dunez

There are a lot of 'dodgy' people here who have no money and no WP. More than a few have warrants from their native countries. They scrounge around somehow and make the monthly 'visa run' usually on public transportation. The problem for Immigration; how to rid the country of this vermin but not run off some of the 'good folks' (with money, internet job maybe, etc.) in the process? Not an easy problem to solve. If I'm reading things right coming back in country by plane and you're okay.......the vermin can't afford this.

Yep ! Hit the nail right on the head there Blue !

And its this vermin that create the negative vibe such as claims that the economy will be affected, no tourists will come to Thailand, better to live in Malaysia, etc, etc...

I think this is fantastic news for the nation and will truely put Thailand back in its rightful place on the map, as the REAL Land of Smiles !!

Man what I wouldnt do now to be sat in the Cathouse on Soi 4 listening to all those whining cheapos complaining !

No money, no WP = dodgy "vermin" ?

Having money and a WP are the criteria that makes you a respectable citizen ?

Good that there will be no EQ/IQ test linked to the visa requirements or it would seem some people with money and wp might find themselves booted as well.

Taxin, you can run for pm, you seem to have the right views to make a good candidate to follow up the current man in charge.

I didn't say that; you did. If you bothered to read my post CAREFULLY you would not have made a bad ASSUMPTION.

I said this: There are a lot of 'dodgy' ......etc. Notice if you read CAREFULLY you will see the words 'a lot'.......not 'all'.

I said this: not run off some of the 'good folks' .....etc. I guess you didn't even bother to read that part. We all understand there are decent people here who are under 50, have a means of support, and are not working here (no WP). These 'good folks' should not be lumped in with the vermin. As a matter of fact, until I recently turned 50 I WAS IN THIS GROUP.

Let me say this in a different way and perhaps you can comprehend. There are many low-level criminal types here. They survive by scamming, robbing, selling drugs, etc.... MOST of these vermin are monthly border foot-runners. We don't need these people here and the Thai government doesn't want them here either. So......this creates a problem for Immigration.....how to get rid of this vermin?

Since it looks like the immigration officers at the border seem to have been given enough clout to have the final say, I think they will be able to exercise enough common sense to see the good from the bad. Maybe good to show up with docs confirming income, or something to say you have a job / commitments outside Thailand.

excuse me for being really thick...90 days on VOA only or following expiration of a tourist visa (60 day + 30 day ext) ie, can one do 90 days on VOA after the expiration of a proper visa?

fair enough; maybe i took it personally cos i am not trying to beat the system, i am not trying to run the country and I am not trying to make a fool out of anyone. All I wanna know is can I stay for 6 months on a 60 day visa. Most are saying yes, dot.com said no...i am due to come in a couple of weeks and am worried.

so 90 days is VOA and Tourist visa, are you 100% about this? sunbelt was posting earlier that u could do 3 x VOA's after a tourist visa had expired

can someone be a tourist for 6 - 12 months? Theres a hel_l of a lot to see in Thailand, I think it is perfectly plausable that if someone has enough money to support themselves they could legitimatly be a tourist for an extended period of time. People like ME who are getting tarred with the same brush as illegal teachers / criminals etc etc etc

From what I understand, you can do 60 days, go to the immigration office and pay (1900b) to extend another 30 days. You could then pay again to extend 15 days. After that I think you could do a couple of border runs but not 3 of them.

Why not 3, surely that would be my 90 day quota???

I got the visa the day before all of this came out, what I need to know is does the 90 day max stay apply to VOA only, ie someone can have another visa, it will expire and then they get 3 x VOA's.

Also can the 60 dayer still be extended.

I am so confused, I am coming to Thailand on sep 26th. I want to stay for 6 months. I have a 60 day tourist visa which (I think) I can extend for 30 more days, I (think) I can do 3 border runs and get 3 x VOAs hence giving me 6 months.

Can I stay for 6 months?

Is this new tourist rule definatly 100% going to be put in place?

Seems like bulls**t to me, what about all the diving instructors? I remember speaking to a dive school in Lanta who offer free tuition to thais cos it is virtually impossible to get a visa as a divemaster, yet the demand is massive. Or people who have money but dont want to work and just wanna chill out in thailand for 6-12 months. Seems like a very heavy handed manner in which to weed out the 'undesirables'.

I am coming to Thailand on Sep 26. I have a 60 day tourist visa which I can extend for 30 days. Does that 90 days count as my quota or am I able to get 90 more days by doing 3 visa runs?