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Thanks aldriglikvid. But what if I have a return ticket? They will see the details of the return flight on my VISA application. Do you think it is better to get a single outbound ticket and a cheap train ticket out of Thailand that I wont use, just as proof for the VISA application? Then book a separate return journey within 90 days? Thanks again.

Hi there, I have another question I hope someone can help me with. In reference to applying for a prepaid tourist single entry VISA before travelling. It says on the VISA website that flight info must be provided, which is fair enough. But in my case I wish to get a 60 day VISA and then get a VISA extension when in Thailand. If I book a return flight, then my return journey will be outside of the 60 day VISA (because I know I can just extend it when I'm in Thailand for an extra 30 days, so my return flight date will be 90 days after arriving). Will the VISA application possibly be rejected because of this? And therefore, is the only way around this to buy a single ticket and buy the return separately? This is much more expensive, and surely would also raise suspicion as I wont provide return flight info with my VISA application. So what is the best way to go about getting a prepaid VISA when you intend to stay for 90 days using an extension in Thailand? Maybe they don't care as long as you show return flights within a 90 day period? Thanks in advance for your help. 

Thanks. It will be a fair way away before I intend to enter for the 3rd time and go over the 180 day limit anyway. I'm sure the immigration laws will have changed again by then anyway! ???? Just wanted to know if there was any obvious law that I had missed which would put a spanner in the works. I guess I'll have to play it by ear, do the 2 trips which will take me up to December 2020 and see what the law is then as to whether I can go back again in Jan 2021. Thanks again 

Hi, I have a similar question. I intend to rent a condo in Phuket for a year from April 2020 and travel back and forth to the UK. I want to spend a total of 9 months in Thailand between April 2020 and April 2021 using 3 tourist VISAS with extensions. eg: April to July in Thailand, July to September in UK, September to December back in Thailand, December to Jan in UK, Jan to April 2021 back in Thailand. I am concerned that there will be issues entering Thailand for the 3rd time, but from what you are saying there is not actually a limit in the amount of days I can spend in Thailand in a year on tourist VISAS, so in theory my plan is possible? I also understand that the laws are open to interpretation and I may get pulled up by immigration if I'm unlucky, but this is probably a risk worth taking as long as there is no immigration law in place which stipulates a maximum number of days in Thailand per year. I've had a mixed bag of info on this (someone told me that there is a limit of 180 days per year in total on a tourist visa). It seems like a bit of a minefield, but if anyone can confirm that there is no written law about the amount of days you are allowed in a year on multiple trips I will be happy. I know there is a risk with immigration in Thailand making things up as they go along but I'm happy enough as long as there is no written limit for the amount of days in a year that I can be there using 3 tourist VISA entries. Thanks in advance for any help ???? 

Hi, I'm looking for some advice please. I want to move to Phuket in April, I plan to rent a condo for a year, and will be travelling back and forth to the UK, I would like to stay in Thailand for a total of 9 months in the calendar year, meaning I would need to apply for 3 tourist VISAS in this time. Is this possible? Or is there a limit to how many days you can stay in Thailand in a calendar year? I know there is a limit of 90 days per VISA with extension, but can I do this three times in a year? Ideally I would like a more permanent VISA, but this seems like a minefield. I work online for a company in China so I don't think my work status will help me in terms of getting a working VISA. Any advice or info about limits in multiple tourist VISAS in a year would be greatly appreciated, thanks.