Bianca Miriama That's interesting. The last dozen times the IO never even looked up while they were proceeding my entry until they handed back my passport.
The bigger picture is every moment a tourist is in Thailand, they are spending money in Thailand. Not somewhere else. To alienate tourists who have never overstayed is financially stupid.
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