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Just booked my flight for tomorrow morning. Will be applying for Tourist Visa X2. Will be bringing my bank book in case needed and will post my results. Thanks for you help !

Normally the red overstay stamps are not held against you. Google Thai embassy vientiane and maybe they have a download.

Downloaded. Thanks

It will be a real visa - which it seems you have never had. The entry for 30 days is a visa exempt entry and the new rule (last year) is that you can not stay more than 90 days in a six month period. A real visa is not subject to that restriction.

You should be able to obtain a tourist visa in Vientiane - submit morning and pickup next workday afternoon. You might even be able to obtain a two entry tourist visa (2,000 baht). That would provide entry of 60 days each time and can be extended for 30 days in most cases.

So if I read correctly will need to fill out the form with copy of Passport, 2 Photos and maybe a bank book which I have and pay 2000 baht ? Can I download a application form ? Lastly, if I can't get out today, but tommorow and therefore will have 1 day overstay will this affect my chances ?

Sorry if I'm going off topic a bit but I'm in a bad way. Saturday I went to soi Post Office to a agency and was told, after they scoured my passport, I could do a border run for a new 30 day Visa . Well this morning 6am and the last day I'm allowed in Thailand the driver/agent checked my passport again and told me I would be denied and risk not being able to return into Thailand. Here's my situation; US citizen, 90 days+ on my second 180 day block. Have always just arrived in Thailand filled the Immigration form given on the airplane and received a 30 day visa. After reading the previous posts it sounds like I can fly to Ventianne today and after a few days receive a 60 day 2 entry Visa. IS this true and how does this Visa differ from the 30 day I have always received ??? Thanks

I'm a bit confused. Hopefully you can clarify things for me. During the 1st 6 month period I have approximately 86 days in Thailand (October thru March). I plan on entering back into Thailand June 02, 2007. My question is, in calculating how many days, will Immigration start counting from October or 6 months back from June 02 ? Thanks

The way I understand it they start counting from the 1st day you entered after October 1, 2006.

So if you entered the 1st time on October 5 your 6 month or 180 day period runs until April 4, 2007 after which in theory the 2nd block of 6month/180 days starts. Since you plan to come back after April 4 (June 02) you would get any way a 30 day stamp. Logically speaking your new 6month/180 day period would start from June 02.

However in LOS nothing is ever logical so they might as well start counting 6month/180 day from April 5 or something.

Thanks guys. I hope they will start a new count April. If so I will be okay, but as stated it really is a crap shoot. Actually considering going through a agency, perhaps Sunbelt, and apply for a "B" Visa. HAven't talked with them yet so don't know if I can qualify. Also heard if I apply at the Denver Colorado Thai consulate I could get a "O" Visa. My problem is I'm an American citizen, younger than 50 and live no where near a Thai consulate.

It really is frustrating as I am not trying to live in Thailand but instead visiting often and spending $$$ without breaking any laws.

As said there is no problem if you are really using tourist visas issued by a Consulate. That is not subject to the 90 day rule.

It is not 180 days but six months and last entry before anniversary of first entry six month period results in permitted to say of only that amount of time regardless of totals. IE enter first time on passport one 28 Oct 2006 and now making an entry 14 April. Permitted to stay stamp will for for the period from now until the six month anniversary of your first entry - or about 13 days permitted to stay. We do not know that this is the correct way of doing things but it is what has happened to a number of people this month.

Count is being done manually.

I'm a bit confused. Hopefully you can clarify things for me. During the 1st 6 month period I have approximately 86 days in Thailand (October thru March). I plan on entering back into Thailand June 02, 2007. My question is, in calculating how many days, will Immigration start counting from October or 6 months back from June 02 ? Thanks