@Joost ********

That could explain my experience. Thanks for the update!

I got mine in May. And I have zero regrets even if I could've milked the amnesty (which wasn't clear at that point.) The amount of anguish spared and having to deal with immigration, is already great value to me.

@Nick ******

A little over a month seems a little tight to obtain Elite. I would apply immediately (which won't cost you anything) and start talking with them directly while waiting for approval.

Thanks!

Strange. I just did my 90 day report using my "old" tm30 slip. I've stayed in numerous hotels in the meantime. No problems.

Did you go to other provinces? How old was your tm30?

Totally agree. Balconies are essential! There's an official list of hotels somewhere. I'd bet it's easily googled :)

Let us know if you find something nice.

As others said, best to talk with them directly. AND the Thai embassy. Getting approved will probably take 3-4 weeks. But then comes the payment phase. At that point it would be nice to know that there's at least a chance one could get on the list to enter the country (which is an embassy matter.) Best of luck!

That's good advice, I think :) But I'd bet the question was about CW vs MTT (no energy to type those names again. And yet somehow ended up typing even more.)

You could get married. Get another job. There's some options with volunteer/ED visas. In some of these cases, consulting with a visa agency could be a good idea. The only one I have personal experience with is called "Star Visa". But I'm not sure if they do anything other than Thai Elite.

And, of course, as said in the other forum, you can get a 30 day extension with an embassy letter. Which could possibly be repeated (new embassy letter each time.)

Question was about 90 day reporting. Not a visa.

(Which, btw, doesn't even exist yet. Let's wait for the details.)