underthesky Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 This year I will soon have spent 9 months in Thailand on my Special Tourist Visa. I have a 1-month trip to Vietnam coming up and then I'd like to stay in Thailand for a year using a mix of tourist visas and visa exemptions, all extended, as follows.. could it be done? Tourist visa from Ho Chi Minh, VN (3 mos) Visa exempt arriving at Hua Hin airport (2.5 mos) Tourist visa from Vientiane, Laos (3 mos) 2 land border visa runs (4 mos) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VinnieK Posted October 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2022 You are asking us to gauge the mood of immigration officials at the particular times you will be arriving? ???? 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 8 hours ago, underthesky said: Visa exempt arriving at Hua Hin airport (2.5 mos) Possible weak spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 so you are planning on staying a year on a mix of tourist visas and visa exempt, after the best part of a year here already on STV, good luck with that but i would plan on the possibility of being refused entry at any of the attempts you make to enter, don't leave too much stuff in Thailand and don't have money tied up in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANSIAM Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I do think you may annoy and 'flare up' some IO's with that plan........... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Where are you from? Does your country offer the e-visa system? If so you could apply for a METV while you're away in Vietnam and then you're covered for at least the next 6-9 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 The airport arrivals, especially visa exempt, involve risk. Two visa exempt entries per calendar year are very safe at almost all land crossings. Arriving with a visa at almost all land crossings is very safe. With a visa, some airports are safe; a few airports have been known to improperly deny entry to those with tourist visas from an embassy/consulate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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