Maestro, thank you for a thoughtful and reasoned response to thaitwp's interesting and possibly important post. Without intending any disrespect to Litebeer and Mario2008's responses, they did nothing to clarify the situation, not really seeming to grasp the point that thaitwp, far from finessing the system, is now in Thailand with a legally updated visa stamp in his passport. He was actively assisted by the immigration officers after telling them what he wanted to do. The almost kneejerk responses of Mario2008 and Litebeer seem uninformed, although the visa situation here in Thailand is never exactly cut in stone so perhaps they can be forgiven for their confusion! However, many people come to Thaivisa for the kind of clarity not available elsewhere, and perhaps Mario2008 and Litebeer might bear this in mind. As I read it, thaitwp is offering a valuable update to the knowledge bank, and the situation warrants more than off-the-top-of-my-head responses.
For the record, I have used this method myself some time ago, on a quiet day when I had just missed the bus. There was no trouble at all after I made it clear what I wanted to do. It did feel a little "odd", but I have yet to be pulled from my bed and bussed to the Bangkok Hilton!
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Maestro, thank you for a thoughtful and reasoned response to thaitwp's interesting and possibly important post. Without intending any disrespect to Litebeer and Mario2008's responses, they did nothing to clarify the situation, not really seeming to grasp the point that thaitwp, far from finessing the system, is now in Thailand with a legally updated visa stamp in his passport. He was actively assisted by the immigration officers after telling them what he wanted to do. The almost kneejerk responses of Mario2008 and Litebeer seem uninformed, although the visa situation here in Thailand is never exactly cut in stone so perhaps they can be forgiven for their confusion! However, many people come to Thaivisa for the kind of clarity not available elsewhere, and perhaps Mario2008 and Litebeer might bear this in mind. As I read it, thaitwp is offering a valuable update to the knowledge bank, and the situation warrants more than off-the-top-of-my-head responses.
For the record, I have used this method myself some time ago, on a quiet day when I had just missed the bus. There was no trouble at all after I made it clear what I wanted to do. It did feel a little "odd", but I have yet to be pulled from my bed and bussed to the Bangkok Hilton!