Hi. I visited Thailand several times over the past 12 months either overland or by air. Each arrival was visa exempt with an Australian passport.

My last arrival was in June this year through Suvanabhumi Airport. On this occasion I was taken aside by an immigration supervisor and I was told I was entering Thailand too frequently on visa exempt stamps and that I should apply for a eVisa instead.

Now I would like to make a short visit on short notice.

The eVisa seems to require 10 days to process and I have to purchase a ticket prior to applying.

Would it be a mistake to ignore the warning I received on my last arrival and just show up and hope for a trouble free visa exempt stamp on arrival. Or would you advise applying for an eVisa?

Thank you for your advice.

I have a single entry tourist visa which ends in early January. I intend to do a border crossing and come back into Thailand on a 30 day visa exempt entry-I am Australian. Towards the end of that 30 days can I then extend my stay in Thailand by a further 30 days by getting an extension at immigration. Thus staying in the country for 4 months?