General Reports

[CaliGuy33]

I am coming down to Bkk for the first time. Would be coming in with my elderly parents who want to tour the islands and I would be spending some time in BKK for about 4-5 days. Total trip duration is 20+ days. Would appreciate a little help in knowing about the currency exchange process. Also what places would be good to visit during this time, especially for healthy elderly parents who are pretty fit and love sight seeing. Also me and my brother both in 40's would like to spend some time during nights visiting bars and having fun in general. Any pointers for first time travelers would be appreciated. Thanks.

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[BackStreetBozo]

I am coming down to Bkk for the first time. Would be coming in with my elderly parents who want to tour the islands and I would be spending some time in BKK for about 4-5 days. Total trip duration is 20+ days. Would appreciate a little help in knowing about the currency exchange process. Also what places would be good to visit during this time, especially for healthy elderly parents who are pretty fit and love sight seeing. Also me and my brother both in 40's would like to spend some time during nights visiting bars and having fun in general. Any pointers for first time travelers would be appreciated. Thanks.

[ThaiGoodTimes]

Very little known since folks were staying in Thailand for years on tourist visas and making visa runs every so often. So widely done that they even built businesses around the visa runs.

The Visa Run businesses were mainly setup for those working in Thailand on one year Non-be visas for smaller capital companies.

On those visas they had to leave country every 90 days and get stamped back in.

Think of chefs, scuba diving instructors, other small businesses (budget hotels) that set up their own low capital shelf companies with accountants.

[Crocodilexp]

Be aware of the little known regulation of maximum 180 days of tourist visa within a rolling 12 months interval.

No such regulation. It's not little-known, but non-existent.

Some people online have hypothesized about this being a guideline. However, there is no such law, rule or advisory guideline for immigration officers. You might have a problem at 4 months, or you might not have it at 8 months. There's no clear rule.

All we know is that with too many tourist visas (or visa-free entries), you'll eventually be denied entry.

Educated guesses as to roughly what the cutoff is can be useful, but stating that it's an actual rule is misleading and harmful.

[Mr Enternational]

Be aware of the little known regulation of maximum 180 days of tourist visa within a rolling 12 months interval. Basically, you can't stay more than 6 months per year with tourist visa,

Very little known since folks were staying in Thailand for years on tourist visas and making visa runs every so often. So widely done that they even built businesses around the visa runs.

[Member #4753]

Be aware of the little known regulation of maximum 180 days of tourist visa within a rolling 12 months interval. Basically, you can't stay more than 6 months per year with tourist visa, so get other types, such as business, work, investment, education, volunteer, religion, marriage, family, retirement, or elite.

This is factually incorrect. It is not stated anywhere within the Immigration Act.

[Member #4753]

Be aware of the little known regulation of maximum 180 days of tourist visa within a rolling 12 months interval. Basically, you can't stay more than 6 months per year with tourist visa, so get other types, such as business, work, investment, education, volunteer, religion, marriage, family, retirement, or elite.

There is no official maximum amount of days per year a tourist can stay in Thailand on a tourist visa as stated under the immigration act.

What you refer to above was certain offices like Bangkok and Phuket were denying entry to some people that were staying a lot of time in Thailand on tourist visas. The risk of being denied entry kicked in when someone stayed more that 18 months over a 2 year period.

This was happening from say 2015 to when covid started. Interestingly it was only certain entry points that were doing this. There were zero reports of Chiang Mai denying anyone entry no matter how long they had stayed in Thailand on tourist visas.

When someone was denied entry the passport was stamped "does not have the ability to stay in Thailand". The exact meaning was never explained by Immigration officials however it was often translated 1 of 2 ways 1) The person entering does not have means to stay in thailand 2) The person does not have the appropriate visa to stay in Thailand.

What will happen now is unclear. There are still a number of people that have stayed throughout the pandemic on covid extensions. They entered on a tourist visa and just kept extending it for years. Covid extensions are schedulaed to end in the next few months.

It should also be noted that many people confuse Tourist Visas with Visas on Arrivals and Visa Exemptions on arrivals. They are all different and affect how and how long you can ultimately stay in Thailand.

[ElMexicant]

Be aware of the little known regulation of maximum 180 days of tourist visa within a rolling 12 months interval. Basically, you can't stay more than 6 months per year with tourist visa, so get other types, such as business, work, investment, education, volunteer, religion, marriage, family, retirement, or elite.

Now, you can try your luck and hope that the inbound Immigration Officers don't examine your entry and exit stamps carefully and calculate the total stays. Nowadays with computerized recording, there may be an internal algorithm for automated flagging. There is a possibility that they may not count the first 60-days, if applied outside of Thailand and paid for, unlike the visa free ones.

On your estimated itinerary, there will be 6 stamps: 1 initial tourist visa, 2 visa exemptions, and 3 extension of stays. By the way, are you counting the costs associated with acquiring the extensions, I. E. Taxi / skytrain to Bangkok Immigration Bureau and 2000 BT fee per extension? (And, yes, self acquisition at Chang Watthana is cheaper and easier with online appointment than visa service agencies and without having to give up your passport to local agents). Before Covid pandemic, I'd just hop around Southeast Asia with standard 30-day visa exemption stamp and not bother with extension of stays. YMMV..

