I arrived in September for 2 weeks for a last minute holiday with a DTV, no questions asked at Suvarnabhumi airport by Immigration when I showed them....I then came back end of November to start my course in December, showed DTV and again, no questions asked.

@Tod ********

Thank you Tod. If for any reason I get pulled "But...but, but Tod said it was fine" 😆

Thank you very much Tod. I am due to go to chaeng wattana on Monday. I am only here for 1 more week afterwards, and the thought of standing in line for hours is really deflating just to report, then leave 8 days later. It has been a nightmare getting a TM30 from my condo owner, the whole process seems such effort.

Tm30/Tm47... Where do you get them from to fill in?

I still don't understand this criteria.... I have arrived yesterday for 108 days, why are the expecting everyone to have 6 months bookings

I managed to get it for education/learning Thai in Bangkok

@Brandon ***********

Got you, understand. However with light on clamping down on people abusing Visa exempt stamps, I thought Express/VIP schemes would also be under scrutiny.

At least everybody gets their own desired result at the end of the day :-)

@Brandon ***********

Am I right in saying...you will be met, before the immigration arrivals desks, taken somewhere separate and guaranteed an entry stamp, in return of lining someone's hands with ฿ . Smiles all round, everybody is a winner? I understand the logic of a small border bounce where there aren't as many eyes...but how does this work in one of the busiest airports in the world? Or am I missing something?

@Eric *****

No Idea pal, all I know is that visa best suits people who want to stay for circa 6months with a few trips to neighbouring countries.

@Eric *****

as far as I am aware METV does not need proof of employment, I think it requires proof of finance/funds, to show you can support yourself while here and afford a flight home. Best bet is to look at Thai visa/embassy website. All details will be on there.