- Not sure why you published vomit emojis. Peter was just saying that where you travel is dependent on you. Visa requirements vary depending on your nationality, but reality is, where do you want to go? If you have to fly somewhere, make it into a short/long holiday. For me, one of the few countries I have not been to in Southeast Asia is Malaysia, so if I had to exit, it would be there
Anonymous participant 492 - The interview is with the Deputy Director General of Consular Services for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), which was published in December. He stated that there would be requirements of showing documents, including additional training, etc, when applying for extensions. However, the extension process isn’t handle by MoFA, but by Immigration, and nothing formal has been produced/shared by Immigration
- From what others have posted, it depends. It seems like some embassies/consulates allow a couple to show the same 500k, while other embassies have asked for 1m baht.
While true, I would argue it is much easier for IO to quickly test your language skills, than review documents. Also, since most Thai language programs focus on speaking, would be shocked if those who are actually in language programs could read a newspaper.
It kind of makes sense. If exiting/entering the country, at what stage would they ask for documents? I have entered Thailand 7 times now and each stamp is a new 180 days. Is the IO supposed to calculate or find my first stamp and then ask for documents on the first entry 180 days after that first entry? That would be complicated. Furthermore, immigration lines at airports are not that conducive to analyzing documents, verifying if accurate, etc. However, if applying for an extension, Immigration clearly knows it has been 180 days and an immigration office is much more conducive to reviewing documents, etc.