Thailand Visa Exemption (60 days) and Visa On Arrival (VOA) (15 days)

[mikebell]

Thank you all for your responses. I/he are much relieved.  I have, however thought of a further complication; he/my daughter/myself are having a holiday in Vietnam.  After a short stay in Bangkok, does leaving the country & then returning negate his 60 day Visa Waiver?

14 hours ago, treetops said:

 

That's for Visa on Arrival, he presumably wants Visa Waiver which is what most western visitors get if they haven't applied for a visa back home.

 

However your post also mentions TR60 which is the abbreviation for a 60 day Tourist Visa.  Can you clarify what you're after?

He wants to stay in Thailand for 60 days on our return from Vietnam.

[VBF]

9 hours ago, mikebell said:

Thank you all for your responses. I/he are much relieved.  I have, however thought of a further complication; he/my daughter/myself are having a holiday in Vietnam.  After a short stay in Bangkok, does leaving the country & then returning negate his 60 day Visa Waiver?

He wants to stay in Thailand for 60 days on our return from Vietnam.

No.

 

Presuming your son hasn't been in an out of Thailand on a regular basis in the last year or so and usually lives elsewhere in the world? 

He'll get a 60 day exempt when he first arrives in Thailand.

Then, after his  "short stay in Bangkok," he'll leave for VN. When he returns from VN to Thailand he'll get another 60 day exempt. Presumably his holiday in VN will be a week or more, so it's clearly not just a border hop?

I would suggest that he keeps his UK return ticket with him so he can show Thai Immigration that he is truly a tourist.

 

Note: There has been talk / rumour of reducing the 60 days exempt to 30 days. This is presently ONLY a rumour but keep your eyes open on AN in case that does happen.

 

Note 2: He will need to complete a new TDAC form within 3 days of each entry into Thailand as will you and your daughter of course.  https://tdac.immigration.go.th/arrival-card/#/home

 

I'm almost certain all the above is correct - possibly if @Maestro is reading this, he'll confirm please.