Interesting. But I am going by this. They only mention a limit of 2 land entry per calendar year. By air its unlimited. If using border run agents, those are about 2000-2500 including your visa for Cambodia and your visa exemption entry stamp back into Thailand. Those are done by "greasing" the officers. The 90 days max per 6 months has been thrown out supposedly.

https://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand...-latest-update

[Seeko]

Plan on entering with (60 days tourist visa at BKK + 30 extension) + one day border run to Cambodia for another (45 days visa exemption (Oct 1) + 30 days extension) + another one day border run Cambodia (45 days visa exemption + 30 days extension) = 240 days.
...Will Thailand allow this for an 8 month stay? It's only 3 official entry stamps (1 tourist visa + 2 being land border) in one calendar year.

Be aware of the little known regulation of maximum 180 days of tourist visa within a rolling 12 months interval. Basically, you can't stay more than 6 months per year with tourist visa, so get other types, such as business, work, investment, education, volunteer, religion, marriage, family, retirement, or elite.

Now, you can try your luck and hope that the inbound Immigration Officers don't examine your entry and exit stamps carefully and calculate the total stays. Nowadays with computerized recording, there may be an internal algorithm for automated flagging. There is a possibility that they may not count the first 60-days, if applied outside of Thailand and paid for, unlike the visa free ones.

On your estimated itinerary, there will be 6 stamps: 1 initial tourist visa, 2 visa exemptions, and 3 extension of stays. By the way, are you counting the costs associated with acquiring the extensions, I. E. Taxi / skytrain to Bangkok Immigration Bureau and 2000 BT fee per extension? (And, yes, self acquisition at Chang Watthana is cheaper and easier with online appointment than visa service agencies and without having to give up your passport to local agents). Before Covid pandemic, I'd just hop around Southeast Asia with standard 30-day visa exemption stamp and not bother with extension of stays. YMMV.

Seeko.

[ElMexicant]

Border runs via land crossings may not give you 45 additional days. Flying into BKK from a nearby country.

May be the way to do what you want. Check on how long an entry visa you will get when entering Thailand by land.

I am going from this below quote. Visa exemption by land is currently 30 days. But the word is on October 1, all visa exemptions will be changed to 45 days. I didn't read anything that would exclude land crossings.

No, by land it has also been 30 days for a few decades, except for a brief interval when they had it at 15, but quickly reverted back.

The 15 days refer to Visa On Arrival, which applies to the Chinese, Indians and a few other nationalities. Not to be confused with the visa-exempt 30 day stamp.

[Allover]

Plan on entering with (60 days tourist visa at BKK + 30 extension) + one day border run to Cambodia for another (45 days visa exemption (Oct 1) + 30 days extension) + another one day border run Cambodia (45 days visa exemption + 30 days extension) = 240 days.

So 240 days total to fuck 300+ different girls. Will Thailand allow this for an 8 month stay? It's only 3 official entry stamps (1 tourist visa + 2 being land border) in one calendar year.

Border runs via land crossings may not give you 45 additional days. Flying into BKK from a nearby country.

May be the way to do what you want. Check on how long an entry visa you will get when entering Thailand by land.

[Vendelo]

Plan on entering with (60 days tourist visa at BKK + 30 extension) + one day border run to Cambodia for another (45 days visa exemption (Oct 1) + 30 days extension) + another one day border run Cambodia (45 days visa exemption + 30 days extension) = 240 days.

So 240 days total to fuck 300+ different girls. Will Thailand allow this for an 8 month stay? It's only 3 official entry stamps (1 tourist visa + 2 being land border) in one calendar year.

I am looking forward to reading your 300 reports.

[ElMexicant]

Plan on entering with (60 days tourist visa at BKK + 30 extension) + one day border run to Cambodia for another (45 days visa exemption (Oct 1) + 30 days extension) + another one day border run Cambodia (45 days visa exemption + 30 days extension) = 240 days.

So 240 days total to fuck 300+ different girls. Will Thailand allow this for an 8 month stay? It's only 3 official entry stamps (1 tourist visa + 2 being land border) in one calendar year.

[Banana Boi]

How long does the transfer usually take?

Just don't do it while the bank you are taking the money from or the bank you are transferring the money to are closed. It could take 2 days over a weekend. Otherwise it will take seconds. May be longer for a new user. I've never transferred more than 50k baht at a time. The fees on Wise are nominal for what you are transferring. The exchange rates are the true rates.

[Sunlover2]

I don't see what the big deal about the 45 day Visa on arrival.

In my case: the hotel I stay at in Bangkok offers a 10% discount for 15+ day stays, and a 20% discount for 30+ day stays. I used to have to get creative with my entries and departures to achieve the 30 day mark. No longer the case it seems because I would certainly take advantage of the longer stay opportunity.

Stickman has suggested in recent columns that they should allow six months VOA but doubt that will ever happen. Their attitude regarding farangs remain the same.

True this.

SL.