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Submitted on Sep 14, 2018
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Hi Steve, from your experience, what is your opinion about the following scenario (note: I am a citizen of one of the countries that gets 30 days visa exemption): - enter Thailand [Chiang Mai] on 10/22/2018 by plane via visa exemption - extend at immigration Chiang Mai for another 30 days - on 12/22/2018 border run to Mae Sai, with the intention to come back on the same day with fresh 30 days visa exemption - extend at immigration Chiang Mai for another 30 days - on 02/22/2019 border run to Mae Sai, with the intention to come back on the same day with fresh 30 days visa exemption - extend at immigration Chiang Mai for another 30 days - on 04/22/2019 border run to Mae Sai, with the intention to come back on the same day with fresh 30 days visa exemption - on 05/18/2019 leave Thailand for a longer period of time The question is: Will the border run on 02/22/2019 be regarded as the first or second border run of the year?
hey karl, the 2/22 entry will be considered 1st entry as they go by calendar year, and your 4/22 border run will be the 2nd the last permissable land entry for 2019 (according to current rules anyway). but keep in mind that the 30-day exemption is exactly 30 days, not 1 month, and is inclusive of the days you land and depart. So 10/22 to 11/22 is 32 days, not 30 days.