ATTENTION MEMBERS:

The near endless "will I get in okay" post requests

We RARELY let posts where people ask if they're going to have a problem getting in get posted on this group and we get a LOT of people wanting to post questions like that.

It's not that we deny those posts because we don't want to answer/help you, the reason we don't let them on is because there are WAY too many variables in that answer and truth be told there is NO real correct answer. :/

Things that factor in to you entering thailand successfully are

-previous entry / stay history

-what airport you fly into

-whether you were here over covid

-whether you have an old ED or Volunteer visa in your passport

Unfortunately the real deciding factor is the officer you're standing in front of when you go to stamp in <- and that is beyond your control..

There is NO rhyme or reason on why some people with extensive entry stay histories skate in and other people are pulled aside and grilled after one entry :/

There doesn't appear to be any specific nationality they're targeting, no number of days in thailand, no previous number of entries, although ED and Volunteer visas (especially those b/s back door ones people got during covid and those covid extension stamps are considered "stamps of death" .. :O )

When flying in with extensive entry/stay history airport choice DOES seem to factor in to it. BOTH Suvarnabhumi (BKK) and Don Mueang (DMK) seem much harder on people than say Phuket or Chiang Mai <-(which has no reported denial of entries).

All you can really do is be prepared by having

- proof of funds (20K baht or the equivalent in CASH)

-proof of onward travel within the number of days you will get stamped in for <- that means if you're comin' in free stamp for 30 days have onward travel IN 30 days (because that "I've got onward travel in 60 days because i going to get a 30 day entension" line doesn't always work

-proof of lodging for the time you're here (at least for a week)

They (officers at passport control) CAN ask for any of those things, all of those things OR none of them. Please remember the fact you were never asked does NOT mean those are requirements to enter, nor does it mean no one is asked, it just means you weren't asked

Also remember the fact you have a tourist visa doesn't guarantee you get in (especially with an extensive entry/stay history) all having a tourist visa guarantees is IF you get in, they stamp you in for 60 days

AND

A new passport doesn't "wipe the slate", your entire entry/extension/stay history is available to every officer at every entry point to thailand with a click of a button.. Now it can help for them just paging thru the passport but IF they wanna really see how much you've been coming here, a new passport isn't gonna help that much.

There are more than a few 'fast track' or 'safe entry' services out there (and I believe the company that owns this group even offers it)

Make sure who ever you contact about it knows your WHOLE entry/stay history.. Fudging your history to a company that's gonna help you get in is not a good idea.

That's about people. Just wanted you to know why we don't let those "will I get in okay" posts on this group very often (if at all).

Anyone seeing any downward movement on flight fares?

Before covid I used to come to thailand with multi-entry Tourist Visa with a border run to cambodia every 3 months.

From march 2021 to april 2022 i was in thailand with the special tourist visa + covid extension.

Im actually in Europe and I would like to go back to pattaya in a few months and stay at least 9 months, probably a year + .

Excluding visa marriage / work / children / thai elite what are the options currently available? I am not yet vaccinated.

Hello everyone currently wanna extend another 60 days . What’s the reason need to provide ? My country ald open but there are something left to do so I need to stay another 2 months

I’ve recently recovered from covid, my girlfriend didn’t catch it.

Just checking whether I have the correct understanding:

Both negative on arrival - happy days

I’m positive she’s negative - I show recovery certificate and pending doctors approval, symptoms, level of covid etc there’s no quarantine for either of us

I’m negative she’s positive - she’s put in quarantine, I’m free to travel and can’t join her even if I want to?

Both positive - she’s put in quarantine, if I show recovery certificate I’m free but I could chose not to and we can stay together?

It’s the last two I’m less sure about

Was going to book holidays for late Feb for 3 weeks thaiger says could be more restrictions comin soon what you think

Hi All,

Thanks for accepting the request to join, in the past 2 hours I think I've learned more than the last two months of reading the various information available online and I'm no novice to this as I've had the misfortune of dealing with Australian immigration for the last 7 years for the Mrs and Myself.

Figured I'd start my own post instead of continuing to hijacking Aleksey's.

Long story short, we're looking to relocate from Australia to Thailand for the next year or two to be closer to the Mrs Family and enable my family to come visit us from the UK, as currently where we live in Aus this isn't possible due to covid restrictions, we've two young kids one of which none of them have met yet so it's taking it's toll.

Based on everything we had read online from official sources and My Wife talking to the Thai embassy in Canberra it seemed like we could get away with applying for the Non-O Spouse visa from here and then applying for the extension while in Thailand based on using the monthly income method of depositing 40K Baht in to a Thai bank account in my name for the first couple months. The Thai embassy advised that wouldn't be an issue and it was implied the affidavit from the Aussie Embassy wouldn't be required.

From Tod's comments on Alekysey's post, it seems like this isn't going to be a viable option even though it's technically allowed and the fact the Aus and UK embassy won't issue an affidavit is likely going to cause me issues.

While the odds are against me, assuming I get lucky with an immigration officer that will accept the 2-3 months of bank statements (...I know I'm reaching here), is there anything I should be mindful of to make sure all other i's are dotted and t's crossed? From a documentation standpoint we have everything in both English and Thai and we're aware we need to have our aussie marriage registered in Thailand to get the Kor Ror 2.

Assuming that without the 400k in the bank or the 12 month deposit history, are there any other options available to me to extend the 90 day Non-O visa that'll allow me to build up the bank history until I either have the 400k in there or the 12 month history (or is the monthly income just a no go?).

Thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers,

Darren

Arrived from US on a TR 60 visa. Just received my 30 day extension. Could I go apply for 90 day NON O after opening a bank acct with the 800k required. And not apply for 1 yr retirement extension. Or if I did would that be frowned upon next year doing the same thing. Would like to winter here 4 to 5 months a year and now with land borders closed and Covid ext. Not a sure thing. Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi all, just was looking for some advice, there’s lots of speculation about UK circuit break/lockdown. Did flights still leave during the last ones? Or is it a case of IF that were to happen there would be no chance of flights? Thank you

Travel junction

Call me and say my flight on 4 January is cancelled. Stress levels high.