Hey,
I'm having a difficult time with visa stuff at the moment. I was denied entry about 1.5 years ago. I had an active ED visa, went to Suvurnabhumi and got a re-entry permit and left for Bali. Came back 5 days later and then got denied for not having 20k baht on me and the IO saying that I'm working as a teacher. I showed the IO a picture of my condo contract for 65k/month and offered bank statements, but he didn't change his mind. He also made up some sentences to write in Thai letters even though I was only at Thai school for like 3 months and couldn't do it.
This week I tried to get the Elite Visa but upon seeing my denied entry I was told that I am not eligible to apply. I'm not sure what exactly to do about this and what other options I have. It seems odd that Elite is classified as Tourist Visa and I can not apply, yet I am staying in Thailand on Tourist Visa right now. And yeah. Im getting deported by an IO having a bad day despite re-entry permit from a few days prior and an active ED visa and now I can not apply for Elite because of that. Is there any steps I would be able to take to appeal my denied entry and make a case to be eligible for Elite? Has anyone here dealt with similar and found workarounds?
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user describes their experience of being denied entry to Thailand despite holding an active ED visa and having a re-entry permit. They were denied because of not having sufficient cash on hand and accusations of working illegally. Subsequently, their application for an Elite Visa was rejected due to the prior entry denial. The user is seeking advice on how to appeal the entry denial and explore options for obtaining the Elite Visa.
