90 Day Visa Run

[stuandchris]

Hi

There has been a lot talked about the fact that there is no need anymore to do a 90 day visa run if you have a non o visa. There seems to be a thought that you now can report to your immigration office instead.

I was at Phuket immigration today and asked about this. Both Thai officials and Tourist Police said it was rubbish, you still have to do visa runs.

[Maestro]

After arriving in Thailand with a non-O visa you can get an annual extension of stay if you meet the requirements for one of the many types of extensions listed in Police Order 777/2551. Once you have this extension, you don’t have to do border runs any more. In other words, it’s not the visa alone but the annual extension that makes it possible.

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Maestro