@Toni ******

Online is no considered in person, so yes, that one needs an in-person report first. That means physically going there, or reporting by mail, the first time.

@Toni ******

reporting by mail is considered an in-person report and can be done for the first report.

It's far more about how long you've spent in Thailand than it is about how many times. The thing immigration doesn't like is people trying to live in Thailand without a long-term visa. You've just made a couple of short visits exactly as a tourist would.

Also, they will normally give you a warning before denying entry.

Many countries are suspending regular postal mail to the US until the de minimus rule fallout is all figured out. I believe Fedex, UPS and DHL are still functioning though.

The US has not indicated to partner postal services how they will be handling 4 million packages per day that will now be required to go through customs and have taxes collected. Until that information is clarified, most countries are ceasing it.

@Ron *****

tourist entry is tourist entry. There have been reports of people warned they will not be allowed in again even with a multiple entry tourist visa.

@Ian ********

then your application next year will be denied for failing to meet the requirements of your previous extension. And technically your extension is invalid the moment you stop meeting the requirements so you would technically be on overstay as of that moment. I've never heard of an immigration office actually arresting someone for that overstay but I've definitely seen people report being threatened about it by immigration when told to leave Thailand and get a new visa.

@Pierre ********

the only requirement for marriage is 400,000 in the account 2 months before you apply. Once you have the extension there is no further requirement until next year where you need 400,000 again in your account 2 months before you apply.

Your question cannot be answered as you have not provided what type of visa and which embassy is processing it. Both of those make a difference as each embassy is different and even different visas at each embassy are processes differently.

@Malcolm ****

for retirement extension you need to wait until at least 3 months after your extension, because the requirement during those 3 months is that your account remains at 800,000.

Then after that point, when the requirement is just that you must have 400,000 in your account, you can transfer 400,000 to your new account. Give it a few days to settle, and then transfer the other 400,000 into it. This is so you can show you had at least 400,000 fully settled into an account at all times.

Next year for your extension you will need to get the statements and bank letters for BOTH accounts. But after that you can just do everything with the new account in following years.

Obtaining a tourist visa is really an irrelevant question.

Immigration is cracking down on people staying long-term in Thailand without long-term visas. A tourist entry (visa exempt, tourist visa) are not long-term entries, so you cannot stay in Thailand long-term. Calendar year has nothing to do with it. Many people are getting questioned and warned for simply coming in for 60 days, getting the 30 day extension, and then leaving and returning. There's almost no chance you would be able to do this 4 times consecutively.

The general rule that many immigration officers seem to use to start causing problems is 90 days within the last 180 days, and 6 of the last 12 months.