@Steve *******

A visa or visa exempt are simply different permissions of stay. What do you consider a "proper visa"?

What kind of visa do you consider an Elite visa to be?

@Clint ********

No, it's rubbish.

What are you talking about more like...

@Brandon ***********

Appealing to fear? How about using logic? You don't know the future, or are you a wizard of some sort? How do you know what he has already planned for or hasn't planned for? All that matters are the rules & who applies them in each case using discretion & so any person could technically be denied entry & it's up to the individual to maximize their chances. "A tourist isn't someone who lives in another country"... utter rubbish in terms of Thailand's laws & the dictionary doesn't back you up either when you consider we aren't talking about permanent residence.

@Lynnette ******

You trying to dodge my question undermines your case.

@Kevin ************

Money makes everything "correct"...

@Luc ***********

Fortune teller..! :)

@Bennito ********

Visa exempt land border crossings have been limited to 2 per year for almost a decade.

@Neil *****

Yes, it's funny people expect officials to not make or break the rules on a whim here.

I would assume he's been living pretty well as a tourist in CM, by the sounds of it.

@Lynnette ******

"Correct"? Would he be a tourist if he got the Elite visa?

@Paul ******

Yes, in & out same day is not a good way to do it.