Will I face issues re-entering Thailand multiple times on a tourist visa?

@Todd ********

I lived in various places for thailand for 19 years and never met an expat who wouldn't avoid bangkok like the plague

Yes, maybe best a multi entry visa.

@Brigitte ******

BAZ Wallace and John Stanners have given you the best answers. 3 entries could be pushing it. Depends on the IO good mood .

@Brigitte ******

No, every entry is at the discretion of the Immigration Officer holding your passport especially when using Tourism entry stamps, take nothing for granted despite what others "got away with" in the past, now is the present

@Brigitte ******

I never had any problems I'm in Thailand right now arrived Monday

@Todd ********

I wouldn't be so confident of that..

There is a fine line between a genuine tourist and someone abusing the visa exemption entries..

I would suggest if you are doing more than 1 border run per year to remain in Thailand then you start to appear not to be a genuine tourist and someone trying stay longer the typical tourist would.

@Brigitte ******

onward ticket, hotel booking and enough cash. thats what they will mainly ask for

@Brigitte ******

No personal experience on my part…if I was in your shoes, would look into the cost/benefits of a multi entry tourist visa.

@Brigitte ******

definitely not!!!Are you retiring to Thailand ? If not, why would you need a retirement visa? Have you looked it up on the Thai Embassy website ? Its a big decision.

You can do the 60 day visa exempt twice, without much scrutiny as you will be leaving before the 90 days. ( 60 days visa exemption and 30 days extension at an immigration office in Thailand). Stick to the rules you'll be ok with doing this twice. They have not yet decided to reduce the 60 days to 30 . Why go to Bali for one week ??? It's a long flight , and Costly for a week. Id leave that out and stick to neighbouring county. Vietnam deserves 2 weeks, Siem Reap Cambodia is a sight to see if you get up very early. Laos ...Luang Prabang is very pretty, also Malacca and Langkawi in Malaysia.

Important, when are you planning to travel , careful of the rainy seasons.

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@Brigitte ******

A one year Extension of Stay costs 1900B and re-entry permits at 1000B each (3800B for multi entry) plus the need to meet the financial requirements (800k, 65k or income affidavit)- that's all that's needed.

@Brigitte ******

I come each year, so the Non O 12-month extension of stay is worth it for me.

@Graeme *****

I am in and out a lot. Typically two months in Thailand then a month in Vietnam. Then repeat before returning to France for the European summer. I have to renew the Non O extension of stay, commonly called a retirement visa each year.