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4 minutes ago, orchidfan said:

My son visited from Australia last year....got a visa exempt 30days stamp at Swampy. Wanted to stay longer but we were told no can do on this stamp..must exit and Re - enter Thailand with a TV or get another exempt stamp on arrival (or border crossing).

Why bother getting a 60 day TV OUTSIDE Thailand when you can get 30days exempt stamp then simply extend it by 30 days??

A couple of years ago I got a 30 days visa exempt stamp at a land border, then went to in-country immigration and got 30 days extension. 

People get 60 days TR outside Thailand because it is a) cheaper b) means you don't have to visit immigration in-country c) you can get an in-country 30 days extension giving you total 90 days, whereas a visa exempt + extension is only total 60 days before you have to depart (make other arrangements).

Anyway, that is my understanding of it. 

6 hours ago, JackThompson said:

You could do a 30-day extension on the TR Visas, also.  But if planning more steps - skip the land-border runs entirely, and stick with Tourist Visas and 30-day extensions of those.  Save land-border visa-exempt entries for a case where you don't get the Tourist Visa you planned to get on a trip.  Some have done this for years.  Just don't enter at bad-entry-points - stick to land-borders who follow to the published rules.

Okay. I see.

At the moment I am not keen on presenting myself at a local in country immigration because I have only recently discovered that the thing called ''90 day reporting'' may apply to persons on TR visas. Or does it? I can't tell. So I just need to bag 2 or 3 extra weeks and quit this crazy scene. 

8 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Perhaps dead end. Do you have 500k. If so I have easy solution.

If you are referring to the Thailand Elite Visa scheme, unfortunately I don't have cash spare enough for that. 

Okay JackThompson, thanks for the feedback.

I did not realise this consecutive sequence is permissible: 

1) 60 days TR, then 2) 30 days land border, then 3) 30 days immigration,

or this sequence: 

1) 60 days TR, then 2) 30 days land border, then 3) 30 days land border. 

Out of interest, I wonder what step 4) is allowed? It's a bit tricky isn't it.

Thanks for your replies.

I will need more than 7 days but probably not more 14 days. Then I will quit Thailand indefinitely. So if I can just go to Mae Sai for another 30 days (or visit immigration for another 30 days) that will be sufficient. 

So my question is: are two ''back to back'' border runs allowed?  

You mean I can just go to Mae Sai and get another 30 days? (The IO will mark it ''2''.) I don't need to get another TR, or fly out/fly in?

I arrived last August on a 60 days tourist visa (TR), and got 30 days at Mae Sai. Then I got another TR in Penang, and I just got another 30 days at Mae Sai. The IO marked this last stamp at Mae Sai with a ''1'' (because it is a new calendar year). I need more time. What are the options?

Can I return to Mae Sai? Or do I need to get another TR? Or ''fly out fly in'' for 30 days? Can I get 30 days or 7 days at immigration? 

Any info much appreciated. Thanks