This is not at all something new. A tourist visa is exactly that. Meant for tourism.

If you need to stay beyond the normal length of time for tourism, you have to secure a long term visa.

If you don't qualify for a long term visa, you have to go home.

If someone is a legitimate tourist, they cannot legally be working and earning money while in the country while on a tourist visa.

If they find someone with multiple back to back entries on visa exemption or tourist visas they are obviously going to question how you are able to do that without earning an income.

Again, this is how it has ALWAYS worked. Just because you and/or others were able to slip under the radar does not mean it was legal.

They have different visa categories, with different fees and rules, for a reason. As all countries do...

You will receive a 60 day visa exemption stamp on arrival and can then go to an immigration office and extend it for another 30 days after you've entered the country.

Makes zero sense...

Yes, 30 day visa exemption and 30 day extension at any immigration office

Every single time. Now tried with cards from 2 different Thai banks, one Canada card, tried processing all cards from Thailand and all cards from Canada.

The only response from Tune is a link that shows their payment methods. Paypal is listed but is not an option when you have to pay. I asked them how to pay with paypal, they just send the same link again....

@Jennifer *******

Government websites don't use .org either...

The first link is .org and as soon as you click the button to purchase insurance it sends you to another website at tipinsure .com

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It says "insurance must cover your entire period of stay" and then only offers 30 days

@Jennifer *******

I've never seen that. I don't know if that is actually a government portal though. Usually, official Thai government websites are not using ".com".

Also, they only have 30 day packages available? I need 90

Each 30 day period is more than 3000 baht so even if I could renew it, their price would be even higher than AXA

@Pauline ******

My bank told me the amount they attempted to charge the card was CAD$5430. The price of the policy in baht is 5430.

Instead of converting it to the correct amount in CAD the payment gateway they use has just changed the Baht to dollars and kept the same number.

My bank said there is nothing blocked but the attempted charge was just more than the daily limit for card purchases.

How did you end up paying for it?

@Dimitri *******

Hers does all the time

@Dimitri *******

Nah man, I just tried using my wifes bangkok bank master card. Payment is unsuccessful still.