It's a typical phishing email. Did you click on any link from the email you received?

@Brett *********

You did say that with other words. You added a parenthesis afterward. You said this "if you're going to question the advice you're given here I'm not sure why you'd ask the question on here in the first place rather than go to an official site". At the time, you were the only person to have given an advice, so you were referring to your advice to him. "How dare you question my advice", is an accurate statement as tho what your wording meant. "if you're going to question the advice I have given you here...".

@Casey *****

I am not convince that

@Brett *********

is wrong. The graph above is outdated and things may have already changed for Russians. Having said that, I agree with you that most people should stop giving advice, especially the "two weeks travelers" and people who have been here for only a year.

This is fake, there is no rules. It's at immigration officer discretion. They are tougher in Bangkok airport.

365 days per year except the day when I visa run.

@Lisandro ******

There is no such thing as 180 days per year. I've been here 10 years and the first 7 were on visa exempt and tourist visa only.

@Brandon ***********

We don't know if he is under consideration or not. OP seems kinda clueless about what is exactly happening. Keeping passport, although not the norm, especially without agent involved, is not that uncommon.

@Richard ******

What does money have to do with anything...? You need the letter. Get the letter and go to Laos.

Check for what? It's legal.

@Steve *******

If you can't handle the heat get out of the kitchen. "charmless idiots" didn't seem to bother you, huh? But similar wording on my part is abuse? Right! :)