Do I Need To Use My Multiple Entry Visa Upon Arrival?

[thajuice4me]

I would like to know if it is necessary to use my multiple entry visa upon arrival in Bangkok, since I will initially just stay there

for a few days, then fly to Indonesia for a month, before returning back to Bangkok. Therefore i don't want to waste one entry

of 60 days. Would it be possible to get a regular 30 days tourist visa stamp, instead of using the multiple entry visa already?

Edited October 20, 2011 by thajuice4me

[beechguy]

You can ask, but they don't seem as willing to do that as in the past.

Also, Tourist Visas aren't normally referred to as multiple entry, do you have a 2 or 3 entry Tourist Visa?

Edited October 20, 2011 by beechguy

[thajuice4me]

You can ask, but they don't seem as willing to do that as in the past.

Does this mean that it's all up to the mood of the person who's stamping my passport?

Is there also a more 'official way' to make this happen? I have an triple entry Tourist Visa.

Edited October 20, 2011 by thajuice4me

[IMA_FARANG]

You can ask, but they don't seem as willing to do that as in the past.

Does this mean that it's all up to the mood of the person who's stamping my passport?

Is there also a more 'official way' to make this happen? I have an triple entry Tourist Visa.

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No, don't do it.

You might get away with it if they didn't notice your visa and they stamped you in for 30 days.

But even if that happened then they might notice later.

Then they would be quite angry and you would be in a world of <deleted>.

Best choice is don't even try it.

Imigration will not be happy if they even suspect you're trying to scam them...and they are the ones who let you stay here.

Seriously bad idea to try to scam them.

No No.

[thajuice4me]

You can ask, but they don't seem as willing to do that as in the past.

Does this mean that it's all up to the mood of the person who's stamping my passport?

Is there also a more 'official way' to make this happen? I have an triple entry Tourist Visa.

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No, don't do it.

You might get away with it if they didn't notice your visa and they stamped you in for 30 days.

But even if that happened then they might notice later.

Then they would be quite angry and you would be in a world of <deleted>.

Best choice is don't even try it.

Imigration will not be happy if they even suspect you're trying to scam them...and they are the ones who let you stay here.

Seriously bad idea to try to scam them.

No No.

Hahaha, Don't get me wrong! I didn't mean like bribing the person who's stamping the passport. I meant to ask if there's a

legitimate way to obtain some kind of exemption, in order to get a 30 days stamp, instead of getting my multiple entry visa

stamped already.

[Mario2008]

You can try, and if they won't do it you can always get a re-entry permit for 1,000 baht. With a re-entry permit you orginal entry remains valid. It won't give you any extra days, so you lose the month you stay outside the countrry, but at least would be able to get the 30 day extension you can get on a tourist visa.

So for example you enter thailand on 1 Nov and get 60 days till 30 Dec. If you leave with a re-entry permit on Nov. 5 and come back on Dec. 5 they will stamp you back in till Dec. 30. In the last week of Dec you extend your 60 days by another 30 days for 1,900 baht.

[thajuice4me]

<br />You can try, and if they won't do it you can always get a re-entry permit for 1,000 baht. With a re-entry permit you orginal entry remains valid. It won't give you any extra days, so you lose the month you stay outside the countrry, but at least would be able to get the 30 day extension you can get on a tourist visa. <br /><br />So for example you enter thailand on 1 Nov and get 60 days till 30 Dec. If you leave with a re-entry permit on Nov. 5 and come back on Dec. 5 they will stamp you back in till Dec. 30. In the last week of Dec you extend your 60 days by another 30 days for 1,900 baht.

