Just my input given that no two pieces of advice seem to be the same. Arrived BKK yesterday. Average wait, maybe 25 minutes, but everyone marshalled into lines efficiently. Travelling with my partner (English female) and staying in Thailand for six weeks.both of us fingerprinted and photographed (standard) not a single question asked about return tickets, accommodation or anything. The guy didn’t speak at all to me. My UK passport had two stamps in and out of Thailand this year, my partners had one. My passport has probably 20 in and out stamps over an 8 year period with good gaps between. No issues at all and given 60 day Visa exempt. Conversely the guy at the booth next to me (older English guy in flip flops and shorts) was grilled. Where you staying, how long, why you come here again etc, while flicking through his passport. His answer was ‘I love your country and ok I have a few visa exempt stamps this year but I love Thailand’, going to Samui, staying 2 weeks and so on. Asked for proof of accommodation for 14 days but he didn’t have it. Didn’t wash with the IO, who called her supervisor who then led him away saying ‘don’t worry’. He got in as I saw him on the other side but it’s definitely tougher than it used to be, long story short the general consensus here is bang on, look like you’re trying to live here on visa exempts and they are looking at you carefully. In and out three or even four times a year regardless of stay but lengthy gaps in between you’re fine. I know I’m here on a long holiday, and the authorities needed no convincing but the other guy was clearly bucking the system and they were on him. They ain’t daft, if you know you’re trying it on, they probably do too.

Hello all, any traders (stocks, futures) here with an approved DTV visa ? I have asked several times the Thai embassy in Germany if a stock portfolio (around 50k €) is valid as proof of work. They don’t answer me.

Hello, i have 2 METV Tourist Visa questions.

1.When you apply today for a METV Visa to start on 1 May 2024 and get approval in April 2024, when does the 6 months validity starts ? On 1 May or on your first entry after 1 May?

2. You get 60 days on arrival and this one you can extend for 30 days. After that you can go a week on a trip in Asia and fly back to bkk to get another 60 days. Roughly 157 days..

Say you leave again for a couple of days to Kuala Lumpur and fly back to bkk 14 days before your METV expired, you are able to get again 60 days?

This will give you about 220 days that you probably can extend again for 30 days if i'm right.

Is that correct or is this too much simplified and i understand this Visa wrong?

I'm 39 with my own business in Belgium and little bit tired of the 30 days visa exemption i get and want a visa i can get in my home country (Belgium) without having to handle much with immigration in Thailand while i stay there. Will be staying in Thailand 6 months per Year and 6 months in Belgium. I have a condo in Thailand.

Is this legally possible?

[Expired VOA]

Hello everyone. So, I recently lost my bag with my passport in it. I needed to get a fresh stamp on Dec 16, but I was without my passport. I filed a police report and planned to start the process a-new.

Unbelievably, I found my bag and my passport was still in it. I can't really find anything but basic descriptions on the embassy site..

So, does anyone know or have any suggestions as to how to navigate this situation? Really stressed that this is going to get me kicked out or pay a ton, or both 😓

Any reco for a visa service that is reliable and reasonable please. Can assist on ed, volunteer etc. Thanks.

Hi all,

Just want to say that the admins and mods do a fantastic job in sometimes strange circumstances.

I am decamping from Thailand back to England tomorrow, I've been here 5.5 years, but that's enough for me. No bitterness or complaints from me, just not for me anymore. I will still come to Thailand for holidays, to miss the worst of the UK winters, but to live, no.

I don't envy you all some of the silly questions that will be asked when Thailand opens its borders and ends the amnesty, I'm guessing there'll be a lot of people who treated it as a freebie jolly and will be a tad upset when the rules kick back in. 😂

My non- B extension expires on 11th October. I told Immigration that I will be finishing work and flying back to Australia on that day , before coming back in 2 years to resume work at the same school. At first, when I told them that I understood the need to cancel the extension, they agreed. When I returned this morning with a letter from the school, I saw a different officer. She said it wasn't necessary and I could just go. Does this concur with your understanding of the "system". I don't want any problems should I return for a visa exempt visit in the interim, for example.

I am going to Immigration tomorrow with my girlfriend at Samut Prakan just outside Bangkok. This is for her to do my TM30 as I arrived back from Isaan yesterday. Question is when i'm there i'm going to enquire whether they need me to fill out a TM28 as well. What forms/photoocopies will I need to take with me for the TM28? Thank you

A big thank you to those that helped sort out my visa extension 🙏

It was a fairly smooth process, no more than 30 minutes in the immigration office.