@Nadine ******

just checked the website for the Thai Consulate in the Netherlands and it just mentions that you can enter for 30 days (currently until 45 days) visa exempt. Nothing about a day rule 🤔🤔🤔

So strange!!!

I keep hearing this same information and it’s *always* coming from German people 😵‍💫 And then when I Google it I can’t find anything about it. I have a Dutch passport and have never had an issue regarding this day rule, never even heard of it until recently. Could it be it only applies to Germans? (Can’t imagine, but still…)

For a Muay Thai gym to be able to offer ED visas they need special accreditation from the Ministry of Education. Most gyms don’t have this as it’s difficult and expensive to obtain. Tiger used to offer ED visa services (you had to pre-pay for 6 months of training), but even they now say just get a tourist visa and extension and do visa runs to Penang, so I guess it’s not worth it/too much hassle even for them.

This ‘guy’ you mention sounds a bit shady, is he from a gym? Or a visa agency? In any case, if I were you I would look for an accredited gym that offers visa services plus training fees in one package. A quick Google search turned up this (in Chiang Mai, definitely more quiet than Phuket or Pattaya)

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

getting flashbacks to the days of COVID extension extensions 🤪

If your photoshop skills are any good, you can alter the date on your return flight confirmation for the visa application and/or to show at immigration. Works every time for *ahem* ‘a friend’ 🤐🤐

Building a house here is so much cheaper than renovating anything in Europe, better get a long lease on a piece of land and build that 3-bedroom villa 😉

@Martinho ********

can’t you check in online?

I flew here from Europe with cat in cabin (KLM). PM if you want to know more ☺️

@CeCe ****

you can book just one night (I did that and then canceled it after receiving the visa)

@Justine ********

I flew from the Netherlands (EU), I could go to my own vet as he is registered with the relevant authority issuing the health certificate