So I have been looking online and have a few questions about the following (traveling from the UK):

1. Visa Exemption Extension - so I can fly into Thailand and get the automatic 30 days on the proviso that I have a flight booked to leave Thailand within those 30 days. Yet I have read about a 30 day visa exemption extension costing 1900 baht. I am just wondering if it possible to declare the intention to get the visa exemption extension on arrival rather than booking a departing flight and then cancelling/re-booking it?

1. Regarding the visa exemption I have also read there are some restrictions if the destination for departing Thailand is a neighboring country. Not sure if these are myths but is it possible, for example, to fly from Thailand to Vietnam, stay for 3 days and then return to get another 30 day visa exemption. I have also read there is a limit to how many times someone can do this within a certain time period, is this true?

1. The METV criteria I have read seems to mention there needs to be some evidence of income, yet the METV does not give permission to work. Can someone explain how this works in reality, as I am not sure I am understanding correctly...

1. Also, does a SETV visa allow a return to Thailand if visiting a neighboring country? If not would a 30 day visa exemption be issued on arrival instead?

Good morning everyone!

Hopefully you can advise me or tell me if i am right or wrong on my plan….

I am coming over to thailand in jan 2023 and hopefully staying for around 10 weeks, i will be in thailand for about 2 weeks then my partner and i are planning to go to vietnam for a week then back to thailand for another 2 weeks and then go to cambodia for a week then return to thailand for the remainder of the 10 weeks.

Now am i correct in saying each time i leave the country then i have to complete a 30 day tourist visa when i re enter? So i will do an entry visa from uk when i arrive, plus a visa when i come back from vietnam then another visa when i come back from cambodia then theoretically i should have covered my whole stay by just filling out tourist visas when i re enter thailand….

Hope ive explained my thoughts clearly enough for you guys to understand what i mean and any advice is greatly appreciated…..