@Alexey *********

not accurate.

2024 and 2025 145 days on METV. 10 min interragation.

Told not legal. Get a retirement and no visa run this year. In Aug 2025. Had to use safe entry after visa run.

@Henry *********

Your logic and my logic has nothing to do with immigration supervisor logic telling you its illegal to stay 145 days on METV. Happened to me Aug this yr. Her word is final, not the rules or your believes. If you argue, she wont let you in. So rules are secondary when you are in intoragation in Immigration.

@Henry *********

nothing to do with age. Ynger ppl will be advised to get DTV. Tourist visa is not a sure bet of anything even be4 last 2 month witch hunt for Visa Runs. Problem started earlier this yr.

SETV or METV does not change much.

Was almost not let in in Aug this yr with METV. Coz of 145 days trip this yr and in 2024. Told too many days for 6 month visa, and to get a retirement visa. The only reason was let in was my smile, no questions and being cool under pressure.

So ppl advising tourist visas like its a magic wand, or saying you can still do 8-9months on METV have no idea what they are saying. Tourist visa is much better than visa exemt but is no guaranty that you will be let in.

No guaranty on visa as well.

Entered on METV in Aug, interrogated and let in coz was very cool and all smiles under pressure and told that 4months 3 weeks in 2024 and 2025 too many days. Told to get retirement visa.

@Greg *******

METV better than retirement visa for trips under 6months. Only diffrence costs add up. Need to do safe entry to be sure of entry. 4500b extention 1900b, visa run 6400b and visa itself about 5000b. Adds up to pretty penny almost b for 5-6month stay in extra cost alone. Not the cheapest country anymore.

@Greg *******

METV, as well. In Aug had issues entering Suv in Bkk. 10min intorigation. Was extremly cool and let in. Told to get retirement visa. Didnt argue. With metv was told 4months 3 weeks 2024 and 2025 too many days on metv. Did not argue. All smiles.

True 880b 6 months 100gb per month, received 2 months ago.

@Andrew ******

for next will consider it, with dentist work needed.

Much cheaper for 5 years than paying the $325 for METV and all the extentions for 6months stay

@Andrew ******

DTV was $650?