TerranceBrdge Bridge are you saying you were able to use the e-gates and didn't get a stamp?

Thanks everyone. He has a Thai wife. I had wondered if there is a chance he went through the e-gate with her (don't know if that is even possible).

YrMomsFavGuest strange that you are criticising the method that huge number of foreigners use to own houses in Thailand. Just because it isn't for you doesn't mean it isn't a very common ownership method for foreigners that is well established in Thailand.

Tawan2026 why are you assuming the OP has a Thai partner?

@Jamie ********

Americans do not qualify for visa on arrival, which only applies to a few nationalities that must pay for a 15 day visa on arrival. Over 90 other nationalities, including Americans, instead currently qualify for 60 day visa exempt entry, which is not a visa at all as defined by Thai immigration.

Colin Hannah the TDAC is not a visa or an esta. It is simply an electronic informational arrival form that replaced the old paper arrival form that was filled out on planes. It's not an authorisation to enter nor grants any length of stay.

If you work remotely, there's nothing keeping you from leaving next week and moving to another country so providing you a loan would be a great risk.

Date of arrival is the date you entered Thailand, which isn't a required field to be filled out when submitting the TM30 information online.

Bruno Zen tourist visas and visa exemptions are totally different things. The OP asked about an evisa so is talking about an actual tourist visa, not a visa exemption, or waiver as incorrectly you call it.

You don't mean tax invoice, which is what companies use to claim expenses toward their VAT obligation. You mean the VAT Refund scheme. Many tourists do it. Completely routine and normal. Just make sure you know you must get the special yellow VAT Refund form from shops that participate in the VAT Refund scheme. Many shops don't, and those purchases don't qualify. Also there's a 2000 baht minimum purchase to get the form, and you must take the item out of Thailand within 60 days of purchase.