Hello everyone! I hope you’re all doing great. I have encountered some visa issues and would greatly appreciate it if anyone with similar experience could provide some insight and advice.

I left Thailand last Friday after a 60-day stay in Phuket and would like to reenter the country as soon as possible. I applied for an E-Visa on Sunday and it’s still pending approval. The reason why I applied for an E-visa despite having a 60-day visa exemption for my passport is because the immigration officer told me to do so the last time I reentered the country just a few days after my departure.

I do have a prior commitment that requires me to get back to Phuket as soon as possible. Do you think I should just try to fly into the country before my E-visa is approved, hoping to get another 60-day visa exemption? Or do you think I should really wait until the E-visa is approved?

All help is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!

I entered Thailand by air on visa exemption in January. I did 2 land border runs, also visa exemptions in March and May. I recently applied for an education visa but it may not get processed in time before my most recent visa exemption stamp expires. Will I be allowed to exit and reenter Thailand again?

Hi folks - I am on a 90 days tourist visa (60 and extended 30 more days). Once my 90 days visa is completed: is it ok to exit country... and come back couple of days later with another 30 days ?

Hey, if I fly from bangkok to Laos (Vientiane), and enter the country through the land border an hour later, is that problematic (is it bad to reenter so fast)?

Or is it better to stay a night in Laos? Does it really matter?

This will be the 3rd time im entering thailand this year.

I arrived this week on a 30 day visa exemption, if i leave for a few days will I get a fresh 30 days when i arrive back or will it use my existing stamp? Hoping to leave come back with a fresh 30 days and then extend that before it ends.

Please read my REPLY UPDATE of March 24th...

3 hours after I posted this on the forum....

I am going to share this Post which was submitted for approval Friday March 24th at 9:00pm... and I replied via PM with my advice.

I have not shown the name of the poster, BUT wish to share this as we get this kind of question about traveling out of Thailand when on an Ed Visa for Study of Thai language.

Especially now, due to the ADDED SCRUTINY of ED VISAS... and the SCHOOLS by Thai Immigration, students are expected to be attending classes and pass tests in order to obtain any extension of stay of the Ed Visa.

Questions are being asked by Thai Immigration Officers upon arrival back into Thailand. And reentry may be DENIED, especially if you have a recent history of staying in Thailand using varied visas Visa exempt entry and COVID extensions.

I suggest you FOCUS on YOUR STUDIES and leave the travels to other countries until after you have completed the full course of study.

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