@Stuart ********
yes, it is up to immigration and that is my problem. everyone told me, if I had gone to Udon Thani again, then they would have just given me another visa exemption for 60 days. but Phuket said no. BKK might have let me through. But Phuket is the strictest, at least for now. But all the Visa rules are going to change. the 60 day is going back to a 30 day. The rules should be uniformly enforced. For example, I had no luggage, nothing to declare, just my toothbrush and my phone charger in my backpack. My visa extension was still valid for another week. yet, I was shoved into a detention cell along with 8 others for the same reason. and imaginary 180 day visa limit.