Questions about multiple Visa exemption

[Adbro1]

I'm planning to travel to Thailand from England on September 2nd,then fly Cambodia on the 24th and return to Thailand via airplane on the 1st of October and subsequently return home on October 26th.

Will i be issued 30-day Visa exemptions on both entries to Thailand with no problem?

I have read something about only 15 days exemptions being granted but this is only if travelling by land,right?

I have my flight booked to Cambodia(plus hotel reservation)so can provide evidence of leaving Thailand and ofcourse have my return flight booked for the 26th October.

 

I was considering a 60 day tourist Visa but I understand it would be invalid as soon as i leave for Cambodia.

So,2 Visa exemptions seems an easier and cheaper way of doing things.

I think i'm getting paranoid the Thai authorities will think i'm scamming them.

Is 4 Visa exemptions in 2 years excessive?

 

Brief history:I have visited Thailand 3 times,September 2015(21 days)March 2016(31 days) and September 2016((27 days)always on a Visa exemptions.

For the trip in March 2016 is realised i'd be in Thailand 1 day more than the Visa exemption allowed so i booked a cheap flight to Vietnam(which i never boarded)

I was wise to do so because as i checked into Birmingham airport i was initially refused permission to board unless i had evidence of me leaving Thailand during my stay.I got a slight raising of the eyebrows at immigration when leaving but they didn't charge me for the 1 day i overstayed.

 

Thanks in advance for any help or advice provided.

[Adbro1]

Anyone?

Maybe i'm worrying over nothing.

Just trying to be 100% sure of everything

[scubascuba3]

I would just do 2 visa exempts. If worried get one tourist visa and a visa exempt

[Adbro1]

29 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I would just do 2 visa exempts. If worried get one tourist visa and a visa exempt

Hmm...i have been considering this.

Maybe a waste of £35 but at least i'd have peace of mind.

[BritTim]

You will be fine using visa exempt entries. You are precisely the kind of tourist the visa exempt entries were designed to accommodate.

[ubonjoe]

No problem to do what you plan or doing.

 

[JackThompson]

I agree with the above advice, as the OP does not appear to have a Thai-Visa-History which would cause problems (4 Visa exemptions in 2 years is not excessive).  I would advise the OP to carry a printed itinerary and proof of onward travel (air tickets) that coincides with it, to clarify any questions, and avoid any worries.

For others who hit this thread, a couple things:

 

9 hours ago, Adbro1 said:

I have read something about only 15 days exemptions being granted but this is only if travelling by land,right?

This is no longer the case - they are all 30 days now - but you can only get 2 exempt-entries at land-crossings per calendar-year.

 

9 hours ago, Adbro1 said:

I was considering a 60 day tourist Visa but I understand it would be invalid as soon as i leave for Cambodia.

You could get a single re-entry permit for it (1000 Baht), and continue the original 60-days when you return.  That 60-days could subsequently be extended by 30-days more, at a local immigration office.

[Adbro1]

Thanks for you help.

I remember now that it was some guy i met in the pub told me its was now 15 days exempt.

He was very insistent on it.Perhaps i should talk to drunk strangers.

[geoffbarnes]

19 hours ago, JackThompson said:

I agree with the above advice, as the OP does not appear to have a Thai-Visa-History which would cause problems (4 Visa exemptions in 2 years is not excessive).  I would advise the OP to carry a printed itinerary and proof of onward travel (air tickets) that coincides with it, to clarify any questions, and avoid any worries.

For others who hit this thread, a couple things:

 

This is no longer the case - they are all 30 days now - but you can only get 2 exempt-entries at land-crossings per calendar-year.

 

You could get a single re-entry permit for it (1000 Baht), and continue the original 60-days when you return.  That 60-days could subsequently be extended by 30-days more, at a local immigration office.

Are you able to get more than 2 visa exempt entries if arriving by air?

[ubonjoe]

1 hour ago, geoffbarnes said:

Are you able to get more than 2 visa exempt entries if arriving by air?

 

1 hour ago, geoffbarnes said:

This is no longer the case - they are all 30 days now - but you can only get 2 exempt-entries at land-crossings per calendar-year.

As said it the rule is only for visa exempt entries at land border crossings.