jonhill

Seems like some people on here are forgetting that the new stricter guidelines were announced well before the coup happened.

It is totally nuts what's going on now though - purely from an economic standpoint for the country...ok fair enough they want to crack down on illegal workers, but is the best way to do that by turning IO's into judge and jury? many legitimate tourists will suffer unjustly and Thailand's reputation as a tourist destination will follow.

I just went to Singapore to apply tourist visa 60 days, and they denied. They won't accept if you have been in Thailand more than 90 days in 6 months, they said. So i couldn't even apply.

As return to Bangkok, they said I need a tourist visa and they turned me home. I had return ticket to home in 3 weeks, but it wasn't their concern at all....

Thailand has changed a lot.

Could you give some details please - on the face of it this seems like a game changer. Which country are you from? would you normally be allowed to enter for 30 days on a visa exempt stamp? How long have you been in Thailand? which airport did you arrive at in Bangkok?

Thanks.

I hold Japanese passport and yes normally I can get 30 days on a visa exempt stamp when I fly in. I've been in Thailand many years now as I was working before and they also told me it's not good to have work visa and then cancelled and then being tourist. I arrived in Suvamnaphum Airport.

Hope my experieces will help some of the people like me. I worked hard and now I want to travel, but it seems it's not gonna happen so soon.

Wow. thanks for the info. just to be clear - you had a flight ticket to Japan which you showed them?

I just went to Singapore to apply tourist visa 60 days, and they denied. They won't accept if you have been in Thailand more than 90 days in 6 months, they said. So i couldn't even apply.

As return to Bangkok, they said I need a tourist visa and they turned me home. I had return ticket to home in 3 weeks, but it wasn't their concern at all....

Thailand has changed a lot.

Could you give some details please - on the face of it this seems like a game changer. Which country are you from? would you normally be allowed to enter for 30 days on a visa exempt stamp? How long have you been in Thailand? which airport did you arrive at in Bangkok?

Thanks.