@Dean ************

not to Pattaya

@Ian *********

I don't know if you're just genuinely stupid or just playing the role here. Either way, there's no such thing as an EU passport and not all countries which are members of the organisation known as the EU get 30 day visa exempt entries to Thailand.

Your advice further up on this post is wrong.

@Ian *********

call it what you want, there's no country in the world called the EU

@Ian *********

not all EU countries qualify for visa exemption

@Michael *******

Vietnam doesn't have any kind of retirement visa and visa runs would be required every 90 days.

Looks like you're off to the Philippines

@Adriana *********

no idea, I've never tried to live somewhere as a tourist before so no idea what the criteria is for each embassy.

Visa run you go to a nearby embassy and obtain a visa then return.

Border bounce you cross the border and then return again, without applying for a visa at an embassy.

Auckland

@Have ******

them questioning or denying entry to probably 0.001% of daily visitors isn't going to cripple the industry.

For what it's worth I entered Thailand about 14 times last year, maximum stay of 3 weeks but usually just there for long weekends.

Previously lived and worked there, legally and not on visa exemptions or tourist visas, for 3 years. Never been questioned once, including my most recent entry 10 days ago.