What are the current restrictions and options regarding the double entry tourist visa in Thailand?

There is no double entry anywhere, or I would enter from Pattaya all the time, lol!

@Maxim **********

will not help. Its biometrics now and your past history is on a data base. A new passport dodge dont matter now.

Ed visa more difficult there since the recent "crackdown" but should still be possible for the first year at least.

Maybe easy for you

@Siddh*****

but the average Indian, even the average middle class Indian able to take holidays in Thailand doesn't have 400k INR sitting around in a bank account for six months.

I have no idea regarding a company setup, if you have a good idea and can fulfill the requirements and are happy with the % Thai ownership (unless BOI) and the requirement to employ Thai staff, etc, sure, go for it.

Ed visa should be no trouble if you are doing an MBA, that's only a problem for visa mill schools.

@Ivan ***********

Indians get 15 day voa, an exemption but with visa fees waive off!!! Awesome for tourists, but is famous overpopulated country being illegal immigrant everywhere!!

@Ivan ***********

I think so also. I hope it's for all but will see.

And why shouldn’t someone be able to do back to back tourist visas?

Do they have the means to support themselves?

Are they taking a job from a local?

Are they under 50 with no intention of getting married or having a kid?

Ding ding ding. We have a tourist.

That’s an extra 30,000-100,000฿/month being spent in the local economy.

To suggest people misuse the visa would mean there is some alternative that these tourists should be doing and choosing not to. But it does not exist.

Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam figured it out and its a hell of a lot easier. Why can’t Thailand?

@Zabel *****************

silly... they all went to the multiple entry visa, obviously