Got a grilling on arrival in March at Bangkok....due previous long stay, /60...away 5 months and on return got stopped for thirty minutes,agreed to let me in but I was expecting the worse after such a grilling,did 30 day extension and just returned from Laos with non o (90 day).

On the way out.of Thailand at nong khai the immigration officer said to me;

Don't come back unless you have the correct visa as you will not be allowed back again with visa exemption !!!! Definitely getting tougher

@Dwayne *******

seems to be a crackdown. Was also apparent coming back from Laos last week. I was ok but two guys in front of me refused entry as they had done 60 exempt 30 extension,been Laos two days and trying to come back k in to Thailand again as 60 day visa exemptions...

@Dwayne *******

absolutely DO need a non O....I had three refused me yesterday even WITH the non O

@Andy *******

Qatar more strict I guess..but being strict..means they should know all the rules for every country so is impossible I guess. Lucky some one knows about your non o lol

Adam DixonI got train ticket Udon Thani to Laos 3 dollars. Qatar airways wanted proof of leaving in six months before I could check in at Heathrow.

They accepting train ticket. Three dollars well spent lol.

Can get via 12goasia online

And 10 million did it on line via the thai government website Free of charge I. About five minutes lol

@Craig *****

the website said working days law time I applied for visa in London it it came in about 5 total. Was surprised how quick it came.

@Andy ***********

lol.....I did...just went to 3 banks today...with a 90 day non O ...as advise by immigration the bank will open an account in order that I can deposit the 800k and extend another year. Guess what ..all three refused...Bangkok bank, kbank. SBC.... Krungsri...open the account for me.

So tbh.....no matter whether you understand the rules or not.....they sometimes mean nothing.......research done........by doing it.....not just reading and spouting facts and rules......Guess you need to learn a lot about the reality

@Tony *********

but the original poster appears to have no idea, so obviously I was replying from that situation...

And the fact he has no idea suggests this is his first time applying for ,so not an extension,so how can he have a thai bank account ?