@Michael *******

„everything was new for me“

*** new not for the experts of this group, only for you

“especially officer behavior”

*** all the time these officers at the borders are the most friendly and comforting people

@Andrew ******

just get the correct visa fit for the purpose of your travel and stay, and SAVE us from reading your drivel

@Andrew ******

ahahahahahah yes, use dvmb YouTubers to prove all the BS you believe in

@Andrew ******

"My professional training causes me to want to correct the record" . . . 😂😂😂😂😂😂 even broken noses due to professional training cannot shift a fact from Fake News to fact. LMAO !

@Andrew ******

you are wrong. Your claims have no base

@Andrew ******

you are welcome to become a victim of this alleged BS 😂😄😂

@Andrew ******

"Well it must be true given you read it from “somebody”. Are you 12?" . . . . . matey, I am reading in over two dozens of Thailand related visa & travel advice groups. I am 68 years old sitting in my Eesan home and have all time of my life at hand. I run my own visa-advice FB group in the language of the country I came from. Reading in these groups is like sitting in front of a trove of information. If you don't trust my advice, you are welcome to ignore it

@Andrew ******

and you will be ready for a surprise experience, very soon

@Nick ********

thank you for confirming that it ACTUALLY CAN happen

@Stuart *********

that "family" you want to visit could be your brother or your father. . . . . the threadstarter was reminded that a Non-Imm-O Family Visa and the 1-year Extension out of it would be the better option than coming on visa-exemptions, because on exemptions he will finally reach the point where he can be denied entry. That was the opinion of one Immigration official. Another Immigration official might have a different opinion. However one thing is clear: If you want to appear at the border as a "real" tourist, you should not mention that you own a condo or have a Thai wife - as this is rather counterproductive . . . . if you can prove that you have a Thai family but still work outside of Thailand, it might be tolerated. Having a Thai wife can easily get him a one-year stay permit - that's why every border official will think he is risking each visa-exempt entry unneccessarily