Jump to content
All visa questions and fresh Immigration updates here ×

Getting into Thailand

pantsonfire
 Share

Recommended Posts

pantsonfire Advanced Member

pantsonfire

Posted
Posted

Hi all

 

Back in 2021 i stayed bkk with tourist visa plus about 5 covid extensions.  

I left in 2022 with 4 day overstay and the  reapplied tourist visa and rentered via chiang mai and then bkk after 1 month back in uk.

Recent trip i got tourist + 30 days + 1 covid extension and left with 14 overstay(was hospitalied and needed to.opearte).

 

I entered bkk on 1st Feb 23 via TR and extended and left on 1st May.  

I then entered Bkk on 22nd June via TR and left on 13th Sept.  60TR + 30 day Ext

 

Iam planning to go end of October for a friends wedding.   What advice would be given to enter again for a month or so

  • Confused 3
  • Haha 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
DrJack54 Star Member

DrJack54

Posted
Posted (edited)
9 minutes ago, pantsonfire said:

back in the uk already.

You would have been out of Thailand for bit over a month when you return.

Some may suggest a visa exempt entry no issue.

 

Since you are wanting to stay "month or so" 

 

Thinking your best option is a eVisa tourist visa obtained while you are in UK.

Provides 60 day stay with option for 30 day extension. 

Edited by DrJack54
  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Caldera Platinum Member

Caldera

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, pantsonfire said:

Iam planning to go end of October for a friends wedding.   What advice would be given to enter again for a month or so

Put your experience to good use and just apply for another tourist visa, which would give you wiggle room in case your "month or so" exceeds those 30 days you'd get visa exempt.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
bignok Star Member

bignok

Posted
Posted
3 hours ago, pantsonfire said:

Hi all

 

Back in 2021 i stayed bkk with tourist visa plus about 5 covid extensions.  

I left in 2022 with 4 day overstay and the  reapplied tourist visa and rentered via chiang mai and then bkk after 1 month back in uk.

Recent trip i got tourist + 30 days + 1 covid extension and left with 14 overstay(was hospitalied and needed to.opearte).

 

I entered bkk on 1st Feb 23 via TR and extended and left on 1st May.  

I then entered Bkk on 22nd June via TR and left on 13th Sept.  60TR + 30 day Ext

 

Iam planning to go end of October for a friends wedding.   What advice would be given to enter again for a month or so

Wait 2 years for divorce party

  • Sad 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Popular Post
Caldera Platinum Member

Caldera

Posted
  • Popular Post
Posted
1 hour ago, retarius said:

If I were you I would show more respect for the laws of the country and not overstaying when you come here. You give farangs a bad name. 

There's always one. Maybe you should leave the preaching to the preachers and the policing to the police, if only to show respect to them. Those PAST overstays of the OP have already been adjudicated by the competent officials. 

  • Like 2
  • Thumbs Up 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
JayClay Gold Member

JayClay

Posted
Posted
18 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

If  your current location facilitates eVisa them obtain a SETV..

 

18 hours ago, pantsonfire said:

back in the uk already.

So, yes, your current location allow you to apply for an eVisa (assuming the UK is your country of residence).

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
edwardandtubs Platinum Member

edwardandtubs

Posted
Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, pantsonfire said:

I got my 3rd TR now and will go to Bangkok after my trip to HK in 3 weeks time.  Concerned will i be denied entry even though i have my return ticket to UK.

 

Just reading some posts on facebook has me worried.

 

 

The thing about facebook posts is that there are a lot of people trying to come to Thailand claiming to be tourists who are not in fact tourists. They may be teaching without a work permit for example. If you have a plan for your holiday and a source of income to fund it (which the immigration officer at the airport may question you about) together with 3 essential things to show: 1) ticket back to home country) 2) hotel booking (one day was enough for me) and 3) 20,000 baht in cash, then you're highly unlikely to be denied entry. You may be pulled aside like I was and asked to fill in a form and wait an hour to speak to the senior immigration officer but if you're a genuine tourist there's nothing to worry about.

Edited by edwardandtubs
Link to comment
Share on other sites
BritTim Diamond Member

BritTim

Posted
Posted
3 hours ago, pantsonfire said:

I got my 3rd TR now and will go to Bangkok after my trip to HK in 3 weeks time.  Concerned will i be denied entry even though i have my return ticket to UK.

 

Just reading some posts on facebook has me worried.

Did you fully use the 60 days on the previous two tourist visas, and apply for the 30-day extensions? How long a gap was there between the 1st trip, second trip, and now the third trip? With the exception of these trips using the tourist visas, did you have other recent trips to Thailand as a tourist?

 

Depending on the answers to all these questions, it is possible (but thankfully unlikely) that the wrong official at Suvarnabhumi could decide you should not have been issued a visa and deny your entry. This is only a risk at certain airports as entry is only supposed to be denied pursuant to specific reasons given in Section 12 of the Immigration Act.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
pantsonfire Advanced Member

pantsonfire

Posted
  • Author
Posted
24 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Did you fully use the 60 days on the previous two tourist visas, and apply for the 30-day extensions? How long a gap was there between the 1st trip, second trip, and now the third trip? With the exception of these trips using the tourist visas, did you have other recent trips to Thailand as a tourist?

 

Depending on the answers to all these questions, it is possible (but thank fully unlikely) that the wrong official at Suvarnabhumi could decide you should not have been issued a visa and deny your entry. This is only a risk at certain airports as entry is only supposed to be denied pursuant to specific reasons given in Section 12 of the Immigration Act.

First time used 90 days.

Second time 87 days.

 

Period between all 3 TR around 6-7 weeks. 

 

No other previous entries into Thailand during this period

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
BritTim Diamond Member

BritTim

Posted
Posted
37 minutes ago, pantsonfire said:

First time used 90 days.

Second time 87 days.

 

Period between all 3 TR around 6-7 weeks. 

 

No other previous entries into Thailand during this period

Should be OK, though you may face questioning.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
bbi1 Gold Member

bbi1

Posted
Posted
22 hours ago, pantsonfire said:

I got my 3rd TR now and will go to Bangkok after my trip to HK in 3 weeks time.  Concerned will i be denied entry even though i have my return ticket to UK.

 

Just reading some posts on facebook has me worried.

 

 

What FB posts have you worried? Any links?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.







×
×
  • Create New...