@Andreas ********

I arrived at Suvarnabhumi on November 1, 2023 on a visa waiver, extended for 30 more days. Flew to Korea for a week, applied for e-visa and received e-visa 2 weeks after arriving back in Thailand. Got a 30 day visa waiver at Suvarnabhumi. Got a 30 day visa extension. Then, land border crossing to Poi Pet and activated my 60 day tourist e-visa and in 2 months I’ll go to immigration to get a 30 day extension, then back to the US for 6 months. All done with no problem, except the e-visa took weeks to be approved.

@Glenn ****

easy now. I was just asking a question. Point take. Thank you.

@Heidi ****

there was no problem doing a “border run” at Poi Pet on February 12,2023. Advise to dress properly (no tank top or super short shorts. Don’t speak first, let them speak first. I was in Cambodia for 15 minutes. Total time for border crossing was 2 hours. You are allowed 2 land border runs every year. If you need more in a year, you have to fly to another country and return by air. You can do unlimited flights out/in for any given year, but only 2 land border crossings per year.

My Thai wife and I got married in the US and my wife did the Thailand marriage visa for me. We didn’t pay or bribe anyone. It was a bit difficult, but able to get done.

My Thai wife did it all for us/me. Lucky for me my wife is smarter than most people. She and I have never agreed to pay an agent. We never paid to get any paperwork processed faster. We never paid a lawyer. We never paid a bribe for anything. My Thai wife got me the marriage visa and I can assure you it was difficult. The biggest hurdle was my own US embassy. There is a special place in hell for the US embassy people.

@Marco **********

I just did that today. It took about 2 hours once I was dropped off at the border.

Yes

I kept my US home and I have a Thailand home. I direct deposit to my US bank and after that I can do what I want with it. I can access my money anywhere anytime, but I brought US dollars for my 6 month stay.

Kool Breeze, thank you for the advice. I looked and did find that multiple entry tourist visa. looks like a good option for me. I'll be doing that while I am in the US for the summer.

@Dev *********

You apply for an e-visa from embassy in your home country at thaievisa.go.th and do it quickly because the process takes longer than you expect. Your travel agent cannot help you with this part of the process.