Thank you. That sounds like a good solution. And can you please let me know where I can get this re-entry permit? Edited October 20, 2011 by thajuice4me

[beechguy]

<br />You can try, and if they won't do it you can always get a re-entry permit for 1,000 baht. With a re-entry permit you orginal entry remains valid. It won't give you any extra days, so you lose the month you stay outside the countrry, but at least would be able to get the 30 day extension you can get on a tourist visa. <br /><br />So for example you enter thailand on 1 Nov and get 60 days till 30 Dec. If you leave with a re-entry permit on Nov. 5 and come back on Dec. 5 they will stamp you back in till Dec. 30. In the last week of Dec you extend your 60 days by another 30 days for 1,900 baht.

Thank you. That sounds like a good solution. And can you please let me know where I can get this re-entry permit?

At one of the Immigraion offices, though they do porvide the service at the Bangkok Airport from 06:00-24:00 from what I've seen from other posts.

[moe666]

yes, what kind of visa do you have tourist, non o. If tourist get a reentry permit from immigration this way you donot lose 1rst entry

[Mario2008]

The re-entry permit can be obtained at the airport, but best is to head to BKK-immigration and not take any chances.

It is also possible to obtain one on Saterday mornings in BKK.

BKK-immigration: http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/location1.html

Re-entry permit on Saturday: http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/location3.html It is counter 6.

[lopburi3]

The issue I believe is press reports of flooding on road in front of government complex which several posters have said is not true. Only a little water from expressway exit onto Chiang Wattana in there reports from only 2 hours ago.

[chris5346]

if i were you is try first to get the 30 days first the same as most people on your flight.

when you fill in the arrival card leave open the visa number section,

[melvinmelvin]

You can ask, but they don't seem as willing to do that as in the past.

Does this mean that it's all up to the mood of the person who's stamping my passport?

Is there also a more 'official way' to make this happen? I have an triple entry Tourist Visa.

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No, don't do it.

You might get away with it if they didn't notice your visa and they stamped you in for 30 days.

But even if that happened then they might notice later.

Then they would be quite angry and you would be in a world of &lt;deleted&gt;.

Best choice is don't even try it.

Imigration will not be happy if they even suspect you're trying to scam them...and they are the ones who let you stay here.

Seriously bad idea to try to scam them.

No No.

No No ??

I am doing this all the time.

I simply ask the imm off when I arrive in BKK if I can have an ordinary 30 day stamp and save the visa for later.

So far none of them have reacted other than positive to this.

They stamp the passport and write in by hand that I requested this to save the visa for later.

And then I have to sign this small piece of text in my passport.

No questions asked later when I start using my visa, say coming back from Laos or Cambodia.

Have done this several times.

[thajuice4me]

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<br />You can ask, but they don't seem as willing to do that as in the past.<br />

<br /><br />Does this mean that it's all up to the mood of the person who's stamping my passport? <br />Is there also a more 'official way' to make this happen? I have an triple entry Tourist Visa.<br />

<br />-----------------------------<br />No, don't do it.<br />You might get away with it if they didn't notice your visa and they stamped you in for 30 days.<br />But even if that happened then they might notice later.<br />Then they would be quite angry and you would be in a world of &lt;deleted&gt;.<br />Best choice is don't even try it.<br />Imigration will not be happy if they even suspect you're trying to scam them...and they are the ones who let you stay here.<br />Seriously bad idea to try to scam them.<br />No No.<br /> <img src='http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><br />

<br /><br />No No ??<br /><br />I am doing this all the time.<br />I simply ask the imm off when I arrive in BKK if I can have an ordinary 30 day stamp and save the visa for later.<br />So far none of them have reacted other than positive to this.<br />They stamp the passport and write in by hand that I requested this to save the visa for later.<br />And then I have to sign this small piece of text in my passport.<br /><br />No questions asked later when I start using my visa, say coming back from Laos or Cambodia.<br /><br />Have done this several times.<br />

Thanx alot for your feedback. I will ask this to immigration officer as well :-)

[AlaskaDave]

You can ask, but they don't seem as willing to do that as in the past.

Does this mean that it's all up to the mood of the person who's stamping my passport?

