Could be a busy period for the thai embassies in the countries around thailand aswell as for those people already planning on visiting thailand and on their 3rd visit ? The question of will they or wont they let me in I'm sure will be asked more than usual.

@Alan ************

you have the ability to do it at your leisure 😉

@Alan ************

hey lots of fit guys doing muay thai at 70!!! . You connect with a muat thai gym in thailand that are registered with the department of sport, you sign up with them, they then supply the paperwork to allow you to apply for the DTV on the evisa website and bingo !!! Typically they will have a course that costs baht which satisfy the embassy. I have recently completed mine and return to thailand in December

@Alan ************

Alan if I were you i would look into getting a DTV through the soft power muay thai route which is valid for 5 years multi entry and stamped in for 180 days each time. Much less hassle to deal with and keeping your fingers crossed that immigration will let you in

@Bobby *******

if your looking at staying 3 months you can enter visa exempt or a tourist visa both give you a 60 day entry stamp which you can add 30 days by going to your local immigration for the extension when you are in the country. If you haven't travelled to thailand often then you should have no problem entering visa exempt. Also your flight may ask for a return or onward travel ticket within the 60days since this is the length of the visa exempt

@Bobby *******

only in your own country as part of the application. Remember to get a METV you need to show as part of your application that you are leaving thailand to another country and then re-entering again as part of showing you need the metv, if you dont you will just get a single entry visa

If you were looking at 2 x 3 month visits a year the easiest way without having to get extensions or have a thai bank account is to get an over 50 non O retirement visa in the UK that will allow you 90 days into the country. When you return to the uk and are ready for your next visit of 90 days then again apply for a non O over 50 retirement visa in the UK. If you want to stay for 6 months then it will typically entail you leaving and re-entering the country to get to 6 months ( there are other visas but didn't want to confuse you).

Your question was asked and answered a month ago so why ask again?

@Miguel ************

dont give yourself stress when the easier choice is to book a flight back to Thailand where you have time to get your passport sorted

I'd fly back to Thailand while you can still get stamped in and sort your passport out, if you have time then you can go back. I wouldn't want the hassle of trying to sort all your id out of thailand