@Tree ******

Non O-A one year multiple entries visa gives you possibility to stay for up to two years in Thailand. The main requirements are the same as the regular 90 days Non O visa, but there’s a mandatory health insurance, health certificate and a police check up as well. This visa you’ll have to apply for every second year at your embassy consulate at home. If you want to stay more permanent in Thailand it’s most convenient to apply for a 90 days Non O visa and do yearly extension of stays with multiple re-entry permits.

@Steve **************

And told to get a proper visa next time?

At least three options;

*You can apply for a six month’s multiple entries tourist visa (METV). For 6 months you’ll need to do one border crossing (another 60 days) and two 30 days local extensions. You might need to prove sufficient funds for you stay.

Since you’re passed 50 years;

*A one year Non O-A visa with multiple entries gives you possibility for to stay up to two years in Thailand. If they lower the insurance requirement from 3 million to 400K baht as announced, this could be a good option because you don’t need to prove any funds in Thailand.

*A 90 days Non O visa gives you 90 days and after you can apply for a one year extension of stay with multiple entries in Thailand. This extensions with re-entry permit allows you to come and go as you wish in the future as long as your back each year in time to apply for a new extension before it expires. But as your embassy don’t offer to provide you an affidavit letter to confirm your income, you’ll need to bank 800K baht in a Thai bank.

For initial 90 days Non O and Non O-A visa you use your bank statements at home to verify your income/funds and the general requirements are minimum income equal to 65K thb a month or funds equal to 800K thb.

Long distance flights from Europe too. Lufthansa, KLM, Scandinavian airlines system (SAS) and Finnair deny and de-board people on one way ticket without a long stay visa.

At least I can add that’s it seems to be possible to apply for a DTV visa in the e-visa application outside your passport nation.

@Alex **********

The main airports as Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang are known to be more strict. Phuket and Chang Mai are more easy.

Can’t give you a accurate answer, but based on other skilled peoples knowledge (Tod Daniels) and general feedbacks over a period of time there’s almost no reports of tourists visas turned down by a land border (unless you use the (crazy) strict Poipet border to Cambodia). People who got turned down with a tourist visa at the airport and have managed to fly to a nearby country have entered by a land border with the same visa without any issues.

But I agree with other people commenting, since you’ve been home for 3 months and not are going back to back my bet are that you’ll be fine even at an airport, but just mention it as you know the options.

Thai citizens don’t need any visa if they have permanent residence abroad.

You can apply for a Non O in Thailand based on being married to a Thai citizen and also apply for a work permit based on being married in Thailand.

I don’t have a complete overview regarding the process here, but when you’re able to get a Non O, extension of stay and work permit based on your own personal situation, it’s definitely more convenient than having your whole stay in the “hand” of your employer on a Non B.

You can also apply for a Non B and change to extension of stay based on being married to a Thai citizen for your second year. Non O based on marriage allows a work permit.

@Yosr ************

There are several beautiful cities you can fly to outside Thailand as well, and personally I would at least spend a long weekend and not just returned the next day. But I don’t think it matters too much, they will understand you’re bouncing anyway.

Yes, you can come back on another visa on arrival. VOA is only given at the international airports. (No land border).

You can also go to your immigration in Thailand and apply for an extension, but they will only give you an extension denied stamp and 7 days to leave the country. If you wish to spend more time you can apply for a 60 days tourist visa at an embassy/consulate outside Thailand.