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1 hour ago, BritTim said:

Yes. I do not think your time working in Thailand will be a factor, unless the official suspects you of still being employed in Thailand and working illegally. If you are now employed overseas, it might be worth bringing documentation that shows this, just in case. Also, as always when entering visa exempt, it is prudent to carry 20,000 baht equivalent in cash to show immigration if requested.

Ok, thank you for the help. I left the country on July 2017 and we are now in August 2018. Previously august 2018, I haven’t entered country, so highly impossible for them to think I am working... although who knows.... ? we will see

36 minutes ago, BritTim said:

The official will always receive the alert. Each official will react to the alert in their own way. At most land borders, they will simplify matters by using the newer two-per-calendar-year rule and not bother with the "increased scrutiny". At airports, some officials will just decide by looking at you that you seem like a tourist. Other officials will apply their own level of seriousness to the scrutiny process, with some (who feel no one should be a tourist for too long) actively looking to deny your entry.

 

If someone has less than six visa exempt entries since 2015, but is now trying to enter visa exempt, the other main factor that can cause trouble is extended unbroken periods in Thailand in the last few years (especially the last 12 months). If you have spent less than 90 days over the last year in Thailand, I would say you are safe (but that is just a guess). If you have spent more than 180 days in Thailand over the last 12 months (based on reports) that can also trigger increased scrutiny, and I would then definitely not enter visa exempt via airports.

 

Other potential factors are prior overstays, your nationality (wealthy nations better), color of skin (white is better), age (over retirement age makes you less likely to be hassled), and grooming (Thais, like most Asians, react badly to unwashed, poorly dressed individuals).

Ok, thank you for the information. I refer to that because it is so confusing to distinguish rules in Thailand. In my situation I have been in 2015- mid 2017 with a non B and extensions of stay for working. For this reason I want to know if this system of 6 VEE alerts from 2015 is real because I am planning to come back as a tourist with small visits to see friends there (10 days).

One last question is, when you speak about 90 days over the last year in Thailand, you mean under TV or VEE, right?

On 9/10/2017 at 1:32 AM, BritTim said:

As you have 6+ visa exempt entries since 2015, the immigration official will receive an alert that your entry should receive extra scrutiny to ensure you are a genuine tourist. 

This rule about VEE since 2015 is still OK? I mean, is it applied officially in all the airports or it depends on the IO? If someone has less than 6 VEE since 2015 could also be questioned?

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

It is confusing because everything posted is about people having problems because the were trying to live here on them.

The officer gets an alert when a total of 6 is reached. It is only to inform the officer to check a person's history of entries.

Moreover, the rules are so so confusing...

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You should have not problem getting a 3rd visa exempt entry since you are doing what a tourist would do.

Only if you appear to be extending your stay here by dong them is there a problem.

Thank you for the reply, Joe. So much confusing information about this topic in Internet. By the way is really true that they are counting the VEE since 2015?

Hi!

I write to you to ask for an advice. I am Italian and I am visiting friends here in Thailand as a tourist. I entered into Thailand by Swanpy the 4th of August under VEE and I will leave the 30th of August. During this month I have done one travel to Cambodia by air and I have come back under VEE in Swampy too. My friends want to visit Laos by air too during my last days in Thailand. Could I go with them and reentering under VEE in DMK for a 3rd time in this month and returning back home? I never thought about having Tourist Visa because all my visits are under 30 days. Even the Thai Embassy in Italy told me that I am going to get denied a tourist visa because my visit is under 30 days. Some visa agents I have asked about this topic have told me that VEE are limited if using them very often, but I have read in this forum that you are questioned if you have 6 VEE since 2015.

Thanks in advance