90 Day Rule Related To Tourist Visa Stays?

[flee76]

If I have been in Thailand on a Multiple Entry (4x) tourist visa (cumulative time over 90 days) and want to come back to Thailand for a few days after my tourist visa expires, can I come back on a Tourist Visa Exemption (free?) or a VOA (1000 baht?) or would my previous stay on my Tourist Visa count towards the 90 day rule? Do I have to get another Tourist Visa instead before returning for those couple of days? I had planned to just come back for a few days before heading to HK to try and renew my Multiple Entry tourist visa for another 4 times.

Basically the question is: Do days in Thailand on a proper Tourist Visa count towards the 90 day rule if using a VOA after the Tourist Visa expires. Is the VOA different than a Tourist Visa Exemption?

I am a US citizen under 50.

thanks!

[lopburi3]

Only visa exempt entry days count. So you can obtain a visa exempt stamp now. But I seriously doubt you are going to receive a 4x tourist visa from Hong Kong.

[jstumbo]

VOA is a visa that is applied for at the border after you arrive. Visa exempt entries are different. With a visa exempt entry, you just show up at the border, they stamp your passport. US citizens cannot get Visa On Arrivals (VOA).

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Only visa exempt entry days count. So you can obtain a visa exempt stamp now. But I seriously doubt you are going to receive a 4x tourist visa from Hong Kong.

Not a chance. Two entries if he is lucky.

[neo0569]

If I have been in Thailand on a Multiple Entry (4x) tourist visa

OP i'm curious to know from which country did the thai consulate give you a 4x multi-entry tourist visa before?

i would like to know which thai consulates might issue also.

[flee76]

Only visa exempt entry days count. So you can obtain a visa exempt stamp now. But I seriously doubt you are going to receive a 4x tourist visa from Hong Kong.

Thanks for the quick responses! I will go ahead and get my visa exemption then for those few days i'll be passing through. I got a 4x multi Tourist Visa at the thai embassy in Washington, DC (my hometown). They said you can renew the Visa once, so I'm hoping in HK, I can say, "hey, you already gave me a multi-entry, i just want to renew it". I'll let you know in April how it goes.

thanks forum members!

[jstumbo]

Never heard of renewing a visa. Maybe they were talking about getting an extension of stay from immigration in Thailand.

Edited March 7, 2008 by jstumbo