Personally, as you are all Australian I would obtain METV's from The Thai Embassy there. You can make them work for 9 Months if you work them right then you could go to an adjoining Country after and apply for Tourist Visa's for the remainder of the time you are there. I would also ask your Embassy and give them the scenario as they maybe able to offer a better solution.

All of your Family born in the same Country with EU Passports ?

I still disagree

@Rob***

, Sorry

The Ministry of Labour is a Government Department. Immigration is not. Its one of many facets reporting to the head of the Royal Thai Police. The Government Department is a higher authority and we should listen to that. If there is an issue we can always instruct a Lawyer.

Absolutely.....If there was clear un-ambiguous Legislation/Directives I would agree with you and offer that advice too.....However, their isn't, so I don't I'm afraid.

I think it is just ambiguous

@Rob***

and open to personal interpretation.

Within the article

@Robert ******

.....It just depends on your personal interpretation. However, I feel this article has just been written to capitalise on Political advantages to be honest. As I said......

"Unfortunatly the issue here is, is with all Laws in Thailand. Legislative Drafters write the Law to encompass Ambiguity so that you can move around within the Legislation and the Judge can interpret it how he sees fit".

Of course not

@Rob***

. It was with regards to your attachment not to your comments within the Post. I am merely explaining the fact that you do not need to obtain Business Visa's for going to Business Meetings in Thailand as the Government has already issued a Directive on this issue.

Actually you do not need to do anything as The Government has issued a Directive and being the higher Legislature it is that what counts. If you were in the unlikely event arrested a good Lawyer referencing the Governments Directive will quickly be able to resolve the issue.

Unfortunatly the issue here is, is with all Laws in Thailand. Legislative Drafters write the Law to encompass Ambiguity so that you can move around within the Legislation and the Judge can interpret it how he sees fit.

This article is not true and is encroaching on causing issues for the Thai Government.

Take a copy of it with you. You can't be included in the Blue House Book as a Foreignor.

Yes