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That's how every current multiple entry visa works. Nothing released officially states or even suggests this visa will be any different, so why would you think this one would be different?

I know. As I stated earlier, I am a digital nomad.

It's not a grey zone if the new visa and law specifically allows it.

I stay in Thailand about 6 months each year. I would love to get a 180 day visa, so I could to that without border bounces and/or extensions.

I think it's probably true. Many of us digital nomads (myself included) would gladly pay that for a long term visa.

I'm guessing you have never been to a private hospital in Thailand. They are not "seedy places" by any possible definition of that term.

Or more likely they are eliminating it and adding a health insurance requirement to all non-O visas based on retirement.

Read the OP's question. He didn't ask anything at all about the number of entries allowed.

You should try reading the OP's question before responding. He didn't ask anything about entering by land or the number of entries allowed.

Where are you getting your information?????? That's not what the official us embassy instructions say. You pay a fee for return postage, not an actual envelope. https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/instructions-for-ds-82-processing-by-mail-and-online-fee-payment-for-u-s-citizens-residing-in-thailand/

Pollution in Thailand is 100x worse than Phillipines. Outside of Manila, the air is usually quite clean. The exit clearance is not hard to get, but does take a few days. The food and dificulty finding a decent place to rent outside of the big cities is the worst part.

If your license is in english, then you don't need an IDP for almost every country that uses the latin alphabet. You certainly don't need one anywhere in Europe.

It's a very long complicated process that takes 1 or 2 years. Don't even think about that unless you definitely will be moving her to the US permanently.

I'm guessing you haven't seen any of the news reports about how the US southern border is currently completely overwelmed with immigrants from every corner of the world like never before in history.......

It's common for the US to issue 10 year multi entry tourists visas. That's the standard tourist visa if they don't suspect you will cause any problems. You can only stay so long each year, and obviously can't live there. It's so you don't have to re-apply for a visa if you visit many times as a tourist.

Nope, you just make things worse. It's much more likely she will get the visa if she didn't know you or doesn't mention you.

If you want a clear answer, you will first have to be clear about your visa situation. Did you obtain a tourist visa in advance before entering Thailand? Or more likely, you don't have any visa, and you entered visa exempt by air twice?

When arriving in a new country, I find its much easier to just buy an esim online instead of purchasing a physical sim locally. I'm sure it costs a bit more, but it's so much easier. You will find lots of different options if you google Laos esim.

No need for an SRRV if they are married. In Phillipines, if you are married to a filipina, you automatically get one year permission to stay each time you enter the country. Just leave the country once per year, and there is no need to ever do anything else immigration related.

If it's your first time in Laos, I would definitely recommend Luang Prabang instead of Vientiane. It's much more interesting.

I will agree with that recommendation. There is also a new, very comfortable, Chinese built high speed train from Luang Prabang to Vientiane that takes about 2 hours. So for anyone with an extensive history in Thailand who prefers to enter by land, it's very easy to fly to Luang Prabang and then cross back into Thailand by Land over the friendship bridge near Vientiane.

Your second post used very uncommon abbreviations. I've read thousands of posts here, and I still can't figure out what you meant by "IMM / DOE"

With your history, I definitely wouldn't try to enter visa exempt by air without spending significant time outside of Thailand. You would very like face serious questioning when you arrived. You can enter visa exempt by land twice per year. Land entries are usually hassle free, and I would use those.

My overstay was a mistake I made during covid times. I thought I could get another extension, but was refused and had stupidly waited to the last minute to get the extension. I left as soon as I possibly could which took some time in those days because I had to arrange a covid test first. I would agree overstay is generally a bad idea, but there is no possible way any immigration officer from another country will ever decipher that Thai overstay stamp.