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What everyone here, including the red moded accounts that are answering don’t understand is this. Whether you have a visa of any kind, tourist or non immigrant, immigration can deny you entry. Your visa does not guarantee you entry. In this case, it was very simple. The OP was denied entry because immigration did not believe he is a legitimate tourist. If you enter often like this on a tourist visa, it is advised to use an agency entering over a land border. An agency that takes you to the Thai consulate in Savanaket on a visa run would be the best. However, if you insist to fly in, there are things you can do to prove you are a legitimate tourist as follows: 

1. Provide a return or onward flight if asked. 
2. Prove travel funds if asked 

3. Prove paid up hotel accommodation if asked. 

4. Provide the name and contact details of your girlfriend if that’s why you visit often. 

How does the OP support himself while he is here so often during a calendar year? That’s what immigration is concerned about people working illegally. The officer was absolutely correct because with the op’s next duration of stay, that would have brought  him to staying over 180 days in Thailand during one calendar year. That then makes the OP a resident for tax purposes. Tourist don’t live  6 months per year in another country. Thailand has visas in place for this. Elite visa, LTR, you can legitimately study Thai, you can legitimately work for a foundation or a company. You can get married to a Thai. Go find yourself a reliable visa agent and sort yourself out with a more long term sustainable visa if you want to stay longer. 

There is no reason to be quoting laws here or referring people to expensive law firms. We need things explained in easy ways so everyone understands. 
 

1. Why were you refused entry in simple tens ?

2. What can you do to avoid it? 
 

3. what other visa options are available that are more sustainable?

4. Who can help me if I can’t do it myself ?

“The Minister told the Associated Press yesterday, June 2nd, that the Secretary-General initially reported the situation after the venue reopening and admitted that he was worried because each venue had a high risk as they were loud and people needed to speak louder. Some may remove their masks and get close to one another to speak which could cause an increase in infections. The Minister also claimed many people were breaking Covid-19 rules such as dancing and sharing glasses and bottles.”

I guess he has not been to an entertainment venue operating as a fake restaurant before June 1st as no customers were wearing masks. Now they “ease restrictions” but expect people to wear masks? I don’t see much difference as the legal closing times are still midnight and seems they will try to enforce mask wearing. That ain’t goona happen. On top of that, all these venues, especially in Pattaya are paying tea money now  to stay open until 2-3 am now. What’s the point to all this nonsense anyways.  

The writer of this article seems to be the type of person that won’t use an agent because he thinks he will get a better deal or save a few bucks. I have an agent and referred a friend. Just yesterday, she took him to see 10 places and he found one he liked in Patumnak for 14,500 Baht in a relatively new condo building. 65 m2 approximately.  I would go the agent way to save time every time. The picture the Op is painting is not correct at all. “Opinion” is the only truly accurate thing in the article.    

My sources are saying it won’t be extended. With test and go back on, they think they have a handle on covid. The economy is now the number 1 priority. 

6 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

So the Bali High event had very few attendees, due to silly restrictions imposed to supposedly prevent the spread of Covid, however, in other places like. Treetown, it was very busy, with people in some places packed in like sardines !

Sort of defeats the object !

Don’t get me started about Pattaya. Just like Bangkok, Pattaya opened the bars. They have been opened for 10 days now and I personally know many people who have gotten coviid. They used the home test and after they are just staying home not reporting it and not caring about who they may have infected. They are scared to go into the 14 day mandatory quarantine and health monitoring. Cases in Pattaya have sky rocketed, and the police are keeping quiet as they have gotten tea money like crazy.  I suspect Bangkok is the same. There is no way you can pack so many people into bars and not have this happen. In my condo, foreigners refuse to wear masks in the lifts. Mark my words, we will be in lockdown by January 15 and no bars will be allowed to open legally as promised. People have ruined everything for the sake up 2 weeks of partying and making money. It will be locked down again for another year. Som Nam Na I say!!!! 

1 hour ago, darksidedog said:

If this picks up and spreads the way it has been doing elsewhere, I am looking forward to Anutins explanation of how he is still doing a brilliant job, as the country sinks around him.

I don’t quite understand this comment. Does it mean that if THAILAND gets infected with Omicron just like every other country , that the Health Minister is doing a bad job? I guess that means fire every other Health Minister from every other country in the world right? Because as you know, there is no stopping this. It just has to run its course. We can only vaccinate and get boasters if we choose to do so., that way if we get sick, it won’t be deadly.  If we choose not to get vaccinated, we will get covid. Some will die, some will get really sick, and some won’t even know they have it. Anyways, still don’t understand this comment. 

An amnesty for long time overstayers? What a great idea. The guy that is on one day overstay on his way to the airport goes through a check point where they ask for his passport. He gets arrested, deported and blacklisted for 1 year. The other guy on overstay for 10 years living like a recluse gets amnesty. I don’t know what kind of gonga the OP was smoking when he wrote this but I want some LOL.

Staff should be working from home so the problem is the management in the company. Do you really want someone with Covid coming to work? For this case, have her supply a medical certificate and if the doctor does not agree then she will need to return to working which should be working from home now.