@Phil *****

I was stopped at the front booths, and brought back for a talk. The officers looked at my travel history and they literally said "We can not let you in because of xyz. Come back when you have a proper visa". So I was denied entry.

After being told this I was close to having a panic attack and was shaking and very distressed since all my stuff was still in Thailand, and the sweet but stern immigration officer lady took pity in me.

And then we had a productive conversation about why I had been there so long and why I had not gotten a proper visa, and when I was heading home.

The compromise was they would let me in if I could show proof of monthly income to support my stay, and order my ticket back to my country ( flight within the next 60 days ) right then and there, and whenever I decided to come back to Thailand it was with a proper visa, not a visa exemption.

@Jarek ***********

Exemption.

They told me to come back with a Visa next time. No mention of required time away before returning.

@Lyb *****

I would have rather left and came back with a visa than to give anyone any money.

@Lyb *****

no. An actual coonversation.

@Steve *******

yes, they even made me sign something to confirm I had now been told of this rule.

@Steve *******

I was denied for this reason, initially. But with some good negotiation and proof that I was able to finance my stay and proof of heading home ( I had to buy a ticket while at immigration) after this entry I was let in with the message to get a proper visa next time.

And that is what I will do.

Some immigration officers are trying to enforce a limit of 90 days of total Visa Exemption in a 6 month period. But this may just be an excuse to pull you aside for a chat when you do back to back Visa Exemptions too many time with no days in between exits and new entries.. Especially if you do not have a return / outgoing ticket when going through immigration.

Do you have a job offer in Thailand at all?

Rainy season ends around October.

So there is a high likelyhood of a lot of rain.

@Stephen ******************

sure sure.