Gilsh

Thank you very much for all the responses.. It seams like the best option is to ask the seller to send via GSP

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If it is shipping through the Thaipost system, the item (usually) will be held at your local Post Office for payment of duty etc.

I think if you order to KPG is stops in surat thani, can anyone confirm?

Thank you for replaying!

its the GSP (Global Shipping program) calculates the customs inside the price?

I found the item in thailand for 35,000 bhat!! thats almost 3 times its cost in the US

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 it will be 120V 60Hz which will go phut on the Thai power supply of 220V 50Hz

Thank you so much, I will check

Hi,

I want to order this product from ebay to kho pangan:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mosquito-Magnet-MM4200-Patriot-Plus-Mosquito-Trap-/162263319437?ef_id=CjwKCAjw1v_0BRAkEiwALFkj5ijzaX2RhuYbl4FzroOPfIUiWf1SOOQ8AHGW6NYTda3cemOJhLZaDxoCF_oQAvD_BwE:G:s

Is there anyway to know how much i will need to pay to customs? what are the complications? would i have to go physically to the custom office?

Thank you :) 

how about opening a company? then I will have a work permit and could enter freely, right?

3 hours ago, JackThompson said:

You could also fly to Penang (usually via KL - easier to find flights from some parts of the world) and then take the Train in through the Pedang Besar entry-point.  Asking to see the 20K Baht is reported here, so be prepared.  Then, on by train, bus, and/or taxi to Hat Yai airport, and fly domestic from there.  If you need more details on this route, feel free to ask (I've done it many times).

I can not fly to KL with an Israeli passport. I can fly to Laos only through Bangkok (in a connection flight) and it is very expansive. 

@JackJohnson I can also fly to Thailand through Phuket, Is that a good option? 

4 hours ago, alex8912 said:

Were you with a supervisor and exactly how do they refuse you from showing your bank statement ? Didn’t you at least have it in your hand at some point ? Do you personally feel if you had the equivalent of 20k cash you would have been let in ? This is really important I think. Thank you. 

I had it in my hand but she didn't want to look. had more than 1 million to show. I'm not sure if she would not have look for something else.. I dont know  

27 minutes ago, JackThompson said:

Regarding the "2" - Did they look at you bank-balance and tell you it needed to be higher, or it needed to show foreign-xfers?  Did they say you needed to bring a different form of proof on this point in the future, to get a Tourist Visa entry of 60-days stay?  I am guessing not, given others have reported getting it without any questions at all about their financial situation - but those would have been relevant to that stamp.

I had a bank statement with me with way more money that I need to stay in Thailand and I also had proof that I have passive income. they refused to let me show it to them

1 hour ago, Misty said:

If the OP wants to and is able to stay in Thailand for 9 months of the year without having to work, wouldn't this be a case where the Elite card could make sense?

I dont know if i want to stay for 5 years. if i did i would have done it but 15K usd for 1-2 years is too much

9 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

BTW. OP, why do you keep mentioning you have never stayed more than 9months in any given year. I am not familiar with that "law". I don't expect a response. Hasn't been any so far to any advice.

Good to know, I thought that was the law

9 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

BTW. OP, why do you keep mentioning you have never stayed more than 9months in any given year. I am not familiar with that "law". I don't expect a response. Hasn't been any so far to any advice.

Good to know, I thought that was the law

anyone knows if it is also relatively safe to fly to Samui or Phuket?

1 hour ago, elviajero said:

This -- and the explosion notice -- confirm that you were denied entry under section 12 of the immigration act for two reasons (2) & (9).

 

12.2. Is rejection because you haven't demonstrated the means for living in the country for so long as a tourist. Anyone staying long term should have a long term visa or permit to stay, and in most cases have proved to immigration they have the means to provide a living; like a job, money in a Thai bank or a certified foreign income.

 

12.9 Is rejection because you didn't have the required 20K in cash.

 

 

Wow, that's sucks. I had papers with me showing my passive income from my project but she didn't want to see them. thank you very much for the explanation 

4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

First of all I wish to apologize to you and TV generally. I 100% thought this op was a wind up. You are very lucky you were not returned to Vietnam, only to maybe refused entry there (as per recent thread on TV from other member)

You have lot of advice already from members "ways to get around things". Fact is you haven't really come clean as to why your in Thailand 75% over last 4 years. If I was an io you would be sent back. Lucky for you got to avoid returning to Vietnam. Can you give us a tip how you managed that. Mainly because I have never heard of that concession

I am staying for most of the year in Thailand because I like it there, I don't need to work as I have passive income from online projects. all the advice are great, still, need a clarification for the few questions I wrote 2-3 messages ago. I called the embassy - they have an emergency line. They told me the consul will call me back - she did. i told her the whole story. she called them and tried to convince them to let me in. it didn't work so she convinced them to let me fly home. she was amazing. I guess its a really good idea to call your embassy when things go wrong like this. I almost didn't get any explanations and i didn't know what is going on. It was amazing to have someone that knows contacting me and help me.

also, she told me that they already had 3 similar cases this week. 

ok, found this in my passport. I think it is related, anyone knows what it means?

11 minutes ago, elviajero said:

Whatever the IO decides.

 

There doesn’t have to be a specific law. The OP has — by their own admission — stayed most of the last 4 years as a ‘tourist’. That is the underlying reason for denial even though another qualifying reason was given.

Do you think that if now I change to ed visa it will make a difference? 

14 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Yes, we realize. Regarding members trying to assist...where are you now? After rejected entry to Thailand what happened? 

What country were you returned to?

What happened next?

What nationality is your passport?

Etc etc. 

You mention "respond to all"

So far you have responded to zero.

I was flying from Vietnam and they said I have to go back there with the same company the next day and spend the night in detention. fortunately, the Israeli consul helped me and convinced them to let me fly back to Israel on the same day. now I'm in Israel 

So from what I understand:

1. there is no benefit from making an ED visa. I should just continue doing METV

2. I should not take a direct flight to Samui (which doesn't go through the immigration in Bangkok). instead, it is better to get a flight to Laos(still have a connection in bangkok) and from there travel by land

3. I should have more than 20k bhat in cash with me (can it be in USD?)

4. I should be able to prove that i have income from abroad and do not need to work in Thailand

can you please comment on each point if it is correct?

I couldn't find any stamps on my visa.. does this mean it is still valid? If so, can i make a new one while it is still valid? I attached both the visa and the paper they made me sigh

Wow guys im so greatful for all your answers. sorry, I didn't respond.  I am new to this forum and didn't realize how amazingly quick things happen around here. I will now respond to all. 

Hi,

I have been staying in Thailand on tourist visas for the last 4 years. I did it in the framework of the Thai immigration rules - or at least I think I did. I didn't stay more than 9 months a year and i normally did the 6-month multiple entry visa in my country (9 month with border runs and extensions). The last time i went to the airport they stopped me, asked me questions, said It is not ok to stay for that long on a tourist visa, and eventually expel me basing it on not having 20K bhat on me in cash (I did have a bank statement and credit card). I think they used it as an excuse because I didn't stay more than 9 months. 

I am not on the blacklist - only expelled. do they often mark it on the computer? does this mean I will be questions every time from now on?

All my stuff is in Thailand and I want to go back. what is the best option for me?

I don't really want to do elite visa as I am not sure i am going to stay for 5 years.

I DO NOT work in Thailand. 

I am thinking to signup to a 12-month English class and get a student visa. will that allow me to stay? or would I be expelled again?

I am also thinking to make a new passport with no visas and to wait until the beginning of next year.

What if I take a flight directly(connection) to Kho Samui? do people get stopped there often?

Thank you in advance :)