@Bonnie ******

this Q/A, first question, says there is. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand

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@Bonnie ******

Immigration stopped me after 3 same-day border bouncing.

There is apparently a rule that states 90 days max of visa exemption in a 6 month period.

The officers you meet may or may not care about it. But if they want to deny you entry, they can.

The best option is a multi entry tourist visa in this situation.

ChatGPT does not know anything that happened after 2021.

That is the cut-off for content it has been fed.

She will go to the Immigration Office at IT Square Lak Si to extend her Visa Exemption.

But since she will leave Thailand on the 31st and be gone for a week she may not get the 45 day Visa Exemption currently going on in the first place, but the regular 30 days. As far as I know it is set to go back to the normal 30 days at the end of March. But extending the stay is at IT Square Lak Si either way.

She is required to have a ticket out of the country before her exemption expires when returning to Thailand. But she may or may not be asked for it.

If she will have problems returning is something I can't really answer.

IT Square Lak Si is your destination.

Your previous visas do not count for anything when you are now in the country on a Visa Exemption.

Extensions are only 30 days, not 45.

So you can do 60+30, then border bounce for another 60+30 if you have the tourist visa again already or a multiple entry tourist visa.

What visa do you need for your Japan visit?

@Denny *******

if something happens, your insurance might not cover anything unless you have a valid International Drivers License. Even if you have a license back home.

If you're not old enough to get a retirement visa, I guess the 5 Year Elite one is ok if you only plan on living here.

@Stuart ********

its me being dumb. I keep thinking its STV when I see SETV.

But since the STV is no longer a thing my brain broke. :p