@James *******

what about book a hotel for tonight and then ask them for a copy of the tm30 that they will need to submit....will that work?

You can go, but from experience your documents may not be sent back in time. If you have an urgent need to travel before the under consideration stamp date, then this question needs to be raised through the Immigration office where you initially applied.

Technically you need to be stamped through IC before midnight, not just land before midnight….

@Storm *******

no such rule. only need to remember as what

@Robert ******

already said, the more you enter on a visa exempt, the more the risk of Immigration questioning you and potentially refusing you entry.

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@Robert ******

said, whether an IO allows you to apply for 90 day non-O on the basis of a 30 day visa exempt entry will vary depending on the IO you visit.

You need to be married certainly before you apply for a visa (related to marriage to your Thai wife). In my case, we were married in Feb 2016 and did some travelling. I entered Thailand May 2016 on a 60 day TV and during that 90 day period (60+30), I applied for the 90 day non O visa. Before that expired, I then applied for the 1 year non O visa (subsequently extended on yearly basis since then).

It might be best to enter on a 60 day TV and then use that to apply for a non o (based on marriage) visa.

@Robert ******

you werent sure it was 18 or 19 when you looked.....short of going to Immigration or back to the IC at the airport to clarify, how else do you suggest it is resolved?

@Eric ******

90 days with July 22 counting as day 1 makes October 19 day # 90.

@Robert ******

if they apply for the covid extension and get denied, will they get a 7 day to leave stamp in their passport? if so, will this affect future travel to Thailand?