@Tod ********

Thanks. I will try to go through the app process when I'm in Germany and see what happens (even though the German website had text suggesting I won't have a required doc). Visa exempt: Yep! I'm trying to stay 90 days in the most efficient way possible without visa runs or anything added. Worst case, I can stay 60 exempt + extension + do a run for the final 30.

@Tod ********

The information is only available in German. Assuming the translator is correct I'm out of luck "Applicants who do not have the citizenship of a member state of the European Union (EU) must upload the front and back of their German residence permit in scanned, color form." - I have no such permit or citizenship. I hope there is another country in Europe I can go to to get a SETV.

@James *******

Is "flying from" defined? There are no direct flights from the US. So maybe ... all connections on the way must be <12 hours or less or something like that?

@Paul ******

Last year they not only demanded my quarantine stay hotel but my hotel for 14 days after that and wouldn't budge. US passport.

@Bobby *******

I tried finding it again and alas cannot :/!

@Tod ********

I read the max was one on their website like yesterday.... or have bad reading comprehension and misread heh

And by the way they never asked me for it in Bangkok, this was two weeks back.

"you keep your passport; they only put a stamp in the passport telling you to return." - key point, thank you. I thought they keep it like other countries when I got a visa.

I'm hoping there is a photo shop near there that opens early? I haven't spotted a place in central Bangkok (Asok / Nana) yet

@James *******

Well my point is that I would only check into my main hotel once for the whole trip, even though I may stay other places on weekends.