Will immigration question me if I continue visa runs in Thailand after six months?

@Jo *********

. Some yes... vast majority don't. They make rules and regulations to manage the majority not a handful of individuals who try to find loopholes instead of doing what most do... a visa. Visa exempt means no visa.

@Steven **************

ok understand now

@Jo *********

no I'm not saying that.. I'm saying immigration prefer you pay for a tourist visa instead of using visa exempt, which is free, to stay long term. Thats all..

They look at your history, and if they see you bouncing in and out of thailand , not spending much time outside, they can suspect you are using it to stay long term. Most people who have done this and were questioned by imm eventually are told to get a VISA next time or face being denied entry next time. A visa of any type almost always avoids this.

@Steven **************

so your saying that tourists cannot come in visa exempt.

@Steven **************

some tourist do spend 6 months in some countries

@Steven **************

Which is what I suggested in the first reply to his post above

@Prieto ***

. To answer your question they calculate it per calendar year.

@Graham *****

. He isn't using a ME tourist visa. He's bouncing on exempt it seems. He's a tourist so get a tourist visa.

@Prieto ***

. We would all be living here on tourist visas if it was that easy. It's immigration you need to convince. Tourist visas get a lot less scrutiny than visa exempt entries over and over again. It's how it looks to the imm officer when they look at your history. Any immigration in any country can refuse you entry as a tourist , they have total discretion, don't need a reason.

Get a tourist visa instead of bouncing on exempt and they are much more likely to leave you alone. Metv is actually cheaper in the long run

@Steven **************

A multi-entry Tourist Visa is valid for 6 months and can get you almost nine months in Thailand so that is not true.