@Robert ******

how nice some country's finally allow online apply steps. here in belgium you need to go twice, for apply and pickup, that leaves you 2 days of hasstle.

oh really? that i did not know? my friend applied for a METV last month, and it's valid from the end of october (like he asked).

maybe it's not the same in every consulate

fast track? how that works? you need to pay for this extra, and where you ask this?

which are good options?

That would also be my advice, buy a ticket to a country where you can get a visa on arrival, (cambodia or malaysia), stay there as long as you want , and come inside by land, for starting your METV.

Also: ask your consulate for a start date after your planned holliday to malaysia/cambodia, this way you can use your METV longer.

"having a lot of stamps" is of no issue; it's the duration and the time in betweens that is an issue !

i have my passport now 6 years already (next year will expire); and i go to thailand every year 2 times. (3 weeks in summer, 2 weeks in winter)

however in the summer i also go to a neighbouring country almost every time in this 3 weeks, that means i have every year 3 IN stamps and 3 out stamps. this means i have 18 in and out stamps in 6 years.

i never had any problem, because i only stay 3 weeks and 2 weeks every year in south east asia.

If you stay more then 6 months every year on tourist visa's, that's much more highly to be denied i guess

such a usefull information. Can this be added to the sticky post / forum discription, for later use?

@Tod ********

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@Robert ******

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@Ellie ******

you talk about the airline check in.... but if he has a return ticket of 90 day later, and only has the SETV of 60 days

.... he still need to be lucky that the check in person know about the possibility of 1900b extension?

he has sufficient funds, so why not apply in thailand better, so he can stay and just do 90 day reporting?