popabear

Yes I thought about taking the VE entry lottery risk on another trip to Thailand at the end of June,, but I think with the number visa excepts stamps I have in my passport , I might give it a miss, just have that feeling ,that it might not go very smooth I have 3 VE last year and 3 the year before, also a few in previous years, none so far this year, this trip will be my first for this year with about a 6 month gap , of course I have had no warnings so far, buT on my last entry in November last year, I had the feeling that if I had not been 81 and in a wheel chair, I think the situation may have been very different , the lady IO was very abrupt in her tone wtth me. So i am thinking of trying to apply for a single entry online e Visa tourist Visa , as with my very old age of 81 years , I am not that good with doing this sought thing online, is it that hard to do, i rang a Thai travel agent here in Perth today and he seemed to think I would nave no problem Visa Excempt, but when I disagreed with him ,, he said why not , my reply was the experience I have had and lots on line having problems,, his reply was take no notice of all that, he also said they will be changing back to 30 days soon , they are all That"s there, matbe just gossip. REGARDS POPA

stop saying you come to much, they want more to and they come out with this crap

Thanks Rob,, HA HA I never thought of calling it a entry lottery, but that"s about what it is, NO I not falling for another one of their scams and paying to get through immigration just on principal , as this is no better than it was 40 odd years ago, although I have never been refused, but many times I have talked my way in ,, enough is enough thanks, after coming there for the past 45 years, I am not going to risk it any more at my old age, sad it"s the Thai people that suffer. I will find another Malaysia,, Philippines or Vietnam, been to all 3 ,they let you in with a smile on their face.. Redards POPA

THIAILAND IS TALKING OF HAVING A REESSION ( in BKK post today ) they complain no tourist coming , maybe if they let them in easy, more would come, one does not want to arrive ,refused entry, put in detention and sent back home .because you come to many times. I am in my eighty years odd and the trip is hard enought with out having go through another long flight back home. But this can happen, I always come 3 times a year and usually i am in Thailand this time of the year, but because I come 3 times visa excempt last year and year before 3 times with many trips in the previous 20 years most times staying 3 times a year, between 30/40 days each time, so i should be there now spending money . I am not new to Thailand been coming neally every year since 1980 and even going back 40 years ago ,it was no better , even with visa sometimes found it in the to hard basket , you sought of be thinking on the trip up, am I going to have another problem at border check in. Why has it go to be like this, I been retired many years and come to Thailand as a tourist never been a problem with over stay or any other problems .Regards Popa

Please close the thread i have no more to say on this matter thanks , Kind Regards .Popa

Not true, I was asked who are you staying with; that to me is my private life and in a tone as if was dirty old man, come on is this a really nice way to welcome some one into your country and you say the thread is a chit chat about nothing ,,, come on. Kind regards Popa

I was wheeled from plane door right through to my taxi ,what other way do I describe it.. Kind Regards Popa.

Come on , I spend 3 or 4 months in Thailand as tourist with big gaps between these trips, that's not living in Thailand . Kind Regards Popa

Poor assumption you are wrong on this one , like Andre0720 says just wait some years and you will understand...Kind Regards Popa.

Come on mate , I only said a few words to her softly, do think i am silly I been coming here a long time .i know not to stir them up, The way you talk on here as it was me giving her a hard time , that is incorrect . Kind Regards Popa

When visiting Thailand and coming through IO I am always well dressed.. kind Regards POPA

I suggest you all have a look at the article in Bangkok Post in new Thai Visas arrivals , you will see a video called dive deeper , there is a Thai government minister on there stating back to back Visa are okay and quite openly has endorsers long stay VE , why don't these people get it right , I would be happier they said only 3 VE' and you can only stay up to 4 months total then we would know what to do. Regards POPA

I not live in Thailand i come as a tourist don't need long term O Visa and oh i would not be touching Elite visa at 81 years your joking every day is a bonus at my age. Kind Regards POPA

I have spent 44 years coming to Thailand and have always picked a male immigration officers were i can ,this time i was in a wheelchair and did not chose this one , there was only 2 wheelchair booths working, there was one male who had a long queue who were all avoiding the lady, with no one queued with the lady,I won't get caught next time . There is the right and the wrong way to go through immigration. kind Regards Popa

Yes all in all I properly got this immigration officer on her bad day , I have had plenty other pleasant lady immigration officers. Kind Regards Popa .

I never said i had never been asked , sure i been asked many times , but in a polite voice ,even one time joking with 2 immigration officers. Kind Regards Popa

Come on mate , what attitude , I hardly said a word and what I said was polite . Kind Regards Popa.

No problem, Icame 3 VE the year before and the year before that, be doing it consistent for more than 20 years except for Covid, first time this has happen . Kind Regards Popa

Been to Vietnam many times ,, they hardly said word and treated me in a polite manner. Kind Regards Popa

Sorry, you don't get the meaning of my post ,why be spoken to like I am a piece of Sh,,,t Kind Regards Popa.

On my onward trip to Thailand in November last year, I got that uneasy feeling of going through Immigration, which most of us do, as this was my 3rd VE I was a little more uneasy than usual, not that makes much difference I am uneasy on the 1st VE for the year . I am 81 years old and wheelchair assisted, so when I was wheeled into immigration for wheelchair assisted people, I could see that what was Coming and to my horror a young female immigration officer and straight away new that things would not be easy . I know The Lady IO was only doing her job, but as I put my fingers onto the finger print test, she started how long you stay in a very very abrupt high tone non welcome voice, 39 days I replied in a soft voice ( had bite my lips ) ,next who are saying with, are staying with someone ( meaning a lady ) ,that's my private life, anyway I replied going fishing and to get Thai massage for the bad legs I have, next where you stay ,I replied I have a hotel booking on my phone do you want to look, so she l looked and then stamp me in. I do understand the lady IO was only doing her job, but in the all 44 years of coming to Thailand nothing has changed ,this time I felt so un welcome , it would be nice to be spoken to nicely, I use to think Thais had a lot of respect for older people I had the feeling my 3rd VE was maybe some of the issue in her abrupt tone, but she did not bring that up. Kind Regards Popa

i gave up smoking 30 years ago and really don't want to breath second hand smoke, just how the arrogance of people who come to Thailand, think they have the god dam right to sit down ,light up and blow smoke or vape all over you , Most cannot do it in their own country , yet they ignore others around them , it really piss's me off , as for many nights of having to leave to go home early from a night out ,because it gets so bad with many smoking all around you . Regards Popa

Yes how true , but I can remember in my past time of 43 years of coming to Thailand ,the Bath getting down to 15/16 Bath to the Australian $$$$ ..Regards Popa

Yes they made it easy to come in, now they are going to make it harder to come in , it seems to me the end product to all this is , they want follow what you are doing in their country , I think like a lot others , I will be finding some were else to holiday . Regards Popa

Every body is forgetting that this seems to be covering death and injuries only , what about health problems such as heart attacks , strokes or a lot of other serious health problems , there are more and more older people that find it impossible to get insurance because of age, or to many pass health reasons , to be covered with this insurance would be good for them also.. Regards Popa