PayPal statements for 500k baht? You keep that much in your PP account or is it linked somehow to another?

Happened to me enough times that I moved to the Philippines. When I turn 50 I will be back though. Even the Thai consulate was telling me to wait six months before applying for another tourist visa.

60 day visa is cheaper than extending in country, less hassle (no trip to the immigration office) AND you won’t have to worry about the airline having as issue with your existing return trip date.

Yah, my gf got pulled for secondary screening at BKK when we came back from Japan. The IO basically said all ED visas from Pattaya are fake and demanded proof she was actually attending classes. Asked for a school ID and class photos. Fortunately she had some photos on her phone.

IO also asked her to call the school (at midnight???).

They ended up stamping her back in after a couple of hours. She was was warned to not travel outside Thailand again on the ED visa.

This was with a Re-entry permit and a letter from the school. No Covid extensions or back-to-back arrival/exit stamps either.

I flew ANA recently and they had me sign a form saying I would pay for my own repatriation after I told them I didn’t have an outbound ticket yet.