Maik Maik. He needs self-validation.

Ruud Maenhout

Disregard the trolls. Looks like 'Pete' and 'Pabo' are going up and down the comments to pee on this campfire. Happens all the time. Its like commuting to work; there is always a enough jerk drivers, but you still have to steer clear of them just to get to where you want to go.

Good luck on whatever visa solution you go with.

180 days (uSA), but it might depend on the visitor's home country. I'm currently on 3rd v.exempt entry at 163 days with 13 to go for a 176 total. Rules changed 14November so unsure if I can repeat, but I'm leaning toward your "not really about the number of times". I'll be doing 90 in, 90 out, 90 in, 90 out next year, with good possibility of switching to nonO and just stay.

No wonder the "sillier" Darkstar contributor piston your fine informative post; with a nice photo, too. I👁 looked... The guy churns out 5 to 10 posts per day, mostly about political polarization (I do agree with some of his viewpoints, to some extent), but dang, why?pee on your campfire? I gotta put more effort into ignoring these "burrs under the saddle" of good communication. They'll always be around like weeds on my lawn. From the time he puts in, he'll probably check back and vehemently react to this comment. Anyway, good👍 post!

Regarding recent Immigration announcements and forthcoming official clarifications due out on 17NOV... I wonder if the border.re-entry persons or Thai Immigration in general will "crack down" on that, too...the part about going across the border just to apply for non-O. I feel they won't want to inhibit long term residents, but, some in-country policies seem to go against logical reasoning. [True> I dont know the big picture]

Regarding recent Immigration announcements and forthcoming official clarifications due out on 17NOV... I wonder if the border.re-entry persons or Thai Immigration in general will "crack down" on that, too...the part about going across the border just to apply for non-O. I feel they won't want to inhibit long term residents, but, some in-country policies seem to go against logical reasoning. [True> I dont know the big picture]

Thank you for this answer. So I might understand better... Are you referring to what I've read about varying degrees of the interpretation of rules?...that immi.offic.A might allow that, but immi.offic.B or X might not allow that same conversion?

The helpful part is knowing a new TM30 will supersede the old one, or the non existent one. Yet when a rising contributor comments with a nothing.burger, that passes admin approval, followed by the removal of my just.as.useless nothing.burger. How so? I just wonder why. This is not disrespectful to anyone. It is an observation.

@Simon ***********

. Thanks for your post. Still new to Thailand🇹🇭 after leaving the useless states of americrap. Thinking on doing the same (marriage visa) next spring. I'm on my 3rd trip for a total of about 4 months.

C'mon John. Got nuthin? Not even milk? I'll tell ya'bro', and make it ez for ya' .. You can drag your cigar through 9 miles of broken glass just to touch the last bumper of a 3 trailer semi-truck train that's haulin' away my single used prophylactic device for a ticket away to anywhere, even to my hot mum's place. And if you swallow real nice I'll let you listen to my massive gaseous cloud of flatulence over a ta-312/pt field phone while you're at mum's place trimming her grass. She'll even give you a couple quid for a subscription to Miss Manners. I hope that wasn't too harsh for ya'.