Not true.

I arrived as visa on arrival from USA for 30 days. Got a 30 day extension at local immigration for 1900bht. Then got the last COVID extension for 30 days in Phuket. I left Thailand and flew to Cambodia for 3 days. When I flew back into Thailand the immigration pulled me over and was not thrilled about my time in Thailand and said I need to get a long term visa or I might have issues in the future. My girlfriend did most of the talking and I told immigration I was planning on leaving in less than 20 days back to USA anyway. I was honest and told him I want to do 6 months in Thailand and 6 months in USA. Then eventually get Thai retirement visa. It also helped that I explained to him my girlfriend had to go back to USA to keep her green card status. Losing that would be a disaster so he knew we were leaving based on the timeframe.

@John *********

I want to learn Thai anyway so the education visa is what I'm considering. Can I change to education visa with in Thailand on a tourist visa?

@Andy *********

I turn 50 July 2023. Just need to keep border crossing as cheap as possible until then.

@Andy *********

I just want to minimize the expense of a border run.

@Andy *********

I don't mind doing a border run. My son is dual citizen in Philippines so we plan to visit family there for a short time.

@Bobby *******

I don't want to get married yet. Maybe in 2 years.