Easier simply to apply for a standard visitor visa. Being married is a plus, but you need to show she has more reason to return to Thailand than to stay in UK. I got my partner a standard visitor visa (6 months) first time. She is now coming to the end of her 2 year visitor visa and will apply for either a 5 year or 10nhear visitor visa next time. Makes things so much easier coming and going at will rather than waiting on a decision each and every time

Bangkok Bank will open an account for a tourist on a tourist visa. Not sure about visa exempt as the bank stated there needed to be 30 days remaining on visa. Technically when you arrive visa exempt you would only have 29 days remaining.

@John *****************

it be whatever immigration office serves the area where your are staying. You will receive an entry stamp allowing you to stay for 30 days, then you go to your local immigration and extend for another 30 days and get that stamp. Then you'll have to leave.

@Jim *******

if you read my original comment, I talked about a METV, then doing border runs. That with a visa there is no limit, but also that by air there is theoretically no limit with a visa exempt (3 times in 6 months actually equals 6 months assuming 30 + 30).

@Jim *******

and that's without a visa, with a visa there would be less questions

@Jim *******

well here is the official stance from thai embassy in London. So without knowing the circumstances, there could be other reasons why someone is questioned or refused entry. I e never heard of anyone being admitted with a 7 days to leave, until now 🤷‍♂️

@Jim *******

fair enough, though not me planning it 😁

@Jim *******

so you were already inside thailand if you were given 7 days to leave. But I know it'll be down to the individual immigration offi er at the border as to whether they would let you enter. But there is nothing to say it cannot be done. Especially flying in as there is no limit to the amount of times you fly in without a visa in any 1 calendar year

@Jim *******

there's nothing to say it can't be done. Have you experienced being denied a visa exempt stamp after using a proper visa within its limits?

Go for a 6 month Multi Entry Tourist Visa. You can squeeze 9 months out of them though you'll still need to exit Thailand every 90 days (60 + 30) The land entry Limited to twice per year onky applies when entering without a visa, so once this visa expires, your land limit would only begin when leaving and entering again without a visa