Sorry the title should say....How many times can i extend a 45 day permission to stay

Can someone help me out? A friend has been told it can only be extended once but i thought it was twice in a calendar year?

Cheers 

7 minutes ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

Can someone help me out? A friend has been told it can only be extended once but i thought it was twice in a calendar year?

 

Twice in a calendar year is for "land border extension" aka border run.

So a permission to stay can only be extended once?

Only one per entry can be applied for.

1 minute ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

So a permission to stay can only be extended once?

Each entry from visa exempt or tourist visa can be extended Once. 

Don't be confused ...if you enter 4 times (or whatever) with visa exempt each entry can be extended by 30 days. 

 

 

15 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Each entry from visa exempt or tourist visa can be extended Once. 

Don't be confused ...if you enter 4 times (or whatever) with visa exempt each entry can be extended by 30 days. 

 

 

Clear as mud. Not 45 days then? 

1 minute ago, Speedhump said:

Clear as mud. Not 45 days then? 

At this time a visa exempt entry is for 45 days. The extension of it is still 30 days.

10 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

Clear as mud. Not 45 days then? 

Seems pretty clear to me:

 

No matter how many times you enter vis exempt, no matter how many days you were initially given (30 or 45) at entry, each time you may extend that stay once, and you get 30 days by doing so.

 

As far as I'm aware extensions have never been for 45 days.

17 minutes ago, JayClay said:

Seems pretty clear to me:

 

No matter how many times you enter vis exempt, no matter how many days you were initially given (30 or 45) at entry, each time you may extend that stay once, and you get 30 days by doing so.

 

As far as I'm aware extensions have never been for 45 days.

The previous posts did not mention the length of extension, so I thought maybe the 30 days may have been a typo, my bad. You clarified it for me, my son is visiting. Thanks. 

34 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

Clear as mud. Not 45 days then? 

This is what I posted.....

 

"......with visa exempt each entry can be extended by 30 days."

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

This is what I posted.....

 

"......with visa exempt each entry can be extended by 30 days."

How many times in 1 year are you allowed a 45 day visa exempt arriving by air from the UK ?

18 minutes ago, superal said:

How many times in 1 year are you allowed a 45 day visa exempt arriving by air from the UK ?

There is no limit, however immigration at some point will challenge you on continuous back to back visa exempt entries.

They put in place a limit of 2 visa exempt per calendar year some time ago.

Would make it simple if they would do the same for visa exempt via air.

Perhaps they enjoy giving folk are hard time. 

Who knows. 

41 minutes ago, superal said:

How many times in 1 year are you allowed a 45 day visa exempt arriving by air from the UK ?

Although it's possible that they may extend it further, please note that the current 45 day visa exempt entry is due to expire on the 31st March.

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

This is what I posted.....

 

"......with visa exempt each entry can be extended by 30 days."

Yes thanks. I just asked for more detail. Sorry for the 'mud' comment. ????????

19 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Each entry from visa exempt or tourist visa can be extended Once. 

Don't be confused ...if you enter 4 times (or whatever) with visa exempt each entry can be extended by 30 days. 

 

 

Until an IO gets snarky, you are taken to one side and asked why you come to Thailand so much?

20 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

Twice in a calendar year is for "land border extension" aka border run.

its a land border 'visa exempt entry' not a land border extension

2 hours ago, steve187 said:

its a land border 'visa exempt entry' not a land border extension

Yes, but some people use it as a "land border extension".

5 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

Yes, but some people use it as a "land border extension".

Indeed, or sometimes "land visa on arrival". It is better to use the correct terminology, though, as it reduces the likelihood of your words being misinterpreted.