I did have the same issue towards end of 2024. I had only entries in the rom January, with two extensions (second one did not even used all the 30 days), and was out by June. I stayed away back in my country for pretty much 5 months, and when I tried to get in again for a legit only 2 months expecting the exempt free stamp for 60 days (so did not apply for any visa), I was pulled outside the line, got very very close to get deported and finally only allowed in with a warning saying I must leave by the date of my fly out of country or I'd get in big trouble. When I asked at immigration office about that warning later, they told it did exist in my history and I should leave by that date. That never happened before, but it does seem to be a more recurrent practice these days, even if they are not back to back entries. I got lucky because the officer was nice enough in the end, and I kept saying I genuinely only needed those 60 days, which is why I got the note and warning not to stay longer than that. They were pushing for me to get DTV visa by the way, which at the time did not even know that it existed...

Not at all surprised.

Yeah sorry, it wasn't a comment directly to you. It seems i got carried away and it turned into more like a little general rant 😂🙈

@Andi **********

It doesn't make it any less weird that another country also asks the same. They make you organise and pay in advance for a trip and accommodation that may not even happen if you get rejected. How is anyways relevant or valuable for the visa-purposes at all for them to know an address where you're going to stay? You may end up staying somewhere else after! Basically, what's the point really for them to have all that information. By all means, you'll need to stay somewhere, but why would they need to know in advance before you even set food in the country and haven't even had a chance to find a place you may like... 🙄🥴

Then I do not have an answer for you. You need to get some sort of visa if you want to be as long for a year. DTV seems not to be your match if you're not a remote worker. Try back to back for a couple times on single tourist visas plus extensions, which gives you 6 months, until probably one day they'll deny you reentering the country on a third attempt. But you can always try, I mean every officer or port of entry is different. Or get retirement visa for a year and then move to non-B.

Non-B then if you are after a job in Thailand.