Yep. Came here for the first time this year 7 weeks ago, last was jan 2023 and i was grilled on a return ticket and hotel stays. Like wtf, its my first time here in almost 2 years. Even commenting that im staying here long based on my return, “yes lady, i am staying here within my visa exempt window, whats the problem”.
Dont know about cooking classes but I was chatting to a friend yesterday who wants to go to learn the Thai language and he was quoted around 45k for the year which includes all application fees for the visa and their payment. So does it perhaps cover all of that