@Dave *********

the document you’ve provided speaks to overall admission to include multiple attempts…if u do a deeper dive on that site u will see that on first attempt nearly everyone is rejected (Thai females)….subsequent attempts yield better results

@Dave *********

yes, exactly…most are refused on first attempt

@Dave *********

nearly 20 years in Thailand working as an administrator at a large international school where dozens of male teachers attempted just this…my own experience bringing my long time thai wife to the USA and the struggles involved in that and finally the fact that the usa embassy advertises this policy and makes no excuses for it

@Dave *********

he wouldn’t lose that 97% bet…the usa embassy basically denies all females upon first attempt

Paul James a little push back, there’s no enforcement mechanism for tm 30 and there never has been aside from visits to immigration… the need to have one on file depends on the type of service you’re receiving from immigration and it’s always been like that too…of course enforcement of some of this does and always has varied from office to office and even officer to officer…no one ever asked anyone on the street to provide documentation of tm 30 submission

@Paul ******

the rules haven’t changed, you must have a tm30 on file…enforcement was always spotty

@Paul ******

it’s absolutely a thing

@Steve *********

I don’t understand what you’re asking but I’ve lived here in bkk for just under 20 years

Brent Cowey ultimately yours is the most correct answer imo

@Alistair *********

exactly