Hi, can someone tell me what is the new rules regarding border hopping? How many land crossings are allowed per year? Thanks

I am a US citizen who’s dating a Thai citizen and we are trying to get her a US visa but it does not look good. I may be coming back to Thailand and stay with her for a while while we figure things out. It seems like some have said that if you come and go from Thailand every 60 days for a border bounce the immigration people will eventually take notice. Will I have a problem coming and going with no visa if I do the 30 or 45 day initial and then the 30 day extension then bounce and repeat? Will they eventually hassle me if I do it too many times? Thanks

How many times am I able to visa jump? I have gotten one visa extension in Bangkok and then one visa jump to Cambodia. Am I able to do one more?

An "everything else" question - I'm coming to Thailand in August (from NZ), meeting the family from the UK - 7 days Bangkok, 3 days Chiang Mai, 2 weeks Phuket for the nephews and then they return to the UK. I have another 9 days before I return to NZ. The advice you might be to help me with is - do I go to another country for a week (so am in Thailand less than 30 days visa exempt, come back 2nd visa exempt to get flight back to NZ) or ideas what to do/where to go in Thailand for 9 days (I'd get a visitors visa as over 30 days). Thanks in advance. Mike. :)

Is it still the case that if I enter on a 30 day "Permission to Enter"...then get a 30 day extension locally (Ko Phangan Immigration)...will I be able to exit Thailand to a neighboring country such as Malaysia...and get another 30 day Permission to Enter.

I have done this once before...but pre-Covid.

I don't know if any of these are considered "Visas".

I will be arriving next week and just considering options.

Yes I know I could have applied for a 60 day Visa here in USA and probably extended that for 30 days.

Thank you

Hi! So I plan on moving to Thailand soon and am curious about how the whole visa thing works? Do you apply for a 60 day visa then keep extending it? I know you have to hop the boarder every few months but is there a limit on how many times you can do that? Or what is the best option or loophole you guys have used? I plan on staying for a year or maybe more. Thanks! 😊

I've done searches but can't seem to find anything recent that answers this question.

If I leave from Chiang Mai and get a visa on arrival from Mae Sai (I've had two METV's so far), do I get a 30 day visa on arrival or 15 day? There is so much conflicting information because it looks like it changed to 15 and then went back to 30 but I want to reconfirm.

Hi, I just have a quick question regarding land crossings. I used to work legally in Thailand and had a non-b visa with a valid work permit. That was all cancelled when I stopped working since I wanted to move to Chiang Mai for a few months on tourist visas, so I only have 1 SETV tourist visa in my passport from this year, and 1 from 2016 before I was working.

In 2018, I have entered Thailand once by air (Krabi airport, on a 30 day exemption, which I extended) and once by land (Nong Khai, on a 60 day SETV, which I extended). My current extension is good until September 25th. Am I correct in thinking I can just do a border hop at Maesai/Taichilek (same day) on the 24th or 25th, come back into Thailand on a 30 day exemption, then extend that come October ~24th? I plan to fly home end of November. The date will vary based on this but I will be buying the ticket in a few weeks.

If I just do a border bounce, do I have to show proof of funds / onward ticket / lease agreement?

Sorry for the long post! I just want to make sure I can do this, and I don't need to do another visa run to Vientiane or somewhere else. Thanks!!! :)

I arrived last year in November with a thirty day exempt then got an extension. Did a border hop in January at Mae Sai and got another 30 days. Got an extension in Ranong last month with no problems. I am planning to do another border hop for another 30 day exempt in Ranong this time. I just want to be sure that it will be okay and confirm that I am allowed two border hops per CALENDAR year. I do realize it is up to the discretion of the official, but wonder if anyone has had issues with doing three in a row like this. Thanks in advance!