@Rob ******

KNOW the policy of YOUR local office.

@Rob ******

Depends on what the LOCAL office requires, not ALL do.

When your educational visa expires, ALL RIGHTS to re-enter Thailand under a re-entry permit EXPIRE with it.

@Kieran ******

Exactness in this will likely never be here.

@Kieran ******

Immigration officers have absolute discretion whether to grant you entry.

Having gotten a long term visa, whether from outside, or inside Thailand, increases your chances to almost a certainty of successful worry-free entry.

@Jiji **********

The shift from administration to enforcement of immigration laws and regulations has, as you pointed out, changed.

It is now, again, changing with scrutiny of Thai nominees with foreign shareholders in businesses, education visas, foreign monied interests, non-Thais working jobs that are reserved for Thais, and other practices.

With enforcement, the risks of being seen as lax can be costly to officers.

@Tod ********

Pay your money and time and take your chances

@Henrik *************

As a U.S. citizen I can choose to live in all fifty states and U.S. territories, but confound it, I discovered other countries set immigration rules that serve THEIR interests and needs.

@Tod ********

It may even come down to when you try to enter, before or after an officer has eaten…low blood sugar affects mood. 😂

There is no country on the planet in which non-nationals have an unrestricted right to enter.

Thailand is NOT an exception.

Not that long ago one could live in Thailand long term on border bounces…then it changed, and you couldn’t.

Immigration policy does change and will change.