What are the current experiences with immigration and visa entry in Thailand?

Lucky her :-)

Every 3 months to the border cost money, with only 20.000 Thb fine and low enforcement, it was tempting (at least lots cheaper) to have 5 years or more overstay.

If the fines are to low, nobody cares the rules. As we seen with ilegal labor. The employers just ignored it due to low fines hardly any enforcement. If you want a law that works the only way is to increase the fines and enforce it.

Rules do not change suddenly. The overstay rule is only adjusted with a blacklist period and was announced months before they introduced it.

Maybe he was asking me :) In which case, no to both :)

And "no" to both questions.

Adam, plenty of choices besides the Elite card.

@Rob***

can I ask if you get commission on Elite visas? Are you a broker?

With a fool proof visa, there are no worries ;-)

Right. I remember that. And incomplete information in other cases.

Still, I worry ;)

There might be something to that. But I'll admit, I worried even before this latest storm began.

Has been done since 1979 ;-)

Groundhog day news ;-)

Yes in agreement to your comment!

what does that mean

@Rac***

? Yes there are reports or yes what I'm saying is correct and there are no reports?

Yes!

I like to do border runs and quite enjoy them. Otherwise I never would get out of this place.

I have the choice.

Do I apply for a Retirement Visa but can't work.

Do I apply for an investment visa, still can't work.

I have a company but don't need 4 employees to run it.

But I like to work, for my own company. I need to make an income in order to make profit, pay shareholders and taxes. Does not mean I have to physically work for my company.

So, my company offers a services to a Thai Family business which in turn employs me and gets my WP sorted, and I pay my tax accordingly and I'm still legal. There is no universal way to comply to the law.

Lucky, throughout the years, whenever the government changed the law, they didn't apply it retrospectively.

Example, if you obtained your retirement visa 20 years ago, you will not need to comply to the new 60'000 / 800'000 THB rule. Minimum investment has gone up, doesn't mean all businesses who started before have now to reinvest to comply to minimum investment for their visas. Same applies to some extend to other visas, work permits and laws.

Sorry to

@Kris *************

for jacking his O/P. :-o

I am in full support of corruption if it makes my life easier....but even have to watch that these days. Better to follow the rules and cover the bases.

20k in cash is written in the conditions for a tourist visa. So they can ask any time. If they ever do and you you have no cash it would not be fun to go out again. People tell stories that they have been in many times with no problems. If they are ever asked to show 20k one time, they should tell that story to the immigration official.

Yout very nice guy barry lol

@Joe *****

Bell ends mate!

@Joe *****

Bell ends mate!

And again, I worry more about this group being hijacked by "ThaiVisa" attitudes. :-(

Actually make that Bt. 20K and common sense.

Things have changed. They are now enforcing the law, and everyone is complaining. The IO are doing their jobs. Have 20k, done

I worry more about this group being hijacked by "ThaiVisa" attitudes. :-(

Actually, I'd like to rephrase that. It wasn't meant as a question.

You are stupid. Please stop using the Internet without supervision.

Yes I did. This is what it says:

"I flew into BKK tonight from Hanoi, with no visa. No questions at the counter, no one asking for onward flights or proof of finances."

Are you stupid?

And get insurance!

Me too, just make sure you have adequate funds and a fool proof visa to eliminate headaches in the future.

Thailand does not have an issue with ful cells, always room for 1 more.

Yeah it can get bad. I stayed over in Thao Dien - it's pretty chilled there.

Amazing beer in HCMC - am planning on going back later this year.

Worded a bit different but here it is.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Not up to date.

You better ask the immo.

No reason eh?