3X 60 Day Visa?

[jonog]

I have a 3 x 60 day tourist visa and was wondering a) do I need a return flight booked somewhere for the end of the first 60 days? even if I dont use it, just to show the airline. and do I have to leave the country by air to get the next 60 days entry activated or can I do it by land? Thanks

Also some people spoke about extening the 60 day entrys, how do you do that.

[Maestro]

a) No

Can also be done by land

Each of the three 60-day permissions to stay can be extended by 30 days. Apply at any immigration office in Thailand.

[jonog]

Thanks man.

[lopburi3]

But be aware all entries must be used before the expiration date of the visa itself.

[jabenna]

Lopburi, isn't 6 months for expiration of triple entry visa? So you would only get to your second 60+30 visa and you'd be unable to use the third as it would have expired?

If you activated the third one, say 170 days into the possible 180days/6months, could you stay beyond the expiration of 6 months since you'd activated the third one within the 6 months? Sorry to hijack someone elses thread but thought as it was related to what you'd kindly replied to on my thread I would ask.

J

[Lite Beer]

The final entry must be made before the Visa expires.

If you extend each entry at Immigration you would get a stay of almost 9 months with a triple entry.

You would probably lose a few days of your second extension.

[lopburi3]

As said visa only has to be valid for entry - not for period of stay which is determined/entered by immigration on entry.