@David ********

why did you buy a 6 month METV if your objective was to get the 'retirement visa' ?

You might as well use the 6 month METV that you got seeing as it's a 200USD visa (when you buy it in the US)

It will be pretty hard to open an account on a tourist visa (probably can be done BUT you're sure gonna work at it)

IF your objective was a "retirement visa" it would have been way better for you to have gotten the 90 day Non-O visa BEFORE you came here rather than the 6 month METV because banks will let you open an account on a Non-O

@Johnny ******

more and more offices are allowing online reporting from 2 weeks before down until 1 week BEFORE the due date <- that means you only have a one week window to file online.

I think they are following that so that if it's denied, you still have time to get to the office and apply in person without running past the over due time

That is a 6 month multi-entry tourist visa <- meaning you can enter thailand an unlimited number of times during the validity of the visa itself (6 months from the date it was issued) and each entry will get you stamped in for 60 days

𝗗𝗼 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 "𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀?"

You're answering the question yourself, the METV is a MULTI-ENTRY tourist visa, the unlimited re-entry is built into the visa.

Look at the PDF that is your visa (which you should have printed out) across from No. of Entries it should say Multiple 🙂

That means unlimited entry & no re-entry permit needed. (y)

Also remember you can get one 30 day extension on each of those 60 day entries at the immigration office where you stay for 1900baht if you wanted to

Safe travels

If that's the case

@Honest *****

shouldn't have gotten a fine then. 😕 That you didn't know the rule OR question them about it, sadly is on you.

Still won't affect anything

And just so you know the window to apply is from 2 weeks before the due date down until 1 week after the due date <- that means for in person reporting you have THREE WEEKS to file a 90 day report

Nothing personal at all against you

@Henrik **********

, sorry my comment came out so harsh. My apologies 🙂

It's just you're way off base as far as whether a failure to file a 90 day report fine stamp affects you in any way.

The new rules / changes they've made have nothing to do with anyone filing 90 day reports, only about people repeatedly entering visa exempt. The two are completely unrelated.

Just so everyone is clear what we're talking about, this is what a failure to file a 90 day report on time stamp looks like in your passport.

It is NOT an overstay stamp, it does NOT affect you in any way at all when you enter/exit, get a new extension, go buy a new visa at a consulate, nothing. It just says you didn't file a report on time and took the 2000baht fine

@Honest *****

your 90 day report had to be overdue by more than one week, because you can apply for a 90 day report from 2 weeks before the due date until exactly one week after the due date <- meaning that once it's 8 days overdue you get the fine 😉

@Henrik **********

You can "not agree" all you want, but I'm telling you that you're 100% WRONG and I'm not gonna let you scare monger people with bad advice 😮 🙁

Failing to file a 90 day report on time is NOT overstay, it has NOTHING to do with your current extension and is only a fine for not filing a 90 day report within the window you're allowed to do it (from 2 weeks before the due date until 1 week after the due date)

It does NOT affect, entry, extensions, ANYTHING, not one thing visa related at all.

Doesn't affect anything, it's only a stamp saying you missed filing a 90 day report and got a 2000baht fine. Won't affect your extensions, entry/exits to the country, NOTHING at all.

Thousands of people all over the country have stamps like that in their passport. It's only a reminder from the immigration office you need to 'learn how to count' 😛