Well the elephant in the room - How did a 34 yo with little income manage to get 22 yo Thai girl a visa to go to America?

There are a several bank credit cards that don't have foreign transaction fees and reimburse. I used my Chase card last summer with Krungsri ATM. Verified I was getting the mid point of their buy/sell rate which was extremely close to the wise rate. It was a very convenient method.

I also paid restaurants and hotels with my credit card. So in addition to essentially the same transaction cost as a wise transfer, I was scoring CC award points that I used for hundreds of dollars back. 😎

@Kool ******

Ok, read your comment above. Sounds reasonable, but I might be a little nervous testing it out.

I wonder if all airlines are up to speed on the new procedures.

@Phil *******

yep, the airlines will ask for the USA passport.

If she has entered with her Thai passport before, they have her fingerprints on record. When she tries to enter with her US passport they might flag her fingerprints on file with the Thai passport and question her at that time. Its anyone's guess how they handle her case from there.

Glad you got your 500 baht back. I'd be nervous about any lingering retribution from her or one of her buddies in the future. I.e., if you need anything from that office in the future and you don't have all your i's dotted and t's crossed, I wouldn't expect any sympathy from the officers at that branch.

Just saying ...

@Per-e **************

Context helps. I would be more worried about her using it for identity theft as opposed to travel.

What is your arrival date and time stamp, and what is the departure stamp date? Should be 30 calendar days.

I think if you post a picture of the stamp, it will stop unnecessary debate.

It's 30 calendar days. Not 30 24 hour days. So if you are stamped in at 11 PM, that is day 1, and day 2 begins at 12:00 AM an hour later

Does it matter? Even if they don't extend it, wouldn't they just give you the 7 day extension denied stamp which would put you past the Sept 5th departure date.