Why was my tourist visa entry to Thailand denied despite having a valid visa and sufficient funds?

thanx for the update (y)

Sorry to have heard you were denied entry..

Good Luck

Hey James. Thanks for sharing the story so far.

I noticed a previous post of yours from April

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You were on an extension of stay that was valid until December 2019, but you stated that your WP got cancelled, therefore it made the extension invalid.

That thread was closed, so no further updates on the situation.

My question is: between April and the time you left to the UK, did you continue to stay on that extension of stay or left the country on the date of the WP being cancelled and continued with tourist visas / visa exempt on the old passport?

Haha im nervous now. This is me in a couple of weeks. Coming back for a 2 week holiday after 4 months away 😬

may i ask where did you stay mostly during your two previous years in thailand and where did you do your visa extensions if any ? from my observatins of people complaining in this group i have an hypothesis that if the answer is bangkok that they are suspecting you of illegal work, and that people who stick to other places in thailand have less often this problem.

Open FB -profile saying "living in rayong" same time when coming as tourist. BIG NO

This is true- They were on my FB when I got my marriage visa and even messaged me 😂 sorry to hear it was my nightmare before I got this visa - so much better now 😅

Big red flags 🚩

They must check your Facebook because it has you’re history all over it, Also says you live here you need to be more careful what you put on fB.

Wow sorry to hear that.

That's crazy, as if they don't want your western tourist monies

I know it's too late now, but I'll write it in case any other group members don't know: Don't take a long-haul flight to Thailand if you have history of living in Thailand on tourist visas and visa exemptions.

Excuse me if Ive missed the answer to my question here.

But ,what were the reasons for denying entry?

you have been on tourist visa - and you Last Post in FB was you fly „Home“ to Bangkok - you may see where the problem is...

Which airline did you fly in on? Do they fly to anywhere else in the region? If so have you asked to go elsewhere?

How did you get the new ticket - did they let you walk out to an airline office and check in again without your passport? And what about your luggage, it would be on the luggage belt behind immigration..?

Was this a multi entry or single? Are you able to talk with the airline directly and let them know you wish to fly somewhere closer? Are they asking you to pay for the ticket?

Sorry to hear that but your experience can call attention to a crowd of people here. Please keep update.

So are they insisting you fly back to the UK? Can’t you opt to fly elsewhere like KL?

Sorry to hear this, all sounds a bit stressful, and expensive. How long was you out of Thailand?

Amazing Thailand 🙄

Did u get your passport back yet

Will be interesting to see if the London E visa system will issue a visa with a denial of entry stamp in your passport.

I'm not aware of anybody that has tried that one

just to sound crazy. Proof of funds to show 20.000 Thb. Tourist Visa 60 days, Extension of Stay 30 days but cost 1.900 Thb. Need money left to leave the country after 90 days, lets say 3.100 Thb ( no visa cost of neighbor country, new visa 2.000 Thb so really low budget tours). So 15.000 Thb for 90 days makes 166.66 Thb a day. I know the numbers are already doubled by Immigration but those who claim they can fund their stay including room, food etc inside Thailand with a budget of 166.66 Thb a day, may contact me to explain.

By airplane.

In my language school advised me go from Kuala Lumpur to Huahin. I had a lot of visas and stamps. They even did not ask money and ticket from me

Do not go to Bangkok airports. U should go to Kuala Lumpur. From Kuala Lumpur go to Huahin

Frankly speaking, you most likely will also be denied entry even with a new Ed Visa from your home country.

if you are denied entry your visa must still be valid because you did not use it. If you want a new visa you have to wait at least the three months or until the valid until date mentioned on the visa

And what was the reason as stamped in your passport for denied entry?