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I found a few of these companies online that offer 15 month Non B Visa with work permit optional so that I could potentially stay and travel in Thailand similar to what I would do on a 1 year ED visa without going to class.

From what I've read, I could just pay them for a 15 month Non B Visa and just chill & travel in Thailand for that time period? Have I read this correctly or am I missing something?

Are these Visa packages legit or are they in a grey area / frowned upon by immigration? The last thing I would want is to screw up my immigration history and mess up any chance if I want to commit to a Thai Elite visa in the future.

(The companies I found are Shelter and UnionSpace, has anyone had experience with them?)

Is it possible for the immigration agents at the airport (Don Meung or Suvarnabhumi) to deny someone entry even if they have a valid re-entry permit ahead of time? For example, being told having too many visa stamps/tourist visas or not having 20k cash on hand even with a valid re-entry permit?

Hi all, last time I entered in Don Meung (SETV) I was pulled aside and received warning from immigration saying that I have stayed in Thailand for too long (they allowed me to enter after 30min of talking to and showing proof of onward ticket). My SETV (including 30 day extension) expires soon but I just need an additional 15-20 days to finalize all of my stuff and leave the country for good. If I do a border run by land crossing into Laos (Chiang Kong/Huay Xai) will the land border immigration allow me to enter Thailand again on a Visa Exempt or will they deny me entry seeing that I received a warning previously at immigration? 

28 minutes ago, lkv said:

I don't know what's going on here, but having landed at 18:05 today into DMK from Phnom Pehn with yet another SETV i would say that:

 

1. Female officers could not be avoided, all were female.

 

2. The one I went to smiled at me after she stamped the passport for another 60 days. The others seemed quite friendly also.

If you dont mind me asking, how many previous SETV and Visa Exempts have you used this year?

4 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

Don Meuang.

Flight in from nearby country.

Female IO.

 

3 aspects of the case that occur frequently with these type of cases and are able to be avoided.

I see, would you suggest flying in from Suvarnabhumi if arriving by Tourist Visa and Visa Exempts? I had thought a lot of people have encountered issues going through there with asking to show 20k THB which is why I chosed Don Meung ?

20 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If your tourist visa was still valid for entry you got the correct stamp. Not need to leave the country until the 60 days ends or the 30 day extension of it.

Thank you for the reply. If I were to stay the 60 days and I go to get a 30 day extension will they see anything on their system that will get me into trouble?  I'm just afraid they might have put something on "the system" of what happened today. 

Was what happened today just because I was unlucky? My previous stays were July&Aug17 on Visa exempt, Nov&Dec on Visa exempt, Jan&Feb on exempt, Mar&Apr on tourist visa, then May&June on Visa exempt. The lady said I stayed here too long without a proper work or education visa and that in the future I will be denied entry doing any tourist or visa exempts. If I decide to get a future Tourist Visa in Laos and its granted successfully, should I cross over on a land border instead of flying in to Don Meung to avoid this issue?

I was denied entry at Don Meung even though I just recently received a new 60 day Tourist Visa in Vientiane Laos. They immigration officer said I've been using too many Visa Exempt and Tourist Visas to stay in Thailand. I've been using them since November 2017, but usually Visa Exempt on Arrival and only 1 60-day Tourist Visa before.

They took me to some side desk and told me I had to book a flight out of Thailand and they will give me a 30 day stamp. I booked a ticket to Laos at the desk and the lady said I will have to leave in 30 days. She gave me a stamp and I took a look and the stamp was a 60 day stamp and let me into the country.

Now I'm wondering...do I really need to leave at the 30 day mark, or is that 60 day stamp on my passport valid and I can stay here for the entire 60 day duration of the stamp and visa? I'm not sure if anyone else here has encountered this problem. I'm a Canadian citizen if it matters at all.