Got approved for Muay Thai visa today, same day after the interview for 5 years. I used an agency which helped get all the documents in order before everything was submitted, IMO, this makes it worth the cost. They also have a service that can do the 90 day report for a small fee.

Short story though: about a month ago, I attempted to return to Thailand on a visa exempt status after my ED visa expired, I got grilled at the BKK border and was denied entry. I don't believe i was given a fair chance to demonstrate my Thai knowledge, the officers were quite hostile which totally threw me off and I hesitated having a conversation with them in Thai. They asked maybe 2 questions at most and spoke at a native level, didnt ask to see if I could read or write Thai - the experience afterwards was fking awful. Anyone that has been through this will know 😂... surprisingly very few first hand accounts of others experiences i can find online, but you literally get treated like a criminal.

Anyway, just curious if anyone has had an extended stay in thailand and now obtained the DTV. Will they ask to see a departure flight? Got the feeling if I fly back into BKK, they will try to give me a hard time for the most idiotic reasons even though I have a legit visa.

Please advise 🙏

Hey all, I'd like to hear anyone's recent experience of doing the Hat Lek / Cham Yeam border bounce. Any denials of re-entry? Or, any strict words from the Thai immigration officer upon exit/re-entry? Also, still possible to leave Cambodia the same day after paying extra 200-300 baht? My background: I'll need to go on 10 November and will be coming off of a 30-day exempt stamp + 30 day extension... and a 1 year education visa before that (all back-to-back. Prior to my current 30-day exempt stamp, I actually tried to apply for a Tourist Visa in Savannakhet and was denied. 6+ years on-and-off of past visas/entry stamps/exit stamps/extensions). I will be using a brand new passport that I received last week (US citizen), though I understand due to everything being automated/tracked electronically, that doesn't matter anymore. Thanks guys!