Is there also a more 'official way' to make this happen? I have an triple entry Tourist Visa.

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No, don't do it.

You might get away with it if they didn't notice your visa and they stamped you in for 30 days.

But even if that happened then they might notice later.

Then they would be quite angry and you would be in a world of &lt;deleted&gt;.

Best choice is don't even try it.

Imigration will not be happy if they even suspect you're trying to scam them...and they are the ones who let you stay here.

Seriously bad idea to try to scam them.

No No.

Hahaha, Don't get me wrong! I didn't mean like bribing the person who's stamping the passport. I meant to ask if there's a

legitimate way to obtain some kind of exemption, in order to get a 30 days stamp, instead of getting my multiple entry visa

stamped already.

A friend of mine did this last year when re-entering the country. Rather than waste one of his 2-month entries he asked for a received a 2-week Visa On Arrival. I thought to myself, what a great idea, never thinking of it as a scam. But who knows?

I have a triple entry Tourist Visa that I obtained from the Thai Embassy in Los Angeles. You must ask for a multiple entry visa when you apply. Last year they were free but this year it cost me $105 USD. Each "entry" entitles me to stay for 60 days.

Anyone with more info about this should add to this topic because it is definitely confusing to a novice visitor to LOS

[iang]

You need to be really careful with this.

My understanding is that if you obtain a new visa subsequently to the original multiple entry visa, the latter visa supersedes the earlier visa - therefore effectively cancelling the earlier multiple entry visa! Seriously!

Whether this applies if entering under the visa on arrival scheme or not, I would not know. It'd probably be down to the goodwill (?) of the immigration officeer at the counter!?

But certainly if a paper visa is obtained, then that would be it for the earlier multiple entry visa - it's superseded & therefore invalidated & only the more latter visa is valid.

Tread carefully......

[lopburi3]

Thailand 30 day entry is visa exempt (not visa on arrival) so is not an issue.

[melvinmelvin]

But certainly if a paper visa is obtained, then that would be it for the earlier multiple entry visa - it's superseded & therefore invalidated & only the more latter visa is valid.

Tread carefully......

I am not convinced that what you say above is correct.

This (European) summer I arrived BKK with 2-entry tourist visa. Didn't use it, had an ordinary 30 day entry stamp put in the passport.

Later I decided to go for a multiple entry 12 month non imm O visa.

The first step in this process was to get a 3 month non imm O visa.

Couple of months later the 3 month non imm O visa was cancelled (stamped USED) and the 12 month non imm O was entered in my passport.

The unused double entry tourist visa is still there and still valid. It was never invalidated.

This process took place at BKK Imm Office at Chaeng Wattana. Maybe they do it differently in other offices.

[jobsworth]

I did this 25 years ago.

I arrived in Bangkok by air with a tourist visa for Thailand and wanted to visit Laos.

I asked for and was granted a transit visa for 7 days, now called a visa on arrival for 30 days.

When I reentered Thailand from Laos I was able to to start my unused tourist visa.

It all depends on the immigration officer on arrival.

Just ask. They can only say no.

Edited October 23, 2011 by jobsworth

[IMA_FARANG]

It all depends on the exact type and length of your non O multiple entry visa.

With a true mulitple entry visa...in the space where it says "number of entries" the word Multiple is written...there is no limit on how many exit and re-entries you can get.

Mine was issued in Hull on 17 October 2010. It was valid until 16 October 2011. While the visa was valid I used it 5 times to exit and re-enter Thailand.

Each time when I re-entered Thailand while that visa was valid I got a 90 day entry stamp in my passport.

That's precisely what the Multiple wriiten in the number of entries means...no limit on number of entries while the visa remains valid.

Had I wanted to, I could have made another border run to Cambodia on 15 October, departed Thailand and re-entered and recieved another 90 days permission to stay. The fact my visa ended 16 October doesn't change that 90 day permission to stay stamp. The actual visa you originally recieved and your entry stamp when you enter the country are two different things.

