@Shayne *********

ok .. thanks for the info … I am not too worried about this and have heard a few similar stories … based on written words alone it would be hard to determine why this happened to this ONE guy … who knows …maybe he looked suspicious. Everyone is different… I will be back in a couple hundred days. My passport is full of empty pages

@Wannikea ********

ahhh.. you meant it as a good thing … that’s what I am thinking too! Khob khun krap!!

@Wannikea ********

“targeted visa applicant”… haven’t heard that one yet. My Passport has a total of 7 entries in 4 years .. my next move is to apply for a DTV. I am a Digital Nomad if there ever was one. My purpose is to stay in Thailand longer periods of time and continue working and spending baht. Saying I am coming to be with my GF would be foolish — thanks for the info I think.

@Shayne *********

been only once this year … probably won’t return until January 2026… I should add … I can speak more Thai than the average visitor too and continue daily studying

@Shayne *********

can you elaborate further? I never thought of it as “safer”.. but if you mean how the Thai government keeps flip flopping on everything … I agree. I did enjoy the 60 days in March and April this year

@John ********

I think so too …

@Nongnuch *******

this is incredibly comprehensive and I will copy and paste for future use. One question Khun Nongnuch - if you DO find that agent who can bypass opening a Thai bank account on a 60 day visa free entry… are you then being looked at suspiciously by immigration or am embassy because of taking advantage of this loophole? (Is this a stupid question? 555)

I always bring way too much US cash 555

Stop now while you are already behind

@Jay ******

i do not know those rules … but they can expire .. you need to ask a Thai person or someone who knows better then me