@Peter ********

I thought you can not get a METV when applying from a country, which is not your Residence Country...

@John ******

So maybe best, is if I will ask them directly...

FYI

Crossed the border at O Smach / Chong Chom today, and to my surprise, it couldn’t have been easier! No tricky questions, no raised eyebrows—just a simple, “Where are you going?” (Which, honestly, felt more like small talk than an interrogation.)

I got my passport stamped and walked right in with a visa exemption, even though I had actually applied for a Tourist Visa in Cambodia. It just wasn’t ready yet. But I really didn’t want to miss my friend’s Monk Ceremony tomorrow, so I figured, why not give it a shot? Turns out, luck was on my side! No stress, no extra paperwork... Thailand. Sometimes, things just work out!

But anyhow big thanks for your help 🙏

That said, even though I really enjoyed my time in Cambodia, all the hassle, the waiting, and the uncertainty weren’t exactly fun. Next time, I think I’ll just go for the DTV visa and make things easier. Some adventures are exciting—visa stress isn’t one of them!

🫶❤️🙏

@Gregor *********

I exit Thailand this year without using the additional 30-day extension and left Thailand before. When I flew in earlier this year, I was interrogated at Suvarnabhumi Immigration, because I had already done two extensions in 2024 (but only up until June). But the interview itself went fine and we had the interview compleetly in Thai. But he said to get a visa would be better for me. So now, I’m considering getting a regular tourist visa here in Cambodia instead of relying on a visa exemption. I genuinely travel within Thailand, have most of my friends here, and work abroad as a freelancer in the film industry for like 6 month a year...

@James *******

It's where most of my friends are, but I am working normally 6 months a year abroad and then come here, travel, visit friends and more...

@Gregor *********

So from June to December I was working in Italy, then flew back to Thailand and I am now in Cambodia.

I was 2024 until June and then 2025 in January again... From June to December 2024, I was working in Italy...

@James *******

I don't have a company, because I am usually hired by a company. But I have an online portfolio as an 1st Assistant Director at IMDB.com and IMDB. Pro...

I was working for a fillm company in Italy from September 2024 to December 2024 and might get work again End of March 2025...

But actually I'm not directing but doing the breakdowns of the script and later the shooting schedule before we gonna go to shooting...

As I am working in the film industry as an freelance 1st Assistant Director, I am not quiet sure, if the DTV Visa would be possible for me as a freelancer, although in soft prep, I can sometimes work from everywhere before the project is going to hard prep on location anywhere in the world...

@James *******

I am not really based in Thailand and have friends in Ban Phai Khon Kaen, Bangkok and Koh Kood...

Muay Thai wouldn't be that bad ;-))