@Jamie *****

When did Savannahket tighten up? I live near Nong Khai border. I've been to Vientiane and Savannakhet 20+ times. You are making stuff up.

@Nongnuch *******

Prove it... you said that it happened in the past at all borders. Show me the proof.

@Joshua ********

1. Passport, valid for at least 6 months

2. Copy of passport information page

3. Copy of Visa Stamp Page, the pages with the entry stamp - you can do it both on different pages or on one sheet on both sides, this is not essential

4. TM.6 - the Departure Card

5. TM.7 - Application for Extension of Temporary Stay in The Kingdom

The TM.7 form will be provided at the immigration office. You can also print it yourself, but only on 1 A4 sheet on both sides

6. TM.30 - Notification from House-Master, Owner or the Possessor of the Residence where Alien has Stayed

7. Two color passport photos (4x6cm)

Other documents submitted to support the application

For those who are married with Thai national:

Copy of marriage certificate and copy of marriage registration (Kor Ror 2 and Kor Ror 3)

Copy of Thai spouse’s ID card

Copy of Thai spouse’s house book (Tabien Baan)

The spouse to be present with you at the immigration

You can DTV or border run every 90 or 150 days, depending if you can do 60 + 30, or 60 + 30 + 60. In Khon Kaen and Udon Thani (and probably most of Isan) you can do both +30 follow by +60 extension.

The first 30 days is your typical extension, and the follow up 60 days extension is based on marriage. So you have to show things like marriage certificate, and a few more things.

@Nongnuch *******

Nong Khai and Mukdahan refusal rate is 0%. There is not a single report of refusal from these two border ever, neither pre nor post 2017. Only exception is people who tried a 3nd visa exempt entry post-2017, since it was illegal until now. But I'm talking about the "officer discretion" non-sense some like to spew without any data to support their claims, like you just did. Stating that it can happen at any border, which is technically true, can lead people the wrong way when the refusal rate of some borders is 0%. When you find a refusal from these two borders, please let me know, I haven't.

@Nongnuch *******

My post was pretty clear... to avoid BKK and Phuket airport, and Poipet border, as these three are tough on repeat visa runners. You could have saved time by reading my post.

@Prieto ***

Yes, but the extension is optional. You can border run as many times as you please. You can get in and out 50 times per year if you want, that's the meaning of multi entry.

@Mark ********

Yes, and even tho it appear too easy, it's been this easy forever in most other SEA countries. For example, in Cambodia, it's very easy to work as a foreigner and get 12 months extension every year. Vietnam is also easy. But Thailand was lagging behind.

@Brandon ***********

I live 1h from Nong Khai border. I double checked my source with Tod Daniels. Ofc, it can change at any time. I can stay 150 days per entry (60 + 30 extension + 60 days extension based on marriage), for me most years I don't need to do a 3nd.

#1 No

#2 No, you get 180 days with each entry, each extendable for 180 days if you want to. So you can either 180 days x10, or 180 + 180 x5, or a combination.

#3 You get to stay until 5 years and 5 months.