@Ivan ****************

That's a good plan. With an METV you are not limited to 2 entries per year by land. Also, you denial at the border will not affect your transit through Bangkok on the way to the Phils...

You could get a Multi entry tourist visa from your home country, Australia or another country if you legally live there, which gives you unlimited entries over a 6 month (+60 days) period. While you could still be asked for 3 proofs on arrival, it might be a less hassle way to go

@Peter ********

You can get re entry at the Nong Khai border. The office opens 8 - 4.30pm (note that the bridge itself is open 6am - 10pm). You just fill in the forms and pay 1000b. Take a passport pic (though im sure they takw your pic in there anyway. Takes 10 mins (a bit more if it's busy)

@Ron ******

Not sure exactly what you're suggesting is going to happen between now and April 2019?

Anyway, I would imagine my status - that I work for a large international organisation, with a long term contract and appropriate visa and work permit - is unlikely to change unless I quit and leave of my own accord... ;)

@Ron ******

Well, in the spirit on not turning this page into Thai Visa or some other forum where people hurl arguments and insults at one another, I won't respond to that, but it won't surprise you to know that I don't agree ;)

@Ron ******

Well, 'they' (immigration) are the ones who want foreigners to report their address, so it's incumbent on them to communicate that in a language that people are able to understand. Can't expect literally every foreigner that visits to be fully literate in Thai, can we?

I know it must be frustrating having to answer the same question over and over again. However, to be fair, if you look on most official travel advice pages for Thailand of most western countries' foreign ministries, there is no mention of reporting your residence to immigration. Nor is it mentioned in major travel guides that people are likely to read (wikitravel, Lonely Planet, etc). If the Thai government is serious about people doing reporting their residence, they're going to have to do a bit more to meet people half way. I would wager that high 90s per cent of the 25 million-odd tourists that visit this country have no idea they are supposed to do this...

They're not, if they only have signs in Thai ;)

Q1) Yes, but you can also extend for 30 days at immigration for 1900b.

If your friends want to stay longer, they can get a single entry tourist visa in Sweden (or from more or less any Thai embassy/consulate) and stay 60 days and then extend it for a further 30 days, also for 1900b

The same question was asked last week and that person reported back that they were not asked for TM30 when extending a tourist visa at Chaengwattana, so I would say no need