wife - I was and was told to get a visa or be denied next time.

My advice to the OP is to make sure you fulfil all the entry requirements - carry the 20k baht (or equivalent) with you etc. and explain your situation if questioned. If you are employed outside Thailand - carry some form of evidence. On balance I think its unlikely that you will be denied entry outright but you might be given a warning. The only person that can decide whether or not you can enter is an I.O. - nobody knows how this 'crackdown' will pan out. In his favour - his stated history is that he does leave for sustained periods.

My experience found that my Thai wife of 38 years did all the work for getting her visa to the US and dual citizenship too. If it was all up to me, I would not have succeeded.

Are you over 50?

Take the retirement visa with multiple re-entry.

On Friday I will be on my 5th from Australia for the year. No counting re entries from Vietnam and Laos, so a total of 7 with this trip. . Last year I had 6 trips from Aus and 4 the year before. Never had an issue as they are only short stays. If they can see you are returning to your home country and are staying a short time, its not an issue.

Technically, entries via airports are not restricted. In practice, Thai immigration applies much greater scrutiny to anything that doesn't fit a standard tourist pattern.

You might get in trouble. Get an alternative multi-entry visa if practical.

I suppose one trip they may question you why so many entries,you can only explain your reasons, which I think should be feasible as a explanation. Good luck, keep visiting till ya get asked.

Hmm. Thinking. Thinking. Worst solution , take her back to your country with you.

No problem for your GF. Variety is the Spice of Life.

Keep sending money, she’s waiting.

You should be fine. Definitely not in Thailand more than your home country.

you're fine, sponsors are still tolerated, for now

You will be fine.

As long as you’re a genuine visitor and have return flights you’ll be fine. I have a couple of friends who do this. One visits every couple of months. Another comes about 5 or 6 times a year. The restrictions are for those staying without return flights and basically using boarder runs to stay long term without a visa.

Does that mean Your not actually a tourist anymore.

My neighbor works in the North Sea he comes every other month and been doing it for the 16 years I’ve been here was questioned years back but no problems he only stays a month

Absolutely nothing to worry about.

It's not the same anymore, they're trying to get people to get long-term visas short-term exempt are no good anymore

Just thinking of all those guys who visit these “girlfriends” whilst the foreign boyfriends are not there! I remember talking to a few girls about this one had 4 on the go at the same time, all different European boyfriends, she was make a small fortune in Thai money🙈🤣

If you are a tourist you should have no issues

Marry her

It's pretty much the same with all countries. A visa or visa category, which visa free is, clearly says they're issued for the purposes of the visit. You're nor really a tourist anymore, so you are coming to Thailand outside of your stated reason. A bolshie IO could well refuse entry. I'm not saying they will but by your own words you're not a tourist exactly and since you seem the honest type you will surely blurt out if asked " I'm visiting my partner"

They're just cracking down on the visa free-Borderrun-visafree on and on. If you fly and stay short it shouldn't be a problem

Sound like you are FIFO, which they can see, they aren't stupid and can see you are a legitimate user of the exemption.

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Ar im Thinkig 10-14 Day International Airport also No Problem

All I read was two land entries per year, nothing about air.

Get a retirement visa, with multiple entries. Cost a bit but it makes a big difference

So many call them , girlfriend,wife, partner ... Share timing..

I believe if you apply for the visa before coming you can have as many as you want but you pay the 1100 baht fee every time, but you can't exceed half a year i believe 180 days

Don't worry, always next in line.

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I’ve been coming 6 times a year staying 3 weeks at a time for the past 25 years. I’ve been questioned several times by Immigration when I didnt have a visa. I know others who have had similar experiences. Better to get a visa or use safe entry services.

Could you please next time you come back call two days before , last time was a bit early …

It will very much depend on the IO who may ask is he living in Thailand with his partner and leaves to go to work OR does he live and work overseas and returns to visit his partner? Both are different views of the same situation but only one can be correct.

You will be fine, your worrying over nothing

Just buy the privilege visa if you can afford it, which it sounds like you can with all the trips you take. I’m waiting on mine right now as the background check is taking around 8 weeks currently.

What country are you coming from

I read the 2 visits per year are restricted to land entries not air 😐

To honest , it will depend on the IO and their assessment of your travel history and if they consider you a tourist or not. Good to have your return ticket and have equivalent of 20,000 baht .

Don't worry she'll be patient...... 🤦😂😂😂😂

I go 5 times of 3 weeks evry year for 8 years. Newer had a problem.

You will be fine. The limits were 2 overland visa exempts to stop people border bouncing with no limits on international flights. If you were flying to Vientianne then straight back to Bangkok it would be a problem. You should be fine flying in from the UK. It's basically immigration discretion, but I'm sure they would warn you for next time and allow you in if there was a 'problem'.

Suggestion: Take your Thai girlfriend back to your home country, that way you will save money on air tickets, hotel accommodation and she will also be happy to come home with you!

You will be fine.

That's from experience

Be fine

Have you every been questioned on entry? Many people arrive 6+ times a year for short stays and get no issues, you sound like one of these.

Get a dtv 5 year visa . Or get a new girlfriend in another country

Apply for a tourist visa at the Thai embassy in your home country and you should be fine.