What should I do after being questioned by Thai immigration about my long-term stay without marriage?

They look at the stamps in a quick glance I promise you.

Visa will be good. New passport will not help in any way for entry into Thailand with an online immigration system.

@Robert ******

Agree Robert, after having travelled in and out for a year. Getting all the required documentation.

Did wing it for a couple of in outs, now legal thanks god.

It can be a nightmare.

The cheapest option would be his best one.

The cost are to high for all this. Why pay agents if you can do it all yourself. After seeing his facebook page, he really has two options to stay legal in Thailand. Marry his girlfriend and get the Non Immigrant O visa based on marriage with a Thai National and a Work Permit. Or get the Non Immigrant B visa and the work permit. Cost of Visa 2.000 Thb, cost of Work Permit 3.800 Thb.

Jamie having made a phone call you have effectively have 5 options.

1. Apply for an Education visa, this would have to be done through an agent. 70,000Bht annually.

2. Apply for an ELITE 5 Year VISA cost 500,000Bht.

3. Marry your young lady apply for extention Thai Wife.

To conduct this you will need to do a affirmation of freedom to marry at the British embassy Bangkok, have your passport verified as well. Total cost for these approx 4000Bht.

In addition prove you have 40,000Bht income per month or annual equivalent,

This done via post to British Embassy cost approx 2000Bht.

Have Translations of passport and Affirmmation completed 2000Bht

Present documentation to Thai Foreign Affairs office, sorry forgot Thai Title.

Cost 1000Bht including postage.

4. Apply for Visa in UK, you could apply for non -O 90 day reason marrying Thai girl on your return.

5. Cheapest but risky Wingit.

You're welcome

@Rob***

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@Robert ******

Sorry Robert will remember that for the future, except my apologies.

This goup is to help each other. What ever goes on in private message or phone calls could not be checked by other group members and could be wrong information. That is why we discourage to go into private. I deleted your phone number just out of respect of your privacy.

My thoughts too. Did IO tell him ‘firsts hand’ in English or was this via the GF who has her claws out???

Dan Goodwin if you have a previous denial of entry and was entered into the system, it's always going to be there.

How that pans out the next time you arrive, you won't know until you do it.

You say you don't know why you was denied entry? That seems strange. They would of given you the reason they wasn't going to land you.

Dan Goodwin 20k THB cash or same in other currency, proof of accommodation and flights out of Thailand. These may NOT be asked for, but any or all can be asked for at any time, especially if the IO wants to question the reason for your entry into Thailand.

@Lochlan ********

Getting a new passport to 'erase' any previous entries went out the window the moment they out everything online. 6 month visa is a good recommendation for a long stay and mutiple entries.

Nobody get the usual 60' day stamp as Visa Exempt Entry. Also the rest of your comment is something nice to talk about in bars but not based on any fact.

Double oppsss. Only choice now is to get enough dowry and marry ;-)

Oppsssss ;-)

@Mark **********

yep!

Saying marrige is they way is just idiotic though.

@Lochlan ********

The OP has been flagged at immigration, a new passport wont help him or change that. It will be down to immigration when he arrives if he's let in or not, regardless of having a tourist visa.

A Yes. B Yes. C Yes. Everything is online. New passport has zero affect on entry into Thailand. The only affect it has is for applying for visas in neighbouring countries as they do not have an online database.

@Lochlan ********

So true

@Robert ******

which ever you want it to be , but flying with a mee passport works i have had 5 friends do it one that had overed stayed more than you would think even possible

@Lochlan ********

Which bullshit?

You can get a new passport and come in no problem, dont trust the bullshit,

I know and it works perfect. All Immigration Offices, entry and exit points are connected. The time that only tourist where allowed to have access to internet, have a smart phone and a laptop are long gone.

Yes, immigration has a database. Changing the passwort helps at the consulate / embassy, because they only go through the pages in the current passport to decide if they give a visa or not, but it won't help when entering the country.

you think they a) have a database b) update it c) it's networked?

Why a new passport, it will be linked to the old passport in the Thai Immigration Database. Marriage wil also not change this database, so your statement a visa isn't a guarantee of entry stays the same.