@Vici **********

Up to now nothing has been changed about it except ALL extensions are to be scrutinised to see if valid.

@Gab ***

I tried that on an "O" and they refused to stamp me in Visa Exempt. They could try.

@Thiên *****

They changed all the "Smart" Visa earlier this year. Basically rolled all of them into LTR and left the "S". You need to speak to the BOI. I do not think much support for them now

It is an online application. Whether you apply to Hanli or HCMC depends on where you are in Vietnam when you apply.

Official announcement - Visa Exemptions are the target of the restrictions

In accordance with the policy of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police, Pol.Gen. Kittharath Punpetch, to declare war on cybercrime, today (November 12, 2025), Commissioner of Immigration Bureau, Pol.Lt.Gen. Panumas Boonyalug, convened a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners and Commanders under his jurisdiction to discuss and establish relevant measures, which are divided into 4 key actions:

1. Elevate and intensify the screening of individuals frequently using the visa-exempt scheme (free visa) for entry and exit (in-out) in the manner of a visa run without returning to their country of domicile. If any individual uses the visa run privilege more than 2 times without a justifiable reason, Immigration Bureau will consider denying entry to prevent the use of this opportunity to pose as a tourist to conduct various transactions, instead of applying for the correct visa category as intended.

2. Emphasize the interception of foreign nationals who have a history recorded in the watch-list system in border areas of neighboring countries that are sources of scammers, such as Mae Sot, Tak Province, as they are a high-risk group for participating in illegal activities or becoming victims. This also applies to the group of foreign nationals who have been pushed back/deported from Thailand in the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border area and whose data has been logged in the system; they will also be denied entry without exception.

3. Instruct all Provincial Immigration Offices responsible for inner areas to increase the strictness in granting temporary stay extensions for foreigners who have a history of in-out Visa Run behavior and subsequently apply for an extension. If any foreigner is found with such data or behavior, the visa will not be extended, or the visa will be revoked after authorization and the individual will be deported outside the Kingdom.

4. Instruct all Immigration Bureau Divisions to launch a mass sweep to crack down on foreigners who have overstayed their visas, aiming for tangible operational results.

These measures may affect the speed of passport checks for foreign nationals, Immigration Bureau asserts that they will not affect the tourism sector in any way. On the contrary, they serve to select quality international tourists that will generate revenue for the country with greater confidence.

1) Currently METV and DTV can do a same day border run from Chiang Mai to Laos - posted today.

2) Visa Waiver (VE) only 2 entries per year by land or air. Any more and you need a very good reasin and a return to country of domicile between trip. The first VE entry can be extended 30 day. The 2nd for 7 days only (Some say 2nd by land cannot even get 7)

Anonymous participant I think you can only get them in home country or country of domicile. Are Siam Legal offering to do it outside those?

Posted earlier in Chiang Mai group

@Bohem ****

You need to show 500k THB or equivalent in bank.

If you extend in country yes. If you leave and re-enter then no.