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I thought nobody wanted to come back to Thailand because reasons? That is what the serial whiners around here were saying and they are never wrong. They will probably now try say that these numbers are fake without presenting any evidence whatsoever. I guess those huge lines at immigration and at the airport were just my imagination.

Perhaps, but I don't remember seeing that documented anywhere. It would be nice if they would explain what they want somewhere.

Of course not. My point is that you should not have to resort to bureaucratic hacks to get a visa when having a condo you own/rent is also completely legitimate accomodation.

They have already done a test run of this when they temporarily extended the visa waiver to 45 days. It sounds like that went smoothly, so it's not all just pie in the sky talk with zero chance of happening. They are probably considering this partly in response to the move by Vietnam to issue 90 day visas. That is another thing that makes this sound like more of a real possibility rather than just idle talk. As far as strings attached. They are already talking about adding strings to the 30 day with that new 300b tourist tax. It keeps getting postponed but sounds like it's definitely still happening. It would make that a little easier to swallow if we got 90 days for that fee instead of 30. That will also help recoup the lost revenue from issuing tourist visas. I could see them extending the visas waiver to 90 days at the same time they implement that tax.

Talk of a 3 month visa waiver on arrival is music to my ears. Still far from certain but keeping my fingers crossed.

I finally got my METV. Took about 15 days including the back and forth with the hotel booking that was initially rejected. An email confirmation was not good enough for them so I ended up getting a cancellable Agoda reservation for 30 days. Not sure how people do that when they are staying at a condo they own/rent. They are talking about extending the visa waiver on arrival to 90 days. That will make having to get this METV unnecessary so hopefully I won't have to do that next time.

TV/AN forum must have the BIGGEST group of whiners on the planet. Nothing but shameful incessant whining about anything and everything.

I only have one question about the new guy. What is his stance on recreational marijuana legalization?

Sleeping pills that use diphenhydramine (an antihistamine) are the strongest over the counter as far as I know.

That annoying itinerary thing is gone. The only itinerary related thing you need to provide is your plane ticket showing entry and exit dates. Mine is six months between those dates and they appear to be ok with that. I will use one of 48 hour onward ticket websites to satisfy the airline agent that they did their job checking that I am only staying for the max 60 days the visa allows. Some airlines/agents check that and some don't. If they didn't in the past there is no guarantee they will not in the future. The only two annoying things remaining is the requirement to show a bank statement for at least 200,000b and the confirmation letter for accomodation with no explanation what exactly that needs to be. Email confirmation did not suffice for me. I am still not sure how long that reservation needs to be for. I phoned my local Thai consulate beforehand and asked if a confirmation for 2 nights was ok. My reason was that I planned to find another place while I was there and they sounded ok with that.

Thank you for letting me know what you did. My email confirmation was for two months so that was not the problem. When I asked my local Thai consulate last year they said that I only needed to book for the first two nights for the SETV, so that is what I did on Agoda. I think I will try that again for the METV. If they reject that then I will do like you said. Make it for a month or two on either Agoda or AirBnB and then cancel afterwards.

I don't know about 10 years ago but I think it has been a requirement for a few years at least

That is nothing new. It was like that when I applied last year as well.

It's still around that much for METV (6 month multi-entry). I believe it said 200,000b on the form which is around 4400 pounds or 5600 USD at todays exchange. I think 60,000b is for SETV (60 day single entry).

I am also in the process of applying for the METV. A lot of the irrelevant questions are gone so it's much better now. I already submitted it but then they emailed me saying they need a confirmation letter from my hotel as well as their "Thai ID" whatever that means. I think they maybe mean't "Tax ID". The hotel won't give me any of that and the confirmation email I submitted wasn't good enough. What should I do? The last time I applied for a 60 day SETV I submitted an Agoda reservation letter for my first two nights at some hotel and that was apparently good enough. Will that be good enough for an METV?

That just means more of these idiots are going to prison and losing the right to vote, which all sounds good to me.

I'm at 5 with the last one being the bivalent one in combination with a flu shot. Probably due for another one soon but I am not sure if it's still free for me. Maybe only once a year. They have the pills now that can save most people if taken in the first 3 days after getting infected.

I see the new gov't coalition wants to try make cannabis illegal again. I hope that's more bark than bite.

Tourism is picking up? According to this board Thailand is totally doomed and the serial whiners around here are never wrong.

Keep posting if you want to embarass yourself more. ????

I found shirts with the exact pattern I am looking for at the night market in Jomtien and at a store in Royal Garden Plaza mall in Pattaya. Unfortunately, I haven't found one with the right color scheme just yet.

I hear that the location of Jimmy Hoffa's body is also located on Hunter Biden's laptop. Everyone is talking about it. All the best people. Ask anyone.

There may even be a few 'random' accidents involving motorcycle drivers wearing dark visor helmets in the days and weeks to come.

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