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From the thai embassy in Israel

I plan to spend 2 months in Thailand without prior visa, then come back to Europe for 2 weeks, then go again in Thailand for three months with a visa non immigrant O. As the embassy here in Europe takes at least 4 weeks to process a visa, can i apply while still in Thailand ? It is done online, so i don't see how they would know in which country i am. Not trying to go against the rule, but to save me some time. Thanks

I can be wrong, but I think you cannot use a german health insurance, it has to be a Thailand based company approved by the BOI

How can they announce such important changes impacting all their tourists, but not providing any details about it ? Probably the immigration officers don't even know what it is all about...Anybody in a real company would be fired immediately for not having thought about it.

Wondering.... When will the 60 days on arrival begin ? Will there be a 30 days extension available ? How many of these 60 days on arrival will be accepted per year ? Will there be a difference between arrivals by land or plane ? Can't see anything in my crystal ball at the moment

I applied two days ago...and made screen captures of the whole process : they are asking for the tax returns of the past 2 years. But maybe one year only and some bank statements for the current year could be ok, who knows ? It probably depends a lot on the screening officer.

The past 2 years for the income...so you need to wait till you get the tax return for last year.

Everybody is digital if they have a computer, and nomad if they change place from time to time...curious to know how people will qualify for this kind of visa...

Unfortunately embassy, immigration and airlines don't want to know about possible extension of stay even if everyone is entitled to get one. They just stick with how many days will be stamped in your passport on arrival, hence the hassle of having to change your return ticket or buying a cheap disposable one.

They made you buy a ticket within 60 days because you had a TV and a return flight between 60 and 90 days, or because you did not have any return ticket ?

Exactly...i believe this 60 days on arrival will simply replace the 30 days + 30 days extension that everybody does and gives a lot of work to immigration officier for no reason. So your hope of 60 days+30 days extension could be wrong...just wait and see. In that case the 60 days tourist visa with 30 days extension would still be relevant.

I am in the process of acquiring an LTR Visa for retiree. With this 10 years LTR visa you don't need to "requalify" each year...just reporting where you stay. You only have to show that you still qualify after 5 years, and it's free. Seems pretty good to me.

I always buy a return ticket after 30 days, and once in Suvarnabhumi i change it to 60 days. But of course it is better if you can change your ticket with no fee. And there is always the possibily that the flight back after 60 days is full... But every flight company knowing now that you can always extend the visa free entry by 30 days, i suppose they will let you board even with a return ticket after 60 days, right ? Did you ever had some bad experience ?

Don't get too excited, the 30 to 60 days change will probably stay only a few months until december. As they did with the 30 to 45 days...letting people stay 30 days more for free instead of making them pay 1900 bahts ?...Naaaah