TimLMT

This is why i am here asking your opinion... my passport is filled with METV. To date I only have 2 VE entries and 1 extension all of which happened in 2025. Haha! i wouldn't call it a side shuffle, just trying to do things the way they want it. I only need 90 more days and then i am home for months. When I return, back to the METV. Thanks guys...

Normally, I come with METV (eVisa) and have never had a problem with same day return. This season I come VE from the USA (Sep 25), 30-day extension, VE from Vietnam (Dec 29), and will bounce KUL Feb 26, with an eVisa dated Jan 4 that expires in April, I think that I am good to enter and 30-day extend?

I have done this same day round trip many times. Anyone done this recently?

Update: i ended up going to saigon and applying for my evisa there. however, i had to return before it was emailed to me so i entered visa exempt. my evisa doesn't expire until april. any reason i can't use it my next entry? i plan on going to KUL so i will be entering from there...

We are looking for someone in or around Maha Sarakham that could help with some paperwork. A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer while in Maha Sarakham and has returned home. We are looking for someone who can gather some paperwork there and ship it to him. You will be compensated for your time and reimbursed for your expenses. DM me if you can help... ... tim

he isn't doing that...

i disagree, i am sure there are businesspeople who do this often and they will not bother them...

he did not keep his records but did not make a significant amount of money. most of the substantial amount was transferred into thailand. he went to the bank and had his funds transferred into a cashier's check before he left that was later refused by kasikorn...

you are returning to your home country between each trip, right? i don't think you have anything to worry about... +

Either way I travel to Saigon for an e-visa or until after the first of the year. What will they require as proof? an entry stamp likely? and how long for the e-visa process in Vietnam? anyone have a clue? Also, my first extension of 2025 was on an e-visa entry. My entry in September 2025 was my first VE ever. Does this change anything?

I am in my 60’s, from USA, retired and stay in Thailand for 6-8 months (Oct-May) a year. I did the NON-O thing for years but since I am here less than a year, I decided to just do the METV which was perfect for me. Last season the immigration officer looked at me with my e-visa in hand and said that I don’t need that anymore. This season I decided to forgo the METV (fail). Now my extension ends Dec 23 and it’s my second for 2025. Will I need to leave until after the first of the year? Can I apply for an e-visa in a nearby country and pick up a visa at the Thai embassy or will they email my e-visa like they do in the USA? What are my options? And thank you…

does anyone know of a service that can help him navigate this situation?

My friend discovered he had cancer and left Thailand. It is doubtful that he will return. He would like to transfer funds from his Thailand Kasikorn account to his bank in Canada but is experiencing difficulties. Something about a checkbox that asks if money was made in Thailand. I move money into Thailand all the time but have not tried to move it out of the country. Can someone with knowledge of moving moey please step in and point us in the right direction...

I noticed immigration is offering 60-day visa exemption that is extendable 30 days. I cannot find any information that would limit the number of times this can be done. Is it truly unlimited at all crossings (land and air)? It has been almost a month. What do we know?

Per calendar year? or per 12 months? big difference...