Can I repeatedly use a multiple entry tourist visa for multiple 60-day visits to Thailand each year?

@Andreas ********

they are not consecutive there will be 5 months between them

@Simon ******

well, an METV only has a 6-month validity. If it gets issued on January 2, it expires on July 2. He can't use it for anymore entries after July 2. If he applies for another METV by July and tries to enter on it in July, he will be refused entry . . . . tourist visa and visa-exempt entries are not meant for a longstay in Thailand, , , and it doesn't matter if you hold a valid tourist visa or not - eventually after 180 days inside Thailand within a 365-days period, most Immigration officers do not consider you being a "real" tourist any more if you try another touristic entry. What he intends to do, he will not succeed with. If he really stays outside of Thailand for 5 months, his chances are better, and would actually be BEST if he stays outside of Thailand for 6 full months

@Alan ************

that is considered living in Thailand.

@Kim *********

But that's why they have a visa for it. Multiple entry tourist visa. Valid for 6 months

@Alan ************

hey lots of fit guys doing muay thai at 70!!! . You connect with a muat thai gym in thailand that are registered with the department of sport, you sign up with them, they then supply the paperwork to allow you to apply for the DTV on the evisa website and bingo !!! Typically they will have a course that costs baht which satisfy the embassy. I have recently completed mine and return to thailand in December

@Alan ************

you have the ability to do it at your leisure 😉