Ashley Toner It seems to be luck of the draw. I know about guy who has done 3 vida exempt by land plus 3 extensions in a row. He does pay for the privilege. At least he did as it was Cambodian border and they charged 3500 for same day in and out. Border closed now. From the reports they are checking people are genuine tourists. The offshore workers I know questioned were let in bit told to get a tourist or other visa next time.

Nope. Not anything announced. They are being stricter on number of Visa Exempt entries back to back but that includes airports too. A few guys who do the month on month off work in Middle East and elsewhere been pulled recently and told to get visas

Not all Embassies accept sponsorship.

Sorry to hear that - it is a first I have seen ie approved then rejected.. You can only really contact the embassy you applied to. Hope it all works out for you.

@Upadhyay ********

What was also said Friday was people who have never travelled or been ti Thailand before might be looked at more closely too.

@Upadhyay ********

Not Cambodia at the moment. That was the advice given at 2 DTV promotion events on Friday in Chiang Mai. It was also hinted it is better to apply at home rather than travel to apply if possible. If someone already in Thailand for a while going locally makes sense. Travelling just to apply not so much.

@Suhaan ********

Malaysia want to see a 6 month lease in Thailand. That is the info we saw recently.

@Javed *******

Actually regular use of the account is a plus according to what was said at DTV events Friday.

@Javed *******

Check how long the embassy you are applying at required the money to be in your account. Different embassies have different requirements.

Not heard of any checks on entry. For extension in country you need to show it again and that it has been in account 30 days.