Thailand Border Run Rules in 2025 – What’s Really Going On?

[driveout]

Hey everyone,

I’ve been hearing different things about border runs lately and I just want to clear it up.

From what I understand, the old rule that said you're only allowed to do border runs two times per year is no longer in effect. Supposedly, border runs are currently unlimited — but I’m not 100% sure if that’s really the case.

So I wanted to ask:
What’s the actual current situation?
Are border runs now unlimited, or is the 2-times-per-year rule still being enforced?

If anyone has recent experience or solid information about this, I’d really appreciate your input. Thanks in advance!

[visarunner]

The final decision lies with the respective IO that you are facing and the general rule that a particualr border check point has implemented. In theory no restriction about the number of entries. 

[Tod Daniels]

You need to understand that as of July 15th 2024 when they went from 30-day free entry to 60 day free entry the rule concerning two free entry by land in a calendar year was rescinded.

BUT

with that being said, not having a limit on the number of land border bounces you can do for a free entry stamp does not mean it's unlimited entry.

 

Many borders are requiring one or even two nights stay outside the country if you do one of those "I'm going to save money and bounce myself" trips. Some borders are requiring that you show proof of onward travel in 60 days, proof of funds, and proof of lodging for the time you're going to be here once you come back in.

 

The safest way to do a border bounce is with a service that takes you to the border, get you out and back in the same day and bring you back to wherever you started.

 

Those services have it set up at the border so their people can get out and back without any issue no matter what their entry stay history has been.

 

Many people doing self-bounces have been told by passport control at the border that they are allowed to leave but they cannot come back in by land and instead need to fly back in.

 

That's pretty much how it's working right now for "do-it-yourselfers", 

 

it is 100% up to the office of your standing in front of at passport control when you come to stamp back in as far as how it's going to go for you.