@Elías *******

there are no new rules

@Sven **************

ah, okay. If you get warned, your profile gets "flagged" in Immigration's Central Computer. Every Immigration officer will see it as soon as he scans your passport. You either need a visa fit for the purpose of your stays, or keep out of Thailand for at least 3 months and then use a VIP Entry Service and see what they say, don't try it by yourself unless you have remained abroad for longer than 6 months

@Sven **************

in case you did not stay for the full 60-days period, and never extended, you are good to go. However you better count the days that you spend visa-exempt in Thailand within the recent one-year period. When you reach 157 days, it becomes a game of Roulette

@Stéfan *******

yet but NOT per calendar year. The extensions are counted "within a one-year period". Everything they need to know is on their computer in your profile

@Stéfan *******

applying for a tourist visa will help NOTHING, as it counts as "touristic entry" and is treated like a visa-exempt entry from a certain amount of days on, within a one-year period 🙂

@Stéfan *******

nothing resets. . . . this is a misconception. Upon entry, on the Immigration computer, EVERY touristic entry within the recent 365-days period are scrutinized. It is NOT calendar year! . . . there is NO "reset"

@Michael *******

Non-Imm-O family visa 90 plus 60 family visit extension it is, that would be two times 150 in one year . . . not 120 plus 120. See, you don't know. Which visa gives you a 120 days stay permit without having to do a border run ? I am curious to hear . . . .

There is not and never has been a limit on visa-exempt entries for those considered to be genuine tourists.

Official figures show that the average time tourists spend in Thailand is between 7 and 14 days.

Depending on whether you were on your 6th entry or on the 9th visa-exempt entry, it would sum up to an average of 14 days in Thailand across 5 to 10 holiday visits, which definitely fits in with what Thai Immigration sees as being “genuine tourism”.

It would be different if you did back to back entries, maxed out with extensions. This would appear you are trying to live in the country.

I am sure a lot of “genuine” tourists that read the post of Andrew Smith will appreciate what he had said and they would not need to worry about whether they'll be allowed to enter or not.

@Robert *********

your experience also proves that there is no "reset" in the new year, as they have included in their total count stays you did in 2024

@Michael *******

This poster from the border to Laos is telling you total rubbish

There are no new "visa rules" or a new law.

There is no limit of two visa-exempt entries within a calendar year or within a one-year period.

Anybody – and this includes some Immigration officers - who claims there is a limit of two visa-exempt entries has his wires crossed.

There only is a limit of two extensions for the 60-days visa exempt stay permit per one-year period.

You can enter visa exempt as many times as you want, if you do never exceed a total number of 157 (some will say 150) days on visa-exempt stay within a one-year period and as long as you have never extended a stay with 30 days. . . .

just keep in mind oil riggers or airline pilots spend multiple 2-week holidays on 4, 5, or 6 visa exempt entries per year, without any problem as long as you prove your onward travel, an accommodation booking and carry 20,000 THB or equivalent in cash on you