Why are there increased checks and interrogations upon entry to Thailand?

I've been back and forth multiple times since October used a agent to arrive at airport straight through no wait in queue

Yeah all seems a bit random. The guy in front of me at BKK last week got asked for onward ticket, hotel booking and me they didn’t even say a word. First entry this year but spent like 5mo in Thailand last year on visa exemptions so I was a bit worried about being interrogated. BKK and Chiang Mai seem to be much more relaxed than Phuket or DMK

So what's the difference between a visa exemption for 60 days plus 30 day. extension from immigration. To a 90 day single entry tourist visa when you can stay 60 days plus 30 days extension at an immigration. The difference is only money

Being an immig officer is a very mundane job so they enjoy a nice chat discussing your holiday plans, assuming it is of course a holiday and nothing more sinister - they are exceptionally polite in my experience.

being and

Been going to Thailand for 15 years ,love the place,never ever been questioned at immigration and usually visit times a year if can get cheap flights,never ever being stopped ,all my visits visa exempt and sometimes extended so I cannot believe it’s a problem and I have not seen anyone else been stopped or questioned,very strange all these negative comments

If so cut it to 30 days,if not people will come for 60+30 not illegal,unless they put it in black and white it will always be used to its fullest stay until a IO says no

They don't mind your money I presume ?

What is the new visa called ?

Depends how you dress when you arrive, if you look like a loser/chav expect to be questioned🤷🏾‍♀️

Because the Thai economy is crap

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Brilliant sorted everything for me 2 months ago, driving licence, car/bike and Retirement visa. Answers every question through WhatsApp everytime. Excellent service.

There were attempted bombings a few weeks ago so extra security on entry. Visitors from a designated number of countries can enter for upto 60 days under THE TOURIST EXEMPTION SCHEME. You can obtain a 30 day extension for 1900 baht at a local Immigration Office. That's pretty self-explanatory and doesnt include entry for living purposes which requires a Visa. So all extensions are considered by and at the discretion of an Immigration Officer.

Just wait a bit longer.I'm quite sure it will go back to 30 days OR they will go back to a maximum of 2 border runs per calendar year.

What did you get the finger?

Andrew Smith. . . I’m sorry but you didn’t post a credible link to support your opinion.

I haven’t seen any legal documents that state you can’t be a “serial tourist “? 🤔

Check your meds bro… cuz you sure seem angry? … angry man. 🤣

Well its same in other countries as well.

I just came through a few days ago with no visa. Staying for thirty days. Going through immigration they noticed on my previous tourist visa that I did a one day border run to Cambodia. They delayed me for 90 minutes to let me know that I cannot do that any more. So word of warning to any people coming in on tourist visa. Make sure you leave the country every 60 days, but do not do a border run any more. Leave for a few days instead, or longer.

Why not?!

If you’ve got a visa and done the online entry requirements etc shd be fine

I had no issue the girl was lovely when I handed her my visa and arrival QR codes ???

The trouble is nothing is perifial every department has different laws

Due to scare of terrorist

Just doing their jobs😀

As old as the hills these kind of posts.

Israelis, Indians and Russians mostly

all there is, is more complainers online. Everything else remains the same

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: Why you renew the Thailand tourist visa so many times?

#1 - 𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚-𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕨𝕖𝕣: I love Thailand. I am a slow traveller.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: What do you do when in Thailand?

#1 - 𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚-𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕨𝕖𝕣: I financially support the local restaurants, hotels, taxis by spending my retirement money.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: OK, you are good to come in.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: Why you renew the Thailand tourist visa so many times?

#2 - 𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚-𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕨𝕖𝕣: I love Pattaya.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: What do you do when in Pattaya, Thailand?

#2 - 𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚-𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕨𝕖𝕣: Spend money on alcohol and prostitutes.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: Get the fck out and stay out you drunken pedo!

Please keep up the checks by the Immigration officers please! 😁 😉

To give the people in this group a chance to tell you they have a Visa! In 24 years I have seen many ups and downs with regards to entry. Could we get a gold ⭐ for the people that have a retirement visa. 🤣😂🤣😂

Only for Americans

Was nightmare for me 1 hour hard questions on a room , "sir you came more than 90 days mast year , then you are not coming in Thaïland for hollidays"

@Gordon ***********

regardless of sexual preferences, Indian have lots of purchasing power …. I can’t remember the last time a Brit or American bought one of my wife’s paintings ….but Indian’s buy all the time …

What visa for FIFO people?

They both should be banned

Can you still buy pot in thailand

Many more people without family ties will turn to Cambodja or Vietnam if they continue making it difficult

Nobedness...

Lets relax the visa exemption to allow easy entry for less desirable counties...

Oh we're getting more nobeds...

I know, lets give the people from the old list a hard time...

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Came on exemption end of June ..no questions nothing not even return ticket asked

It's not current, it always been like this.

Have a non- o visa have travelled a few times this year not a problem just a smiling face on arrival. Helps if you do the right thing and don’t think you are above the law. It’s not rocket science

So after being here a few years, I've noticed that during high season, things get a little lax. But when low season arrives, it's like law enforcement suddenly feels they need to justify their existence, look busy, and that's when we get all the motorbike helmet checks, round-ups of illegal foreign workers, crackdowns on drunk driving and drug offenses, etc.

Once high season and millions of tourists come back, a lot of that zealous law enforcement activity fades away.

That's my observation.

And this is a tense year. A lot of stuff (global events) is negatively impacting Thailand through no fault of their own, and it's making some Thais edgy.

Their country so up to them. Too many bules abuse the system

Just making sure your intentions on arrival, and you have the proper paperwork etc. Always on the books, but just checking more. You

Many countries do the same. Going through Canada Immigration is sometimes very painful, if you have to speak to a person.

For all the tourists wanting to stay away from their own country

Read the News , thats why ...

Dunno. Got pulled aside for questioning at DMK last Friday at 1 AM. I'm just visiting. Last entry was 13 months ago. Many people didn't prepare TDAC or couldn't show return flight. I had the 3 proofs. Came in from Japan where nobody had bothered me.

Plenty of non tourists arriving in uk daily even without passports and instead of abuse they get VIP treatment

I have never had a problem

Called doing their jobs

I noticed that when I entered on Monday. I saw some Indians being questioned by officers at the flight gate and saw a lot of people sent away by officers. I guessed it was to complete the TDAC but that's just a guess.

Your surname Griffin.

Same mine.

We get stopped everywhere. 😆

Entry yesterday bkk 3 times this year visa exempt .

No problem ,not seen any more checks 😄

Cambodia 🇰🇭 boarders

It is becoming more of an issue....interrogated...hard to get bank account when everything was in order etc... Next time I return . Next Jan approx doing the non o retirement same as this visit and will find my thai bank with 800 k.

Want to avoid agent as think things will get tighter over the coming months or years and intend to stay here full time when I officially retire in two years

Arrived in May. No questions asked.

Did you complete a TDAC prior to arrival? I did, but don’t know if that makes a difference. I breezed right through.

It all depends if they think your abusing the visa exemption system, mainly, unless they don't like to look off you.

Because non-tourists want to live in Thailand on tourist visas.

I came through last week on non-O. Breezed through. No problem. There again, I had the right visa to suit my stay in Thailand

Because over the last few years since they extended the 30 visa free days to 60 , many have abused it to live in Thailand instead of for tourism which it is intended .