Tom Wanzer they do care, that's the whole point. This is no different than a country like the US or Australia.

In short, whilst a visa agency maybe able to help you get a visa...they can not gaurantee that immigration will grant entry....so no they can not help essentially.

Get the correct visa that allows you to live here..retirement, marriage, working or Elite

Tom Wanzer it does not really matter what you say - it matters what your history shows.

Immigration will assess your previous entries and how long you have been in Thailand - and will either grant or deny entry. They have denied more and more recently, even with ED visas.

The people denied recently said too that they were genuinely studying, and had the cash to prove funds, but were still denied. It's a real crap shoot as to whether you get denied.

Remember having the visa does not grant entry, immigration does at the entry point.

Tom Wanzer even if you manage to get an ED visa, it does not mean immigration will allow you entry - they have denied others for using it to live in Thailand. Refused entry.

It will come down to how much time you have already spent in Thailand, and their mood on the day... it's no longer a case people can use ED visas to stay longer in Thailand.

@Ed *******

immigration told me to do this in Sukhothai, which was accepted multiple times. They now have an immigration office so now can lodge directly but before it was done through the local police.

Tod Daniels i lodged TM30's at local police station which was accepted multiple times, in the past few years. Immigration told me to do this because there was no local immigration office.

This was at Sukhothai - which now has a local immigration office after many years of none.

David Murphy so long as they sign and stamp them, you should be fine.

I remember my local police didn't know what to do, so they signed, stamped and gave me receipt...they started a spreadsheet. Apparently I was the first to do it with them.

You can lodge TM30 at local police station if there is no local immigration office - I've done it many times.

Of course local police don't have the immigration forms, you download them, complete them and submit to local police.

@Timothy ****

and immigration may not accept a new one, with a different number, without a police report first...

Lynne Elizabeth yes but it will not be the same TM6 number that you arrived with...thus they may ask for a police report before they will accept another... it happened to my friend

@Lynne **********

you will still need it to depart Thailand... lol