@Benjamin *****

Benjamin Hays I am aware it is the last day you can enter Thailand. Poster was asking did they need to book to leave within 60 days or 6 months, my answer was we needed neither based on our experience arriving 22nd November. Our only proof of leaving was 8th June back to UK, which is beyond the visa expiry date.

Just got a METV from Liverpool, expires 13th May and our return flights are booked 8th June. No problems getting visa or entering Bangkok. Liverpool saying they are overwhelmed dealing with visas from London due to online applications. Was even informed how to get nearly 9 months by consulate.

@Robert ******

We want to stay in Khanom when we arrive in November, we are currently in the UK.

@Ron ******

That's the plan as we got our SE there last time and they are super friendly. I'm going to call them now. We are just worried about being denied entry on a SE or ME visa due to our previous 6 months in Thailand.

We do want to learn the language and are happy to invest our time studying. The problem we face is there are no official schools in our locality to obtain an Ed Visa from - so essentially we would be paying to live in Khanom plus paying to stay on Samui. 1 or 2 nights isn't a problem but anything more is not feasible financially, logistically but more importantly Samui is not where we want to spend our time. The ME visa is probably the best option for us so we can learn at our pace with a private tutor. I will call the consulate for a chat, seems the best option. We are just worried about being denied entry on the SE or ME visa.

Thanks. This is an option but most of our money is held in investments that do not have to be declared on Self Assessment. I will speak to our accountant and the consulate for advice on requirements.

This is the plan but we wanted to seek advice first in case we have to reveal our cards to the embassy and shoot ourselves in the foot so to speak. As we have friends who are business owners who if necessary, would be willing to employ us as permanent part-time consultants.

We did a second single entry visa at Ho chi Minh, only stayed 3 days and come back. Just extended it for another 30 days today with no questions asked.