nzthai Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Hi, I am on holiday in Thailand from New Zealand. As I am here for 10 weeks and I assume I will need to leave before my 28 days expires and then come back with less than 28 days before my flight back to NZ. Am I correct in thinking that I need to come back by air to get another 28 days as by land crossing is only 15 days? i was think of going to Laos for a couple of weeks by air to make it work, does this make sense or is there a flaw in my plan? cheers for any advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 You should’ve entered with a tourist visa then you wouldn’t need to do a visa run. You received permission to stay for 30 days, not 28. You can extend that stay by 30 days at a local immigration office (1,900 baht) before doing a visa run, or extend the next 30 day entry. Two 30 day entries and one extension of stay will cover your 10 weeks. You get 30 days when entering, without a visa, by land or air; land entries are limited to two per calendar year. Laos is a good choice, but you don’t need to stay for two weeks if you extend one of your 30 day entries to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 You might have problem boarding the plane if you don't have a ticket out of Thailand within the 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzthai Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Thanks Elvia....sorry , yes 30 not 28? i am happy to be able to hang out in Vientiane for a couple of weeks for a change. Am I correct in thinking that if I do the trip by air that I will get 30 more days and only 15 days by land. i have a return ticket with a departure date of August 22. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzthai Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Thanks Fritz, yes I do have my return ticket out of Thsiland 22 August, guess I need to be careful to not fly back in to early ...allowing for only the 30 days? thsnks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, nzthai said: Am I correct in thinking that if I do the trip by air that I will get 30 more days and only 15 days by land. You will get 30 days by air or land. The 15 day entry rule was rescinded in January of 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzthai Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Ubonjoe, thanks very much for that, it puts a new light and more options on the table...just shows it pays to ask for advice? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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