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Will I face immigration problems returning to Thailand after traveling to Vietnam and the Philippines?

Nov 27, 2025
9 hours ago
Kelvin ******
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Hello. I am a british passport holder and arrived in Thailand, I used my 60 days visa exempt then did my 30 days extension. Went to Vietnam for 1 ½ months then onto the Philippines for 2 ½ months. I plan to return to Thailand before I travel home before new year. Will I have a problem with immigration? Thanks
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The user, a British passport holder, is concerned about potential immigration issues when returning to Thailand after spending time in Vietnam and the Philippines. Comments suggest that based on normal tourism behavior and the time spent outside Thailand, they are unlikely to encounter problems. They have completed a visa exemption and a 30-day extension and have been outside Thailand for a substantial duration, which aligns with typical tourist activity.
Bent *************
No
Jan ******************
You should not have any problem at all with immigration based on the travel pattern you’ve described. You completed a full 60-day visa exemption, took a 30-day extension, and then left Thailand for more than four months while staying in Vietnam and the Philippines. That is a genuine and substantial absence, and it places you completely outside the scope of the new guidelines, which only target consecutive border bounces used to prolong a continuous stay. You have not overstayed, you have not tried to maximise back-to-back entries, and you have been out of Thailand far longer than the duration of your previous stay. In other words, you clearly fall into the category of a normal tourist. As always, the final decision rests with the immigration officer, but there is nothing in the current regulations or practice that suggests your entry would be problematic. Just make sure you carry an onward ticket within 60 days.
Andrew ********
No you will have 60 days but if you want to extend you will be given 7 days - 2 exempt enterence a calender year one 30 day extension seems to be the going rate
John **********
Nobody knows but it sounds like normal tourist behaviour so probably not
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