Limit to number of visa extensions?

[thanksinadvance]

I am planning on arriving in thailand and recieving a 30 day entry visa, extending it for another visa, travelling to Laos for the 60 day two reentry visa, extending the first 60 days to 90 days, doing a border run to cambodia, extending the second 60 days to 90 and finally doing another border run to cambodia and extending that 30 day visa to 60 days; totalling my stay to about 10 months.

Is there a possiblity that at immigration in bangkok they will see how many visa extensions I have done and deny one somewhere along the way? Also, I'm trying to do this as cheaply as possible, but am choosing visa extensions (2000 baht) over trips to cambodia (from http://bestbangkokvisarun.com/15-day-stamp-visa-runs-to-poipet-cambodia/ at 1,100 baht) when possible as I've heard that I shouldnt depend on too many visa exemptions as they are much more likely to be denied if there is a large number of them. Is this right, or should i stick with the cheaper visa runs?

[ubonjoe]

There is no limit on the number of extensions you can do.

Getting extensions is much better and less costly than doing a border run.

[Liquorice]

Wouldn't it be easier to enter Thailand on a double entry Tourist Visa from your home Country.

Extend each 60 day permission to stay by 30 days at local Immigration would give you almost 180 days,

You can then get another double entry Tourist Visa from Lao, which will then more than cover your 10 month expected stay in Thailand.

[Suradit69]

I am planning on arriving in thailand and recieving [sic] a 30 day entry visa, extending it for another visa ...

You're not extending visas, you're extending the permission to stay that you received from immigrations when you entered the country. The 30 day permission to stay you plan to start off with is a visa exempt entry, i.e., no visa at all, just a permission to stay and then you can get a 30 day extension of stay (which also is not a visa).

finally doing another border run to cambodia and extending that 30 day visa to 60 days; totalling my stay to about 10 months.

Presumably you're from a G7 country?? If not, crossing a land border into Thailand will only net you an initial 15 day visa exempt entry (once again, no visa, just a 30 or 15 day permission to stay that can be extended for 30 days).

[hawker9000]

'Would be interested in the after-action report when this is all over.

[thanksinadvance]

I am planning on arriving in thailand and recieving [sic] a 30 day entry visa, extending it for another visa ...

You're not extending visas, you're extending the permission to stay that you received from immigrations when you entered the country. The 30 day permission to stay you plan to start off with is a visa exempt entry, i.e., no visa at all, just a permission to stay and then you can get a 30 day extension of stay (which also is not a visa).

finally doing another border run to cambodia and extending that 30 day visa to 60 days; totalling my stay to about 10 months.

Presumably you're from a G7 country?? If not, crossing a land border into Thailand will only net you an initial 15 day visa exempt entry (once again, no visa, just a 30 or 15 day permission to stay that can be extended for 30 days).

thanks for the corrections from visas to exemptions. and yes, i have an american passport.

[thanksinadvance]

'Would be interested in the after-action report when this is all over.

will do.