Thai Visa on Arrival for a visit longer than 30 days

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Poland is on the list of visa exemption countries, so you get a 30 day entry stamp when you arrive, Visa on Arrival is not available for your nationality.

You will need to show POOT (proof of onward travel) when you board your flight from home to Thailand. And POOT needs to be an airline ticket out of Thailand before your 30 days ends. So your idea of booking a flight to a neighboring country is a good idea (plus you get to experience another culture).

You will get another 30 day entry stamp when you return so will covered for your full time.

The other option is to get a 60 day Tourist Visa before leaving home if you want to hang in Thailand only.

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I am a U.S. citizen, so your experience may be different.

I have overstayed twice. Once was for two days, and once was for two weeks. When I was exiting through passport control during the two day overstay the immigration officer stamped me out without a word. When leaving after the two week overstay, I had to pay a couple hundred Baht fine before being stamped out. The fine was 15 years ago, so prices/policies may have changed.

I have also visited Thailand with an itinerary that indicated a longer than 30 day stay. I was stamped in with no problem or question about the timing or length of my stay, nor did I have to show proof of onward travel. I made a trip to Cambodia during the trip and hence was not subject to the 30 day limit.

One thing to be aware of: If you cross in Laos via land (not flying), then when you return to Thailand you are only allowed to stay for 15 days; too many people were doing visa runs for the Thai gubmint's liking, so they reduced the "return" visa to 15 days.

tl;dr: I am not sure how Polish citizens are treated, but you may well have no problem at all getting the visa on arrival.

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