@Darren *****

Thanks for contributing!

@Carla **********

@Roberto ********

Yeah I've spent basically all my time in Bangkok with some trips to Koh Samui/Phangan. I've been wanting to visit CM for a while but some people are saying here I'm permanently barred from being a tourist again lol. Wish I knew this was a possibility earlier and I would've visited CM when I had the chance.

Do you have any idea if being denied entry can hurt your chances of being let into other countries in the future?

@Josh *********

Nice glad it worked out for you. Actually the time I was almost denied was when I had a tourist visa so I'm not sure that's doing me any favors. I'd be out for 7 months this time before going back however I haven't been to my home country in 6 years. Guess it's just a roll of the dice 💀

@John *********

I'm curious what the purpose is of these large Thai Visa groups if the answer inevitably comes down to "nobody knows, it's up to the officer". I was really hoping someone here would have the secret recipe to success haha

@Jonathan *************************

Does anyone have any idea how long they'd like you to be out of the country before visiting again? I've heard people say just a couple days, or a month, or a year. This would be 7 months out for me but these comments are making me nervous..

@Chris ******

I will have been out 7 months between leaving and entering this time. It's so frustrating there's no clearly written rule because I'd gladly follow it. Some people say stay out 1 month and others in these comments say I can never go back lol. If I get denied entry I'm not really worried about my Thai vacation but I'm super worried that denial will affect my ability to get into other countries in the future.

@Roberto ********

I'm a 29 year old American. Purpose is just tourism. I'm headed to Chiang Mai this time which I've never been to before.

@Josh *********

So you mean they questioned you, then let you in, and you've gone back again since that time without issue? Mind if I ask how long you were out of Thailand between those visits?

@Tullio ******

Sorry maybe I was unclear in my post. I have no intention of living in Thailand I'm just trying to go for May-June this year.