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Will the proposed 45-day visa exempt arrival apply to land entries in Thailand?

Visa Exempt 45-Day Visa Rule Thailand Immigration Land Border Entry Visa Extension Visa Regulations

Otis ************

asked Sep 7, 2022

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Hi people...just a question about the proposed 45day on arrival, visa exempt ,..does this include land arrivals ?planning a trip late october and wanted to just do a border bounce early dec.. then an immigration visit in jan for a 30day extension..wondered if this might be possible if and when the law is passed?thanks in advance...

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The proposed 45-day visa exemption for arrivals in Thailand is expected to include land arrivals, but this is not officially confirmed yet. The law has not been published, and its details are still uncertain. Additionally, travelers should be aware that entering via land border visa exempt is limited to two times per calendar year. If you have already entered twice in 2022, you may not be able to enter again via land.

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Paul *****************

45 days not confirm at Government

4 years ago

Brandon ************

It should be any arrival, but we won't know for sure until the law is published. So it's not official yet since it hasn't been published.

Please note that you can only enter via land border visa exempt 2 times per calendar year. So if you have already done so twice in 2022 you won't be able to enter again. Probably not an issue but just wanted to mention it.

4 years ago

Otis ************

@Brandon ***********

thankyou ,think a few people awaiting that publication,.

4 years ago

Kool *******

@Brandon ***********

one thing immigration looks at for people doing that is how long they stayed in the other country. If they meet the tourist criteria of traveling around for about a week or more, no problem, but if there is a return the same day, or one day later, two is it.

4 years ago

Marc ********

@Kool ******

No it's 2 times a calendar year. Regardless how long you did stay in the other country

Otis ************

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Otis ************

yep understand about the "time in another country thing", haven't entered overland for a few yrs now,just planning etc the now,will await with eagerness,the clarity if and when the law is published in the Gazette,..thanks for the relies,

4 years ago