Right now I have applied for and recieved an extension of stay by reason of retirement...a retirement visa many call it. I am now clear to stay until 27 December...my next 90 day reporting date.

The fact that my original non O multi entry visa expired 16 October 2011 now is not important. That retirement extension (visa) keeps me here legally in Thailand. As long as I maintain my 90 day reporting each extension I get makes it legal for me to stay in Thailand as a retiree.

Seems complicated at first, but once you understand the rules, the process seems simple. Just follow the rules.

Edited October 23, 2011 by IMA_FARANG

[fishhooks]

I have at least twice in the last few years, requested a 30 day stamp rather than using my single re-entry obtained with a Retirement extension. No problem, but even if they won't allow, you have to go the 1000 Baht buy another one method.

[RickSee]

Not sure I fully understood Mario's post #10. Are you saying it's possible to get a reentry permit in BKK at Soi SuaPlu , Satorn Rd, rather than at Chang Wattana? Only on Saturday mornings? I'm on a Non-Imm OA.

thanks, RS

[Mario2008]

Not sure I fully understood Mario's post #10. Are you saying it's possible to get a reentry permit in BKK at Soi SuaPlu , Satorn Rd, rather than at Chang Wattana? Only on Saturday mornings? I'm on a Non-Imm OA.

thanks, RS

You understood corectly.

see: http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/location3.html

Not sure about Mo. to Fri, that might only be for stop and stamp, in essence if you mail your re-entry permit application inadvance!

[torin]

You can try, and if they won't do it you can always get a re-entry permit for 1,000 baht. With a re-entry permit you orginal entry remains valid. It won't give you any extra days, so you lose the month you stay outside the countrry, but at least would be able to get the 30 day extension you can get on a tourist visa.

So for example you enter thailand on 1 Nov and get 60 days till 30 Dec. If you leave with a re-entry permit on Nov. 5 and come back on Dec. 5 they will stamp you back in till Dec. 30. In the last week of Dec you extend your 60 days by another 30 days for 1,900 baht.

You cannot get a re-entry permit using a tourist visa

[lopburi3]

You use a TM.8 to obtain and it clearly asks what type of visa you have and marks available are non immigrant, tourist, transit, other.

Please advise where/when you were refused a re-entry permit on a tourist visa? Thanks.

[thajuice4me]

<br />You use a TM.8 to obtain and it clearly asks what type of visa you have and marks available are non immigrant, tourist, transit, other.<br /><br />Please advise where/when you were refused a re-entry permit on a tourist visa?  Thanks.<br />

Today I entered the kingdom, and I explained the 'passport stamper' my situation, that I wanted a 30 days stamp, instead

of using my multiple entry visa already. This was no problem at all. I just had to sign under the stamp she put in my passport.

Edited October 24, 2011 by thajuice4me

[knase7]

Curious to see if anyone can lend some help - I have not traveled in this region in the past.

Will be entering BKK from the US, and leaving the next day for Cambodia and crossing via Aran-Poipet land border. Will spend a little more than a week in Cambodia, and may enter Vietnam as well (Kep-Ha Tien land border) After that, I will be returning via air to BKK for my flight back to the US.

What Visa(s) do I need to obtain for Thai?

I am also assuming e-visas for all are the rec'd way to go?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[lopburi3]

If you have air ticket within 30 days no visa will be required for Thailand as you can use 30 day visa exempt entry.

[knase7]

Thank you for your post.

What will happen when I re-enter Thailand from Cambodia/Vietnam for my return flight?

Should I get e-visas for both Cambodia and Vietnam prior to departing?

Thanks, again.

[lopburi3]

You will get a new 30 day visa exempt entry stamp on return to Thailand. No charge. Cambodia believe you can obtain either e-visa online or just get visa on arrival at border crossing. For Vietnam believe you have to arrange a visa or internet visa prior to arrival.