@Periklis **************

You should not rely on a wrong assortment given to you by a misinformed Immigration officer.

You should refrain from thinking in terms of "calendar year".

I would rather say that all visa-exempt stays within the recent "1-year period" will be taken into consideration when you attempt several visa-exempt entries or several applications to an extension

Just think about it mathematical:

WHY would they really count in "calendar year"?

This would allow you 157 days BEFORE New Year, and 157 more days AFTER New Year, totaling in a 304-days consecutive visa-exempt holiday inside Thailand.

304 days of a holiday without a visa? Really?

The mind boggles.

It is not accurate that the Thai Immigration counts in "calendar years". Never ever.

It won't make much sense. With absolute certainty, the count is “per one-year period”

@Periklis **************

you can ask EVERY visa advice expert of ALL the Thailand visa advice groups, and you will receive they very same reply from everyone: There is no reset !

@Periklis **************

there is no "reset". This is the usual BS from some stvpid misinformed Immigration officer. 🤣 😀 🤣 Or something you asked got lost in translation 😅

@Craig ******

exactly. That's why Immigration counts in "rolling 365-days", not in "calendar year". A calendar year comes into play if you become a tax resident in Thailand, for example

there is no "reset" per calendar year. The count is "per 1-year stay period"

ArticulateSloth6363 none. . . As I said, you can only get the bank account opened on a tourist visa or exempt entry, if you buy the complete "retirement" package. You will be on a tourist entry, but the agent brokers a deal between Immigration and the bank - ensuring that he gets your bank account opened on the much needed 90-days Non-Imm-O Visa from Immigration. And from there on you get the 1-year extension issued, beginning 90 days later

@Alex *****

just carry 750 US Dollar on you in cash. You will get stamped in visa-exempt for 60 days. Only ATTENTION you must pay with the airline that flies you to Thailand from Vietnam. They could ask you for a proof of onward travel out of Thailand within these 60 days

@Christopher *******

you also need 500,000 THB equivalent in your bank account for a minimum of three months for the application to the DTV outside of Thailand

@Dan ******

Last thing I would recommend starting to argue with the Immigration officer you are standing in front of. . . . . That's on my list of "stupid things"

@Henry *********

. . . pay attention: Immigration will ask for the 20,000 THB in CASH if they want to deny entry. . . . . . . In this case the "reason" they will write into the denial form, will ALWAYS be "Section 12, §2, no proof of required funds" . . . . . the cash requirement is a welcome "tool" when it comes to a denial of entry