Visa for 45 days? From America

[Gchan15]

Ok, I've been to thailand 5 times and each time were always 30 days and that's because everywhere I look online says we "USA" get an automatic 30 days visa.  So during my last trip to thailand in march I spoke to the immigration lady and I don't know how my conversation started but we started talking about visa and she told me that americans get a 45 day visa without applying.  I even asked her that all the information I got says 30 days but she verbally assured me that she knows that everywhere it says 30 days but realistically you can get away with 45 days.  

Do any of you know about this or can elaborate?  I'd like to stay longer without the hassle of getting a visa extension. 

[little_me]

Looking back through my passport:

admitted Aug 7 until Sept 5

admitted Aug 6 until Sept 1 (or maybe that's a 4?).

admitted Aug 11 until Sept 9

And another that's hard to read, looks like Aug 12 to Sept 10.

Not sure what bar you met an immigration lady at and what you did to piss her off... OK, just kidding, maybe?

But I'd kinda assume what they stamp in your passport is what is enforced, and every exit is right next to the entrance, so they are probably looking for that entrance and checking it before you get that exit stamp.

[Gchan15]

7 minutes ago, little_me said:

Not sure what bar you met an immigration lady at and what you did to piss her off... OK, just kidding, maybe?

Hahaha…it was actually at immigration  as I handed her my passport. 
 

I would assume that they enforce what they stamped on the passport. I usually see a stamp for 30 days visa even when my return flight was not 30 days from entry. 
 

maybe she was smoking some good stuff that day. 

[LASportsNut]

On 7/23/2022 at 1:53 AM, Gchan15 said:

Hahaha…it was actually at immigration  as I handed her my passport. 
 

I would assume that they enforce what they stamped on the passport. I usually see a stamp for 30 days visa even when my return flight was not 30 days from entry. 
 

maybe she was smoking some good stuff that day. 

You are using some wrong terminology. 

The correct term is visa Exempt Entry.

This is from the US Embassy site:

visa Exempt Entry

U.S. citizens carrying a tourist passport and in possession of an onward or return airline ticket do not require a visa to enter Thailand. The passport must have at least six months validity remaining to be allowed entry.  Upon entry, Thai immigration officials will place an immigration stamp in the passport permitting a 30-day stay in Thailand if arriving by air or land. This time limit may subsequently be extended for an additional 30 days by paying a 1,900 baht fee to the Thai Immigration Bureau office.