dnrot

To baerboxer 

I don't demand any kind of ''elite treatment''but just a fair treat ment  along with the official regulations,and not being exposed to arbitrary..any country lay down it's own rules and has sovereignty to let in or not,But here there is no serious ground to give  me the hard time of it and so far i'd never had any problem..I asked the police what 's the problem,and I couldn't elicit any answer

The reference to france as the way they treat thai people is off Subject, thailand could impose the same and then I wouldn't go once and for all,I just claim respect of their own law

I'm perfectly aware of the situation getting worse and worse up to pushing people out of the country long time residents included,let alone people like me they don't give a damn I spend money in thailand or not,But it won't prevent me from thinking they're nothing but brainless..

I'm not sure I can get multiple non immigrant O in paris,and report ing to police Thanks but french police is already enough for me

As to the reference to embassy to suggest the required return ticket within 30days it's improper as embases have no say in fixing regulations allowing entrance in the country,they just take care of visa delivery,and  i've never been asked at immigration to show this ticket,the only proper ground for rejection being,as far as I know,the money concernant ten ortwenty thousand bahts,that's why I was ask ing a statement from the immigration  making this requirements clearly set

I'm perfectly aware of the situation getting worse and worse up to pushing people out of the country long time residents included,let alone people like me they don't give a damn I spend money in thailand or not,But it won't prevent me from thinking they're nothing but brainless..

I'm not sure I can get multiple non immigrant O in paris,and report ing to police Thanks but french police is already enough for me

As to the reference to embassy to suggest the required return ticket within 30days it's improper as embases have no say in fixing regulations allowing entrance in the country,they just take care of visa delivery,and  i've never been asked at immigration to show this ticket,the only proper ground for rejection being,as far as I know,the money concernant ten ortwenty thousand bahts,that's why I was ask ing a statement from the immigration  making this requirements clearly set

I'm happy to inform on my own experience having just got my visa from this consulate,hoping at the same time putting

some break to persistent anxiety provoking rumors about a rule enforced there limiting to 3 the number of visas

allowed to be applied

I'd already 3 of them issue at this place and stamped on the same passeport,so that's why i'd asked more détails in a precedent thread posted here..but the issue remained unclear because of lack in reference to the span of time,this supposed limit is considered

As far as i'm concerned the first visa was made in JULY 2013,then july 2014,and the last one february 2015

So,please, when people claim being denied,it would be nice they give the full story

I imagine 3 visas back to back at the same place would be another story,and even so,i'd prefer to check myself at the place what's all about.(.nothing is posted)rather than relying on the voraciuous ''friendly''agents,ready to distort the truth to their own profit

In passing,i'll point out the little game of some of these agents,cutting the queue abrutly to place the applications to the nose of the staff,and what's more fishy,the applicans themselves were present,follow ing the normal individual

procedure and then handing over the deposit receipt to the agent,who in turn enter in discussion with the staff

So,this is just my expérience, but I hope to be useful with this comment

Then it suggests the so called ''3limit''is nothing but a scam between crooked travel agents and officers in the consulate

If so,it's very bad news indeed,I won't be a party for this,don't blame the corruption if you use it

Actually i'vé never understood why so many people resort to these agencies to settle these matter

I'll make my own expérience and won't fail to inform people on the feed back

Any how if I don't get the visa i'll stay à little bit longer in malaysia,and get à New 30 days exemption visa

I had posted a thread about this ''supposed'' limit for tourist visas at the penang consulat, last month

To say the least it's as clear as mud..nothing written on the official Web site for this,and what's more

the 3limit would apply whatever the dates of precedent issues ?applying 3 times running back to back seems différent from having 3 visas over the Last 5 years for instance..

As far as i'm concerned I got 3 penang visas from february 2013,the third was february 2015,then May I expect trouble there at the end of the month to ask for a new one,as i'll be back home (France ) on septembre 9th?

I've never used extension but once more than 5 years ago

As to the reference to penang travel agents offering ''help''for sorting out some issues,wouldn't it suggest be a

blatant corruption case?

When I posted my thread,I got an answer from elviajero whom I Thank in passing, hinting I should be ok,but as matter stands now,I think the only way to make sure of it is to check myself when I ask for my visa,but definit ely not resort ing to the crooked agents

I,ll give you then,what's all about it for my case,and so as to providence useful informations for New travelers

Hi, i'm a french retired who has been visiting thailand for a long time,always as a tourist,but staying rather longer terms since my retirement period

it means over the last three years,two journeys a year for a duration betweem 55 ou 65 days ,most of the time cut by visits in the neighbour countries, malaysia,cambodia, and malaysia

i've never stayed more than four months and half a year in thailand,and i've never intended applying for retirement visa because i keep on living in my country and see no point in letting myself embroiled in all the paperwork it involves...

but,these days thai immigration seems more and more suspicious if not obsessed by what they call " fake tourists", and in particular people staying longer than they deem "normal",which leads to more and more topics related to visa exemption or tourist visa,where more and more people ask more details about regulations and also relate increasing experience of hassles at different border points

all over the country; that's why this is my turn being concerned with my next trip in a few days now

during my last trip, from february to april, i used two 30 days exemption visa,with a ten days stay in penang; i intend to use a third exemption arriving in suvanaphumi,which shouldn't be a problem at first sight ( i've a bkk-penang fly ticket within the 30 days granted), and as i expect to stay 10 days or so there, it happens i do need a tourist visa on my way back to thailand, as my return in september goes beyond a new 30 days stamp ( what's more, would i be granted a fourth exemption ,bearing in mind some suggest three would be a yearly limit ? )

as far as penang consulate was concerned,it was valued as a easy going place for issuing tourist visa, and i've already used it three times , and that's the point !!

actually, more and more insistent information says this consulate would set a "3 times " limit for issuing these tourist visa.. if so, i'd be in trouble indeed...

but, at least, what i'd like to know better, is, if true, is this limit is a all time limit, or it's for one year only ?

sometimes i read a limit for " back to back " visas, does it mean "consecutive " ?

To make my quest precise my last visa in penang dates back to february 2015, and the first one in july 2013, the second in august 2014,with a visa between,in marseille, france in january 2014

So do you think i'll have a problem in penang with the consulate ? or a problem with a fourth exemption stamp?

to that respect, i've used 6 such exemptions since march 2013

thanks for any useful information regarding this issue