My gf and I went to Japan for Xmas three years ago and she got pulled for secondary investigation/interview when we returned. She had a letter from her school detailing the school break and her travel, but the IO demanded she call the school so the letter could be verified. It was after midnight but she still made my gf call the number on the letter and of course no one answered. The IO kept accusing my gf of working illegally in Thailand and then said it was stupid to stay in Thailand on an ED visa as they were all scams. They finally let her go after almost 3 hours after she showed them pics on her phone of her with her classmates at the school. They warned her not to travel again while on an ED.

She had a valid re-entry permit issued by Chonburi IO.

I got rolled up with her since we were traveling together and had to explain why I had spent so much time in Thailand that year on visa waiver entries and TR visas. I told them because my gf was going to school in Thailand which they did not like. They let me re-enter with her finally though, but warned that I needed a proper long-term visa the next time I exited and re-entered.

After all that crap we left for the Philippines after 90 days. Stayed there until DTV became a thing and now we are back. Highly recommend getting one while you still can - I have been in and out multiple times on it with absolutely no issues other than my first entry on it. The only issue then was that the IO had never seen a DTV and had to call her supervisor to help with the processing.

Are you willing to pay a finder’s fee?

How did you buy a villa? I thought they were cracking down on company owned properties in Phuket?

@Erin *****

afaik no. My gf recently went to do her TR visa extension but they were going to fine her something like 3k baht for not having done her TM.30 properly. They told her once she paid the fine and got the TM.30 she could finish the extension the same day. She ended up doing a border run instead to restart the clock with a clean slate.

Can’t do 90 day report without a TM.30 - it’s very important to ask about TM.30 when booking long-term accommodation here. You can file the TM.30 yourself at immigration though if you have a copy of the owner’s passport and ownership docs, but expect a fine if you waited too long.

I believe there was a short period of time that you could, but no longer. It’s not really that much faster though if you have luggage to pick up.

lol, sounds like someone is trying to scare up some business.

If you are so easily angered by other people online maybe you should re-evaluate your priorities in life. It’s not healthy for you in the long run.