edwardandtubs Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 A while ago it was pointed out on this forum that 6 visa exempts would generate an alert or note of some kind on the immigration system. Is that still the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Thanks. I had to do my third one recently because the Vientiane Embassy was shut so will keep them for emergencies only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, edwardandtubs said: Thanks. I had to do my third one recently because the Vientiane Embassy was shut so will keep them for emergencies only. Keep in mind your VE at border entry has an yearly reset. So depends what you have since Jan 1. I'm not expert. Just what I'm thinking. Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 7 hours ago, edwardandtubs said: Thanks. I had to do my third one recently because the Vientiane Embassy was shut so will keep them for emergencies only. There is no written limit for visa exempt entries by air. At land border crossings there is a limit of 2 per calendar year (Jan 1st to Dec 31st). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 3 hours ago, ubonjoe said: There is no written limit for visa exempt entries by air. At land border crossings there is a limit of 2 per calendar year (Jan 1st to Dec 31st). What concerns me is not the yearly limit but the fact that if I reach 6 in total I'm going to be flagged and this may make life a bit more difficult, especially at Suvarnabhumi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordblackader Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, edwardandtubs said: What concerns me is not the yearly limit but the fact that if I reach 6 in total I'm going to be flagged and this may make life a bit more difficult, especially at Suvarnabhumi. If you're concerned don't fly into a Bangkok airport. There are no reports of it happening at Phuket or Chiang Mai airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, edwardandtubs said: What concerns me is not the yearly limit but the fact that if I reach 6 in total I'm going to be flagged and this may make life a bit more difficult, especially at Suvarnabhumi. It depends upon your history of visa exempt entries. The 6 entry alert is to inform the officer he should check to see if you are doing out/in runs to live here on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 minute ago, ubonjoe said: It depends upon your history of visa exempt entries. The 6 entry alert is to inform the officer he should check to see if you are doing out/in runs to live here on them. But if an IO is looking for reasons to deny entry, that could be a factor. It's all about minimising risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackThompson Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, lordblackader said: If you're concerned don't fly into a Bangkok airport. There are no reports of it happening at Phuket or Chiang Mai airports. Chiang Mai - not likely to be a problem - no horror-story reports. I would not expect good treatment at Phuket, where i do recall folks reporting problems - as well as some of the other "island/resort" airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 They love to state the law about max 180 days in a year in Thailand when in fact that law doesn't exist any more. Came off the books years ago. 6×30 days ( 180 ) is what they are thinking, wrongly. A couple of airports are famed for it. Land border is best, except Poipet of course. As The Walker Brothers sang, Make it easy on yourself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, overherebc said: They love to state the law about max 180 days in a year in Thailand when in fact that law doesn't exist any more. Came off the books years ago. 6×30 days ( 180 ) is what they are thinking, wrongly. A couple of airports are famed for it. Land border is best, except Poipet of course. As The Walker Brothers sang, Make it easy on yourself. You're getting confused. The 6 visa exempts I'm talking about are the total you have accumulated since they started recording and nothing to do with the total for any particular year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 You're getting confused. The 6 visa exempts I'm talking about are the total you have accumulated since they started recording and nothing to do with the total for any particular year.I read something on a thread the other day saying a max of 2 visa exempts by land per year and 6 visa exempts by airport per year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 37 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: 50 minutes ago, edwardandtubs said: You're getting confused. The 6 visa exempts I'm talking about are the total you have accumulated since they started recording and nothing to do with the total for any particular year. I read something on a thread the other day saying a max of 2 visa exempts by land per year and 6 visa exempts by airport per year The 2 visa exempt entry at land border per calendar year is correct. There is no rule, order. or regulation stating how many visa exempt entries by air can be done over any amount of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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