@Faye ********

The answers to these types of questions can change over time as immigration policy changes. So there is value to asking the question again even if a person has done some searching. It’s certainly useful to learn if one or more people had recently faced greater scrutiny on entry - not something you can learn from older experiences.

The degree of anger, bigotry, and outright racism displayed by this poster says everything about Joee Manny (who is not a member of this group) and nothing useful about Thailand or Thai people.

@Kay *****

Should be fine, though I don't remember actual costs ( is a useful site for getting an idea of metered fares to your destination). The taxi driver might quote you a fare instead of using the meter, so if you have an idea of what the ride should cost, you can know whether to accept it or not. Traffic in bangkok can be pretty brutal depending on the time of day, so its not unusual for cab drivers to want to make adjustments for the time they'll be stuck in traffic. Airport taxis are supposed to use the meter, but I've had them do both. FYI regarding cash, I generally withdraw from an ATM in the baggage claim area, then go to one of the teller windows there to change a 1K baht note for smaller bills, which tend to work better for taxis.

I always just take a taxi from the taxi stand at the airport. If you're staying in the city, when the driver asks if you want to take the highway (toll road), say yes. Have some baht to give the driver to pay tolls during the trip, as well as paying at the end of the ride.

The system they need is to let me bring up the TM30 that the juristic office submitted for me. Getting the juristic office to provide a TM30 receipt in a timely manner was (for me at least) a bit painful.

Up to the airline in the country you depart with an end destination of Thailand. On my last trip here, I flew Singapore Airlines to enter on a visa exemption (US), and they required a ticket leaving Thailand within 30 days before I could board.

@Michael *******

Seems like everyone's experience is a bit different. I only had to fill out two forms. It's Thailand, you've just got to go with the flow.

I did this a week or two ago. I recommend making an appointment online. You’ll need printed hardcopies of everything (passport, visa entry stamp, TM30 receipt, appointment confirmation email) in addition to your passport. You won’t get any of the hardcopies back, so make extras if you want them. You can download the TM7 form and fill it out, but there’s a second form you’ll need to fill out also - not sure of the form number, but it’s quick and it and the TM7 are available at Laksi.

Not unless you post questions about it …