Bazle

Consider the town or place where you work to be the place where live and you are a tourist in Thailand.

We might like to consider matters that way but we need to know if the Thai authorities do.

If you have a home in Thailand (particularly somewhere owned, or rented relatively long-term) and, possibly, have family living in it, I can well see that they might not take the view that you are a tourist. But, as I said above, we need to know their definition of a "tourist".

My situation is that I don't work (anywhere) and spend about 45% of my time in Thailand and the remainder in the UK. I go to Thailand about 5 times a year and have been using visa exemption until now. I own a condo in Thailand which I regard as a holiday home. I would explain my situation as having two homes, the main one in the UK, the secondary one in Thailand.

Do I qualify to be regarded as a tourist and thus eligible for visa exemption?

It seems to me that this all centres around what the Thais regard as a "tourist". The London Thai embassy website says:

 

According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002), 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002), 18 October B.E. 2547 (2004) and 6 May B.E. 2548 (2005), passport holders from 41 countries and 1 special administrative region - Hong Kong SAR - are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes ...................

 

 

If you live in Thailand but go abroad to work, do you qualify to be regarded as a tourist?

 

My situation is that I don't work (anywhere) and spend about 45% of my time in Thailand and the remainder in the UK. I go to Thailand about 5 times a year and have been using visa exemption until now. I own a condo in Thailand which I regard as a holiday home. I would explain my situation as having two homes, the main one in the UK, the secondary one in Thailand.

 

Do I qualify to be regarded as a tourist?

What is the number of times in one year that you can enter Thailand with a 30 day visa exempt stamp. I was told by immigration officials at airport when I entered that since this was my 3rd entry in 2014 that I may not be allowed to come back

 

Same question but asking for further clarification -

 

1.  If there is such a rule, what is a "year" - the present calendar year or the last 365 days?

 

2. If there is such a rule, does it apply to everyone or just those coming from neighbouring countries?

 

3.  If there isn't a restriction based on number of visits in one year, are there any other restrictions planned and, if so, what are they (full details)?