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The thread heading reads "60 days" Is this 60 day extension to visit wife?

Answer above correct. I don't see any issue. You previously used a METV exactly how it's designed purpose and now last stay enter visa exempt and can show a flight out of Thailand. No issue

The METV was introduced years back and the double and triple entry tourist visas removed. Important to note that you can only obtain a METV in country of your passport or where you have Resident status. Ignore lot of information from UK Current thread running on visa exempt entry.... https://aseannow.com/topic/1333235-60-day-visa-exemptions-are-now-unlimited-at-land-borders/

OP, ignore the email you posted. How long do you wish to visit Thailand?

You are referring to visa exempt entry. Yes 60 days.

Correct returned to airport of origin and often passenger ends up paying for the flight. Airline can also be fined.

Walk in fine. Here is thread with advice at CM. https://aseannow.com/topic/1302931-first-visa-extension-based-on-marriage-chiang-mai/

Yes

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This is exactly what will occur.

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Good post and summary

You haven't lost the plot. There is two words that has caused many folk to jump to misunderstanding change. A better statement would have been something like.,.."rule limit of 2 visa exempt via land/sea per calendar year removed" Instead they announced "unlimited border exempt entries " All this change does it to bring visa exempt land border entries into line with entry via Air. That reduces down to "no stated limit and up to the immigration officer discretion"

Should not be an issue. Can bounce straight back at Nong Khai..

In future (Nov) will post my experience. Currently I'm in process of changing from funds in bank to income method. I will maintain 800k+ since last (current) extension. At same time I have been doing monthly transfers of 65k +. Intend to point 12 months of transfers to io and hopefully that will be all good to continue with the transfers and drop the funds in bank options

You are correct about not needing to take bank balance back up to 800k two months prior to extension for 2025..... However as always with immigration best practice is to "cover all bases" If there is slightest issue with OP changing to income or combo method he can fall back on him meeting funds in the bank method

The io is correct

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That's not the only consideration. Just one example......if someone ditches their extension and decides to take trip via air out of Thailand. When they reenter visa exempt via air then high chance of refused entry with pp showing continuous stay in Thailand using visa exempt entries. Granted they could obtain a reentry permit but seriously that would be ridiculous.... To drop annual extensions that is not a difficult exercise to change to land border bounces and obtaining reentry permits is crazy.

Yes they can and it's not that difficult. The bank account in place it would just require a visa exempt entry and obtain "new" non O at immigration and subsequent 12 month extension. I'm just suggesting folk need to curb their enthusiasm and see how things pan out.

In my opinion there is nothing to suggest that it's permanent change. If in fact it was then there would need to be changes to SETV as it offers very little over a 60 day visa exempt entry. My "banging on" is in the main directed at few posts suggesting scrap their annual extensions and do border bounces. That would be foolish. For Thai flip flop we only need to look as far as current threads/news re "weed"

I'm tired of suggesting that will not be the case, yet you keep banging the same message. One last time: visa exempt entry via air is already unlimited. However folk using a few/many back to back are being scrutinized and on occasion even refused entry. This was widespread in particular in 2019 just prior to covid. The same thing will most likely occur with land borders. Also there is nothing to suggest this increase to 60 days will be permanent.