@Steven *****

You should consider carrying an invitation letter from your GF and possibly her family every time you leave for work. If asked upon reentry you can easily provide. Years ago I would always go to KL for my Non-O visa application. I always needed to give them an invitation letter from my Thai wife.

I think you are correct. They are after tourist money so make it relatively easy for tourists. For long term retirees or members of a Thai family, it may become harder and harder. The tax law enforcement comes to mind when thinking about this.

Yes, very complicated. I recently visited a local Immigration office in Isaan. Even the officials there looked quite tired of the entire situation. They simply said, there are too many different visas. I can't imagine them trying to figure it all out. I guess that is why standards may vary from office to office.

Only comments by some in this group. That's all. I haven't heard anything more elsewhere. I've been on Non-o for about 20 years. The 10 years before this I was on a mixture of visa exempt and Non-o. Me also, never an issue.

There should be no one person being able to make a decision if a foreigner can enter visa exempt or not. Why can't they just put it in black and white saying you can enter visa exempt X amount of time in a given period, regardless if you are a tourist, possibly planning to stay long term or any other status. Cut and dry, no questions asked. Too easy, but they won't do it, will they? Think about it, there is a reason for that.