lemonwaterjoe

4 hours ago, lkv said:

 

 

 

Visa exempts get flagged at 6 and people continue to come in after a talk to a supervisor. That's in the airport.

 

 

This I can not confirm - as written a few pages earlier I'm coming with Visa exempts (arrive by plane, walk to immigration, get a stamp inside my passport and can stay 30 days) since several years to Thailand, always via Suvarnabhum Airport. I never had any issue.

I do this for at least 3-4 years now and I always stay between 10 and 15 days (never longer) and then return to Europe for my business/work. In 2016 I entered Thailand 10 times that way, in 2017 already 5 or 6 times and stayed in total around 60 days in Thailand between Jan 1 and July 1 this year.

Not sure about the procedure but if there would be an automatic "flag" I would have been flagged many times already. But never ever.

8 minutes ago, dddave said:

You are still not quite getting the distinction of the word "visa"  The 30 day stamp you are allowed on entry is not a visa..it is a permission of stay.  Visas can only be issued outside of the country.

I know this sounds like nit-picking but the legal distinctions are significant.

No, it's not nit-picking. I fully understand that these are significant legal distinctions. So thanks for clarifying.

Nevertheless I'm still confused why I can enter that way every 6-8 weeks and stay 10-15 days without ever having any issue in comparison to the thread starter.

33 minutes ago, perthperson said:

 

Really ?    There are no 30 day VOAs !  

 

If you have been using serial visa exempt entries you can expect to be questioned by immigration any time soon .....

Sorry for the confusion, I do mean the 30 days visa every tourist gets (for some countries it might be 15 days) when I arrive at the airports and walk to the immigration and get a stamp inside my passport.

So I do this for at least 3-4 years now and I always stay between 10 and 15 days.

In 2016 I entered Thailand 10 times that way, in 2017 so far 6 times. Never had an issue. I hope I won't have one when I enter the next time IF this is a "new" rule....

1 minute ago, perthperson said:

Just as a matter of interest where do you obtain these Tourist Visas ? 

My pardon, I mean "Visa on Arrival" (30 days)....already corrected my post.

I'm coming on "Visa on arrival" (30 days) since several years to Thailand. I always stay between 10 and 15 days.

In 2016 I entered Thailand 10 times that way, in 2017 so far 6 times. Never had an issue. I hope I won't have one when I enter the next time IF this is a "new" rule....