Does entering Thailand from Sweden count as a visa exemption entry for 2023?

@Prinze *****

No need to travel by air to leave Thailand..more important is that the OP spends some time outside of Thailand before returning.

@Rod *********

somehow I disagree with your statement "it's all about the MONEY".

Lately there have been a lot of cromes that involve foreigners who wntered Thailand illegally or those who are abusing the Border bounce.

I do understand that Thailand still has corruption but please consider that Thailand is doing it's best for its people's safety, including expats living here.

@Rod *********

Requiring a passport to purchase a SIM card is standard practice in many if not most countries now for security reasons. I don't agree with it, but it's been this way for a long, long time now in Thailand. Well over 10 years. Myanmar requires you to register your number too (and they have much poorer infrastructure) so does Malaysia.

Traveling into and out of Thailand as a tourist by land is OK, provided you don't exceed the 2 entries per calendar year limit (if arriving without a visa) and it's also preferable to make it look like you're a legitimate tourist, by actually crossing over to Cambodia or Laos to spend a week or two touring the country before returning but of course if it looks like you're spending 90% of your time in Thailand on tourist visas or exemptions you're clearly abusing the privilege.

@Bob *********

I don't see there being any issues with Covid extensions given people legitimately couldn't leave the country. I think the issue does arise when someone who was on Covid extensions until they were no longer offered has returned soon after and is continuing to try and live in Thailand on tourist visa exemptions/visas/extensions then it will clearly look to immigration like you're abusing the system.

By contrast, someone who was on Covid extensions until last September and comes back to Thailand for a couple of weeks and leaves again OR gets an appropriate visa won't face any difficulties.

Problem is on this forum, we're encountering so many people trying to live in Thailand without the appropriate visa. If they want to have an easy way of extending their visa and they're not working (or working remotely) why don't these people try Cambodia or Laos? Its much easier to extend visas there and though it's a system using corrupt agents it's all tolerated and nothing will be done to change or Crack down on the system in the foreseeable future. Everyone extends using an agent in Laos and Cambodia.

@Jeremy *******

Lots of people enter by land from one of the neighboring countries. This includes westerners from far away countries.

@Paul ******

Exactly-

@Luc ***********

Can't extend for 45 days at immigration, only 30

@Steve ******

Thailand doesnt have a land border with Sweden.