Can you same-day border run to Laos still, or do you HAVE to spend 1 night out in Laos?

Hello everyone, couple months ago I got my visa in Jakarta. Got it in around 7 working days, I recently saw you need to do location reports every 3 months.

My question is:

Do I need to report every 3 months after I got my visa or the 3 months start counting after the last time you left the country? I got the visa June 26th but left the country July 27th. TM30 report must be done in September or October? Thanks in advance

Hey guys,

First off, I’m really sorry if this has been asked before. I know it probably has, but I’m a natural overthinker and I worry a lot about small things.

So here’s my situation: I’ve planned a 10-day trip to Bangkok this October (7th–17th), and then I fly out to Vietnam. The thing is, I’ve already been to Thailand twice this year – once in May for 7 days and again in August for 10 days. This will be my 3rd trip within the year, and I’m starting to worry if immigration might give me a hard time or even deny entry.

For context:

• My passport allows visa-free entry for 60 days, but the max I’ve stayed each time was only 10 days.

• I’ll have proof of funds (carrying 40–50k baht in cash), onward flight tickets to Vietnam, and all hotel bookings (already paid).

• The biggest reason I’m stressing is because my girlfriend (she’s from Greece) will be flying all the way from Athens to Bangkok the same day to meet me. We’re long-distance and this vacation means everything to us. If I get stopped or denied at immigration, it would be a huge mess since she’d arrive alone and our trip would basically be ruined.

Has anyone here traveled multiple times in a year like this? Do you think immigration will actually care, or am I just overthinking it? Any advice would seriously mean the world to me.

Thanks a ton in advance, and again, sorry for repeating a question that might’ve been asked before 🙏

Hello group!

Just got my visa approved 2days ago. I applied via soft power at the general consulate in Munich/Germany (as I’m a German passport holder). The whole process just took 7 working days, no further documents requested, no questions asked. Happy days!

Thanks goes to the employees of the consulate and all the people in this group for their helpful hints and tips! It seems to be an easy application if you meet the criteria and do your homework. I followed this group for a few months before I sent my documents and checked the embassy website for the requirements.

Just one open question is left: At one website there was stated that there’s no 90day report needed for soft power DTV holders. Is there a difference between workation and soft power regarding the 90 day report? I have no problem with doing the report, but if it’s not necessary, I have one more day for my training course.

Hello everyone, I would like to ask if anyone has experience with deportation from Thailand and applying for a new visa.

My friend is Spanish. About 2 months ago, he came with a tourist visa but was rejected at the airport because he had done too many border runs last year. He stayed in the immigration quarantine zone for 1 week before flying back. The officer did not blacklist him, but we believe there is a record of deportation.

Now he wants to apply for a DTV visa. We are worried if the previous deportation will affect his chance to enter Thailand again. As I understand, the embassy and immigration do not always share information closely. I also heard some people got a DTV visa but were rejected at the airport because of fake or missing documents. In our case, we have all real documents with evidence.

Our question: Will his past deportation cause a problem for entering Thailand with a DTV visa?

If anyone has similar experience or information, please kindly share. 🙏

Should I stay over 180 days in Thailand or better not?

My situation:

1. I have a DTV and I am coming close to the 180 days threshold in Thailand since January 1st.

2. I pay taxes in my home country and we do have a tax treaty with Thailand.

3. I don't want to deal with filling any forms and deal witb tax coordination.

4. I don't want to have a TIN (tax ID) I Thailand in any case.

My question:

since the tax rules for foreigners in Thailand are not clear, would it be wise to simply avoid staying in Thailand for 180 days (or more) in 2025

Or is it not an issue and I will not need to deal with tax coordination and issuing a TIN?

Not a visa question

But has anyone had experience with bring a small dog, about 4kg into thialand. From Australia. And if so what are the rules about doing this.

Thanks

I understand that it’s possible to get two tourist visas per year without much trouble. Am I right in thinking that the year is calculated as a calendar year - so two tourist visas between January and December of a particular year?

If this is the case then could I get a tourist visa from September 2025 to December 2025 (including 30 day extension) and then two consecutive tourist visas from January 2026 to May 2026?

Do we get a reset every January?

You are on DTV (6months at one go as usual) and you have left Thailand after say 3 months only and now you are back on the 6th month, before the expiry of the 1st 6 months given originally, will they re stamp the passport for another 6 month? I may stay less

First time entering Thailand on a DTV. Can I use the Laos–Thailand border crossing for entry? Will there be any issues getting the 6 month stamp?