Nongnuch Kamdee Your assumption about the IO 'might' not be correct... depending on the person's previous history of entering Thailand. If there was any suspicions based on previous entry history, an entry using the METV possibly could be cut short if it looked like the individual was trying to get 8-9 months out of it & had some recent 'history' prior to entering on the METV.

Simon Adams extending would mean meeting the 800k/400k banked money requirement. Some are just using the Non-O as a 'Tourist Visa' where their money doesn't have to leave their 'home' bank account. Doing that might 'come unstuck' if done too often. I read a post fairly recently, where someone said they had obtained 3 Non-O's within maybe about 15-18 months & was 'pulled up & questioned about it.

Ralph Tyson right, so find and quote those Laws here, if you are so sure what they are! I bet you don't even Know 1% of your own country's Laws, nevermind a foreign country's.

Stephen Elston Hahaha, you'd make a good 'Spin doctor' for a Government if you're going to avoid responding to the first two lines of my first response to you and try to turn it back on me. I DO read, but I'm not so sure about your competency in that department...I didn't say anything about there being a restriction, as it's ALWAYS at the discretion of the Immigration Officer. "Honest"!

Yeah sure, the OP said he enters "twice a year for sixty days". He also DIDN'T say when his visit previous to the last two was. That factor, if it was not long before the latest two visits 'could be' the reason why the IO 'may have' come to the conclusion 'is this guy trying to live here' and told him to get a long term Visa in future. The way people 'behave' & complain in groups like this, leads may to believe that some information has been left out (conveniently to suit their narrative?)

Eric Alan when and what "Laws" have been changed? Please tell us, oh enlightened one! As for tourists knowing a specific country's laws, I doubt if there's much more than 1% that actually know another country's laws.

Ralph Tyson the rules say what is "the right thing"? If you're talking about a specified number of Visa Exempt entries, type the following into a search engine and see what it says... "what are the Thailand Laws/regulations regarding the number of Visa Exempt tourist entries per year". Then read through the details of what the results are.

Also, do a search for the "average" length of time tourists spend in Thailand per visit. I can tell you now, it's a lot less than 60 days.

Do another online search; 'across the world, what is the average length of time that workers are allowed as annual leave per year'. Just because a small number of people get to have three months per year annual leave, where the 'standard' is 4-5 weeks, doesn't make them entitled to spend all that time in one other country of their choosing. 'Entitled' is a mindset of individuals, that makes them think that everything should fit their own wants and desires, exempting them from fitting in with laws and regulations set down by a country for the best interests of that country.

Stephen Elston show me where, in Thailand's Immigration Laws/regulations, it says multiple Visa Exempt entries are allowed.

Entry has always been at the discretion of Immigration Officers.

While they have probably been a lot more lenient in past years, there's a good reason that they've been a lot stricter in the past few months and quite a few 'entitled' foreigners think the rules should 'fit' around them, not what is in Thailand's best interests.

The increase from 30 to 60 days Visa Exempt was likely not intended to be long term. When they started noticing the abuse of that system, particularly by those involved in organised crime and to a lesser extent, foreigners using the free entries to live in Thailand as long as they can, they've changed some policies (not laws) to clamp down on the misuse and trying to limit the entries of 'the less desirable' people.

@Brad ******

gee... that comment shows how little you know

@Brad ******

45 minutes to fly to Bangkok... then get caught in the traffic jam 🙄🤣🤣🤣

@Brad ******

why then are you in the group? Whatever the saying is, I can't remember now, but it's usually the small, even tiny minority that make the loudest noise, like the baby pig you'll find it squeals a lot louder than the bigger pigs. Much like public protests, those participating are a tiny number of a population.

The majority don't complain, because they don't see much if anything worth complaining about and if they have anything to say, it's usually helping other people out.

If you're happy in Cambodia stay there. Nobody is asking or demanding you move to Thailand.