Anonym deltaker Yes, but very few people actually choose to do that. Most simply do a short border bounce instead and receive a new 180 days again upon re-entry.

DTV_Begpacker That seems strange, as it's not a requirement to maintain the funds after the visa is issued.

You don’t need to prove a specific address to apply, unless you apply for a METV (multiple entries tourist visa) and you need to prove residency. Only current location as your passport showing a stamp into UK or something proving your presence in UK while applying.

Nope, only if you apply for an extension at the immigration.

@Wayne *******

I get my information from firsthand reports by people who have actually been processed at immigration offices, combined with what immigration has formally published. I have been very clear that there is no nationwide written rule changing the law here. What I’m describing is observed practice under the new formalised guidelines, not a new statute. Immigration decisions have always been discretionary and practice-driven, and pretending that only something stamped “official announcement” counts while ignoring repeated, consistent real-world outcomes is simply naive. You’re free to dismiss it as opinion, but people are being issued 7-day extensions in exactly these circumstances, regardless of whether that makes you uncomfortable or not. Moreover, I tend to trust people who clearly have a better grasp of this than you do.

@Ollie *****

What seems to be happening is that some people are only being granted a 7 days extension if they have already received a 30 days extension on a previous visa exempt entry earlier in the year. This may reset in a new calendar year, but if so, it only affects extensions and not the right to enter Thailand on a visa exemption itself. It depends on your entries and your total time spent in Thailand within a rolling cycle, regardless of the calendar year.

@Joackim ******

Contact

@THAI *****************************

and discuss it further with them. They’ll get you through.

Based on what you describe, you are clearly at the very upper end of what is normally tolerated under the visa exemption system itself, and that is what creates the risk here. If we add it up roughly, you have spent around 45 days + 58 days + 67 days in Thailand within a relatively short rolling cycle, with two short border runs in between and one extension. That puts you well over 160 days total, and importantly this has been achieved through consecutive visa-exempt stays combined with border runs. There is no fixed rule that says you must be denied, but at this point a further visa-exempt entry is no longer predictable. The decision will be made entirely at the discretion of the IO you meet on arrival, and the risk of refusal is real. Having flights, accommodation and funds helps, but it does not override the overall pattern. Realistically, your options are limited now. A DTV is off the table due to timing. A tourist visa obtained in advance would have significantly improved your chances, but that window has passed. If you still travel, you need to accept that this is a gamble and that denial is a possibility. The only way to make entry close to certain at this stage would be to arrange a safe entry service through an agent, where your history is pre-checked and entry is effectively guaranteed.

Its a five years visa and they will not cancel your application just because of this.

Some immigrations accept 45 days prior to due date, the rest is 30 days.