Anonieme deelnemer Unfortnately we only can guess. You can try to get extra info, but they have no obligation to tell you.

Anonieme deelnemer I know Thai embassy in The Hague Netherlands is also looking at probation period because during that period there is no reason necessary for ending the contract.

Did you just start your new remote job after working 3.5 years in Thailand?

Maybe they think just starting a new job is not a good reason for a 5 year visa?

LongTimeLivingInThailand Why? Just because I tell common knowledge?

@Dany *******

Statistically speaking, there is no group that is with certainty random and large enough, so conclusions have no value.

LongTimeLivingInThailand Carrying source documents on which a visa was issued is worldwide completely normal, and immigration officers in most countries check this every now and then.

What do you think is the job from immigration officers and why do they have the power to check do you think?

The check by embassy for a visa is just a pre check for entering the country.

When you look at DTV there might be 5 years between approval by embassy and entry in the country, making the situation completely different, so there is a good reason to check again.

Having a visa is certainly not a guarantee you can enter,

When you think it is you completely misunderstand what a visa is.

And they will do this kind of checks with all types of visa in situations they think it might be usefull, including the visa types you mention, allthough checking again somebody is over 50 for a retirement visa seems to be a bit useless to me.

@Josep ********

7 is a statistically insignificant numer to draw conclusions from.

LongTimeLivingInThailand A lot of countries even inform people they have to carry the source documents in which the visa is issued. What is the difference between what you call a rule and discretionary enforcement?

Fact is that immigration whereever in the world can and in some cases will check for those documents because that is their job.

Maybe you never have actually seen that, but I have seen it happen in different countries.

LongTimeLivingInThailand Having source documents for your visa at immigration is worldwide just a normal rule.

Why should Thailand be an exception on this?

Why would that cause a bad day for you?

Nowadays most documents are just electronical available, so put them in the cloud somewhere, and whereever you are at a border, just show them when requested.

Every experienced traveller will know that immigration officers can ask for all kind of documents to check if you can enter the country, because that is their job.

That they not chwck everyone is just because that is not practical.

LongTimeLivingInThailand what is abusing about it? Just informing soneone about the rules?