Will I face any issues re-entering Thailand after a visa run in light of a family emergency?

Visa Rules Visa Exemption Border Run Re-entry to Thailand Family Emergency Travel Plans Immigration Advice

Dec 1, 2024

3 days ago

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my apologies if I am responding to the same inquiry I posted earlier today. For some reason, I cannot find it; maybe I did hit the post.

I have a family emergency and will have to leave tomorrow for the US. I am planning to return in two weeks (hopefully). I did a visa run to Cambodia to extend my visa. I am wondering if I will encounter any issues when I return in two weeks. I imagine, that I will get another stamp upon arriving in Thailand in two weeks? 

Thanks in advance for your help.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is concerned about re-entering Thailand two weeks after leaving for the US, following a visa run to Cambodia. The discussion highlights the need for preparation, particularly regarding entry history, as this will affect the chances of being allowed back into Thailand. Users recommend having sufficient cash, booked accommodation, and onward travel proof to support the visa exemption entry.

David ********

No problem just go visa exempt again you are a tourist traveling

3 days ago

Frank **********

It all depends on your entry history into Thailand.

3 days ago

Greg ***********

does this mean you entered visa-exempt, got stamped in for 60 days, and did a border run to Cambodia, for another 60 days? This would mean that your next visa-exempt entry in two weeks, would be the THIRD visa exempt entry within a short period. In your place I would be prepared, have plan B. You MIGHT get pulled aside and asked. Prepare, carry the THREE famous proofs: 20,000.- THB in cash (can also be equivalent in USD) , proof of booked accomodation for a few nights, and proof of onward travel within 60 days. This should ensure that you will be allowed to enter (although I can't guarant it, it depends on your stamp history and on the officer at the border)

3 days ago

Jan ******************

You probably did a border bounce to Cambodia to get another 60 days visa exemption. You can’t get a re-entry permit on a visa exemption, so you’ll only get another 60 days visa exemption when you re-enter from the US.

If this is your third entry on visa exemption within a short period of time, I personally would have considered to get a visa while I was back in the states.

3 days ago

Phil ******

@Carlos ******

what Visa did you extend?

3 days ago

Ken ***********

What type of visa do you have ?

3 days ago

Jan ******************

@Ken **********

I guess it only has to be visa exemption. You can’t extend any visas, only apply for a new one, but he probably has extended his stay with a border bounce and another visa exemption.

3 days ago

Kev *********

@Jan *****************

Actually Jan, Visas can be extended, that's what happens annually for Non Imm O and Non Imm OA

3 days ago

Jan ******************

@Kev ********

That’s not a visa extension, but a whole new product called “Extension of Stay”, which basically is a a permission to continue your stay in Thailand, -not a visa. We’ll put a point here anyway, because that’s not OP’s question.

3 days ago

Ken ***********

@Kev ********

yes they can be extended but not via a border run as he mentioned

3 days ago

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Ken ***********

Greg ***********

@Ken **********

it's most obviously the typical bad wording 🤓. . . . . He didn't use a visa, he entered visa-exempt. He didn't do a "visa run", he did a border bounce. And he didn't "renew the visa", he just got another 60-days stay permit

3 days ago

Ken ***********

@Greg **********

yes. I thought so, just wanted to verify.

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Ken ***********

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