You normally don’t respond and send by email but upload additional documentation directly in the e-visa portal.

Based on what you describe, you should normally be allowed to re enter Thailand without any issues. You have used the 60 days visa exemption as intended, you are leaving before it expires, and your previous entry before this stay was back in 2024. That places you well outside the type of travel pattern the new formalised guidelines are aimed at. A return after 2 to 3 weeks in Vietnam for another short stay of 1 to 2 months still fits squarely within ordinary tourism under the Visa exemption system itself. There is no formal rule that limits you to a specific number of days per year or restricts you to only one visa exemption in a calendar year. What immigration looks at in practice is your total time spent in Thailand within a rolling cycle and whether your pattern suggests genuine tourism or an attempt to reside long term without the appropriate visa. Your pattern clearly points to normal tourist use. As always, entry is at the discretion of the IO you meet, but with an onward ticket within 60 days, proof of accommodation, and sufficient funds such as the 20k, there is nothing in your history that should raise concerns. There is no single place to get a “guaranteed” answer, as discretion always applies, but based on current practice and similar cases, your situation normally looks quite straightforward.

First one in person and thereafter it might be done electronically.

@Penny *****

I think the experts will have to answer that. I’m actually not sure whether you can go from a 60-day extension directly to a one-year extension without first obtaining a new Non O visa.

@Penny *****

If your Non O visa is based on marriage and you are going to apply for a one-year extension of stay, you must have had 400,000 baht in a bank account in your own name for at least two months before you apply.

Maria Fredriksson There are multiple entry tourist visas anyway. As for TM30, although it is a legal requirement, it is not always straightforward in practice. A tenant cannot file a TM30 for a friend unless explicitly authorised in the system. The obligation formally rests with the property owner, but in reality owners are often absent or act through agents, which is why compliance can be difficult. In short, it is mandatory by law, but not always practically simple to execute.

@Andrew ******

I assume you found this information on the website of the Thai Embassy in London. You must have at least six months validity remaining on your passport to apply for a visa, and this is also a general recommendation because airlines will often deny boarding on flights to Thailand if the passport validity is shorter, based on their own policies. However, there is no specific immigration regulation in Thailand that formally requires six months validity for entry. I have personally flown with KLM from Amsterdam with a passport that had only three months validity remaining, after the airline checked with Thai immigration. Entry at land borders is possible as long as the passport is valid for at least the length of stay you are stamped in for. The only explicit immigration rule regarding passport validity is that you must have at least 30 days validity remaining to be granted a 15 day Visa on Arrival.

@Joanna *******

Ok, show it to me.

There are increasing reports of this. Many people still manage to open a bank account with a 90 day Non O visa and a residence certificate after trying several banks or branches. This puts people who are about to apply for an extension in a difficult position, and a practical way out can sometimes simply be to use an agent to help with opening the account. Agents are still able to arrange this for applicants holding a Non O visa.

If you have a full motorcycle licence from your home country and an International Driving Permit, you can convert it. Otherwise, there is no legal alternative to taking the theory exam with 50 questions, where at least 45 must be answered correctly, and completing a practical riding test on the ramp at the DLT.