@Garrett **********

You are a great English teacher, thank you. 😘 And as for your question: Not more than a couple of hundred LTR's have been issued - maybe a few thousands in the lower 4 digits. The program was set out to attract a million people, though. So, the initiative failed its self-set target. End of story. And it did so, because (like all so often in Thailand) - they messed that great idea up in the details with bureaucratic overkill of requirements that don't align with the desired audiences’ realities. So it failed quantitatively (as in not even a fraction of the desired numbers) but also qualitatively (as in missing out on a big group they would actually desire). But I got better things to do than to debate this here. Have a great day y'all.

But it looks like they might fix this with the new 5 year visa at 180 days each entry - starting next month.

@Jo *********

Sure. But pensioners had it very easy before. It is the remote worker category of the LTR that went overkill.

@Garrett **********

Funny, Garrett. Not. The program was set out to attract 1,000,000 - so far they issued a few hundred. And don’t worry about my money - just because I make it a smarter way (channeling it through a wholly owned corporation) than anticipated by Thai bureaucrats in brown uniforms. 😉

Fingers crossed. As the LTR (remote worker category) was a total overkill in requirements - causing it to be a failure.

@Nongnuch *******

I would assume the coming back part they have figured out, yes. But (from past experiences) I would be worried about future encounters with more remote / rural immigration offices (for future extensions and such). I mean they don’t even get their processes and requirements straight and aligned across different offices.

@Brandon ***********

Is that the same Fast Track lanes as when flying in business class? Never had to wait long there.

@Brandon ***********

Not in immigration matters - if I can avoid it. 😅😇

@Brandon ***********

I see. Thank you, Brandon. That's what I thought. On a different subject: Not sure I would feel comfortable using the automated exit lanes quite yet. An entry stamp without a corresponging exit stamp screams like problems down the road.

How hard could it be to have all immigraiton offices apply the exact same set of rules and procedures? Will we ever witness that? How hard can it be?