Thailand visa exemption: any rule limiting number of entries per year?
On arrival in Bangkok airport, a Thai immigration officer instructed me that I have many previous visa exempt entries in Thailand, and will need a visa for the next time. However, I could not find any official information.
Is there any regulation limiting the number of visa exempt entries, their total duration, or anything of that kind? (I am a German citizen if that is of any importance.)
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I experienced this for the first time in BKK, officer said you can’t have more than 6 VE’s in 12 months. Even when it was obvious from my passport that I’ve never stayed longer than two weeks and I’ve spent at least a month in the US and other countries in between the visits. After admonishing me to get a marriage visa (my wife is Thai and lives in the US with me) she stamped my passport and let me in. Could be that I just got unlucky with this officer.
Update 1/25/19
Re-entered after two weeks of vacation in Vietnam and the immigration officer didn’t even speak as he stamped my passport. Seems just luck of the draw at this point which officers will hassle you for the number of VE’s through BKK in a 12 month period.
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How many times can you enter Thailand with visa exemption?
Foreigners entering Thailand through land / sea boarder checkpoints under visa exemption scheme are permitted only twice in a calendar year, except nationals of Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Singapore who may enter Thailand through such checkpoints more than twice in a calendar year. 5.How many times can you enter Thailand in a year?
You can enter Thailand through a land border using the 30-day visa exemption 2 times in one year. If you need to enter by land more than this, you'll need to get the appropriate visa before you travel. For more information, contact the nearest Thai embassy or consulate.Can I get multiple entry visa for Thailand?
Multiple-entry visa, which is valid for six months, and allows the holder to leave and re-enter the country multiple times for the duration the visa is issued. Thai Visa On Arrival, which is only issued to citizens of certain countries for a non-extendable period of 15 days.What is Thailand visa exemption scheme?
The VISA EXEMPTION RULE allows tourists from 64 countries1 to enter Thailand without a visa. They are granted to stay a maximum of 30 days if they are entering Thailand via an international airport or entering through a land border checkpoint from neighboring countries.VISA EXEMPTION Thailand 2021 | Watch this before you travel
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The limit is two per year via land and six per year via air.
The year starts the day of your first entry.
You can be denied with zero previous entries and be allowed with 20 in the same year, it depends on the officer and which port you're entering.
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