Hello I am very confused with the immigration rules in Thailand because they keep changing I have been here twice this year it accounts to around 70 days can I still make another trip to Thailand later this year or do I have to apply for a Visa

What are people’s experiences with borderrun with the DTV via Myanmar? Is it safe and easy ? Thank you in advance !! ♥️♥️

Hello everyone, wish you all good

i want to ask is there anybody did border run from chiang saen to laos and comeback in the same day?

my visa will expire in 4.29th i am planning go to chiang saen to do the visa run , i have been done it one year before, i don’t know if there are some change , please let me know if you have experience on this recently ， thank you very much

Seen by a friend at Chiang Khong border this morning

Edit: he came back today, no question asked, smooth process.

Hi. I've arrived in Thailand last week on a DTV and still trying to get my head around the DTV process.

Is the maximum amount of time I have to stay in Thailand 180 days total for the year from the date I arrived in Thailand?

If I was to fly to Malaysia/Vietnam before the 90 day extension report, would I still be able to do this throughout the year? Or is it capped up until 180 days have been stayed in Thailand?

Apologies if this has already been asked before.

Thanks

Do you really want me to post my comment over again?

You have probably been confused by some half-witted barstool heroes and their unbiased comments on the internet.

There are no new "visa rules" and there is no new law.

There is no “reset”, and most of all, there is no “reset” when a new calendar year begins.

There is no limit of two visa-exemptions within a 1-year period, and definitely not within a calendar year. This is simply not true.

What has changed, mandated from above, is the strict scrutinizing of your number of visa-exempt entries and the thorough check on "visa runners" (actually they meant to say "back-to-back border runners").The new approach taken by border officials is intended to ensure that the option to do a "visa run" is not abused.

Now as far as regarding extensions on visa-exempt entries, it does appear that the Immigration offices are indeed only issuing 7-day extensions if you already got a previous 30-day extension on a visa exempt entry. The count is 60 + 30 + 60 + 7 = 157 days maximum within a 1-year period, regardless of whether you arrive by air or land.

This is not standardized. The decision is made upon the discretion of the individual immigration officer, and your experience might vary from it.

There are some reports of tourist extensions on top of the 60-days being denied for those having arrived across a land border, while there have been some cases under the same circumstances where an extension was granted.

Fact is right now, it is subjective and up to the decision of the officer you are standing in front of when you wish to enter the country. They decide if you are a "real tourist" or if they think you are milking the visa exempt entry program.

There is just no clear directive as far as what's what, there are no official rules, however after a few interviews with Immigration top officers, a few basic patterns have crystallized.

Some people with a 30-days extension already on a previous visa exempt entry reported getting another 30-days extension without any issue, however some only got a 7-days extension issued. Again, your experience might vary from that.

The 7-day extension is a REAL extension. It is not the same as the stamp "application for extension denied, you have 7 days to leave the Kingdom" even if for some people it looks like the “7-days grace period”. I have already seen the stamp of a 7-days extension, it takes up half of a passport page.

Visa-exempt entries themselves are not limited, even though some believe that unlimited visa-free entries are possible by air. It is irrelevant since July 15, 2024, if you enter via a land border or by air.

Visa-exempt entries are not limited to two entries per year. This is a misconception, and some agents and lawyers spread this information to make profit from panicked people.

Many agents and Immigration Volunteers are warning you should not believe those alleged news telling you that visa-exempt entries are limited to two per year. It simply is not true.

In the past, visa-exempt entries were limited to two across a land border, this rule was discontinued on July 15th, 2024.

On the paper, visa-exempt entries by air or across land and sea were “unlimited” after this date.

Attention: the wording “unlimited” is not a fixed rule of Immigration – THEY decide on an individual decision when your “personal limit” is up.

On a few conditions, multiple visa-exempt entries are possible - like four, five or even more times, if it is apparent that you do not milk the system.

The entry history in your passport and your profile on Immigration’s Central Computer must prove that your stays were short-term holidays (like only 2-4 weeks).

Some Immigration officers will tell you that the total number of visa-exempt days should not exceed 150 days, some will tell you the limit is 157 days. It remains unclear – because there is no official rule, there is no official limit. There are only guidelines on how to treat repeated entries.

The best proof that you are not milking the visa-exemption system is when you can show that you returned to your home country between each stay, or stayed abroad for a long time. And when you can show an onward travel proof.

The new approach was to prohibit "visa runs," where you only entered a neighboring country briefly and then immediately re-entered.

You must be able to prove your short holiday at the Immigration counter—for example, with proof of onward travel or a return ticket. A border official would then rather consider you being a "genuine" tourist based on short holiday trips within a year. They expect that you never maximized any of these visa-exempt holidays.

What is crystal-clear: "per year" means "within a one-year period”. Some people still say it means “calendar year”, yet this does not make much sense. The count is based on a rolling year.

Those who want to play safe should obtain a single-entry tourist visa in advance for stays of up to 60 days, with the option to extend for 30 more days.

ATTENTION: obtaining a tourist visa after you have accumulated a few visa exempt stays, does NOT “clean the slate”.

Touristic entries on a tourist visa will also be frowned upon when you start to misuse them. To use a tourist visa directly after you have maximized visa-exempt stays, does not free you from the obligations. The Immigration officer won’t be fooled.

For people who like to spend half a year in South East Asia and who like to make Thailand the hub for other travels, the 6-months multi-entry Tourist Visa is the perfect choice

Hello, We would like to stay in Thailand for 3 months. Our initial visa free entry will be for 60 days. Q: Is it better to take a trip to Malaysia (Penang) or some other country and re-enter or apply/get extension in Hua Hin ? Also what documents are needed to get an extension of stay?

Thank you for your advice

Hello

I am 56 years old and I usually go between November and March and would like advice on how to apply for a visa for 5 or 6 months if there is a kind person who can help with it

Thank you in advance

Mvh

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Hej

Jag är 56 år och brukar åka mellan november och mars och vill gärna ha råd hur kan ansöka om visum för 5 eller 6 månader om någon snäll människa som hjälper med det

Tack på förhand

Mvh

DTV Extension

What’s everybody’s experience with extending the DTV visa in any of the Bangkok immigration offices? I understand the 500k needs to be in a bank account for 30 days +

And your paperwork basically needs updating to the reverent dates?

I know there’s quite a lot of mixed reports on the success of the extensions , wondering what people’s experience are before I make any decisions.

(People doing border runs to reset the 180 days of your DTV entry… are you returning to Thailand the same day or??)

Any genuine experience or information would be appreciated 👍

Did somebody tried going out on ending Non-B visa then travel for example vietnam for 5 days and come back to enter in tourist visa?

My previous employers always do extensions in immigration. I dont have much travel history going out aside from border runs. Do you think iwill have problem coming in back if they see my history? Pls advicedl