What are the rules regarding land crossings into Thailand for expats?

@Kevin *****

Ok, the Problem with Thailand, well previously they let everyone and anyone into the country, who were doing monthly border runs and some of those farangs and from what I've been told, mostly from the UK, have gone to Thailand with a few grand in cash and expect it'll last forever. Then everybody gets tarred with the same brush so to speak. The reason I stayed there mostly on visa exempts was because I worked offshore all over Asia, so if I got a visa from an Embassy or consulate other than in my own country, if say a week after getting stamped in at Don Meuang, or Suvarnabhum I got an email, or phone call from a company, several of which I contracted too, then getting a visa and only using it for a few days was a waste of time, that's why I just did border runs near where I was living. The only visa that was good for me then was the multiple entry 'O' visa, which now I believe has been discontinued. On the e-visa portal they only offer a three month one entry 'O' visa. Now I'm retired if I wanted to move back to Thailand wouldn't be any use, as at the moment I don't have the required 800k baht required for the extension based on retirement. Also if you have that sum in a Thai bank as I believe it is liable for tax if your in the country more than 179 days a year, everything is a catch 22. Also to be able to transfer 65,000 baht a month might be ok for pensioners from some countries, but with only my state pension from the UK doesn't come anywhere near that figure.

@John *******

hey I am just joking with you so sorry if I offended you. I have been here since 2011 and I agree, you see some farang and you got to wonder from where there next five baht will come from.

@Richard *****

grow up!

@Darren ******

An exemption is relevant on a daily/weekly by it's very nature i.e. not long-term to the people wanting one. So, pull up your size 48 knickers and fook off whilst you're doing it! Oh and

@Brandon ***********

do the same!

@Richard *****

not trying to be tough, just merely trying to educate you on how to find answers to repeated questions instead of getting your knickers in a twist like you have here 👍

@Darren ******

Cool your boots Darren. You're not as tough as you think you are!

@Richard *****

or read the other 3 million posts and stop spamming the board with the same question? Hardly rocket science.

@Ashton ********

ok. Well I would stick with the same agent. They will have the contacts to know if you can do a 5th border bounce. 👍

@Ashton ********

ok. So you're supposed to only get 2 land border crossings in a calender year.

You must have been paying a fair whack for your border bounces.

@Todd ********

depends what her circumstances are. This rule only applies to visa exempt