NanaSomchai

I wish I could hug you right now. This is what I've been saying all along, there's even a post from me mentioning the one entry per year using a Chilean passport one or two pages ago, I didn't make this $h!t up. Now I apologize for not finding it, there are several revisions of that document I have linked a few posts ago, including one that used to be hosted somewhere on the *.immigration.go.th website, it was in the year 2551, so it's pretty old at this point, the original document also mentioned what the entries per year rule were for each countries with a bilateral agreement with Thailand, rules are different for each country. I am so sorry that I cannot find it anymore, I believe that document was meant to be "internal use" only, hence why they took it down circa 2018. It exists, I have seen it. I am not making this up.

Dear ubonjoe, With all due respect, that old thread from 2016 has a lot of misinforming posts in it. First off, using a Brazilian passport I have always gotten 90 days per entry into the Kingdom, regardless of it being by Air or Land, including on the same day, Nong Khai was my point of entry every single time. There is even a post in that thread where someone claims his wife using a ROK passport got 90 days as well, not 30, which confirms what I am saying above. Secondly, there is also another misinforming post claiming a Cambodian passport holder should get "unlimited" access to Thailand (albeit 14 days per round trip, which I agree with), however this is also believed to be completely false, a Cambodian passport holder may be allowed to 2 entries into the Kingdom by land by calendar year. Now that post I am referring to, the original poster doesn't specify whether this "unlimited" rule is by Air or by Land. Now I know you are pretty knowledgeable on these forums so I'll take your word for it; would you be able to clarify what the situation actually is (or was before the pandemic) for passport holders of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam? (by Air and Land obviously, what the limitations are?) Thanks in advance.

I have never seen it any different to be honest, there's us, then there's them. Now that Putin can't trade with us anymore (the Western civilized world), he's going to focus on trading with them (the emerging nations, emerging market) instead. We see the World with our Western views, views which do not apply: - South of the Mediterranean sea. - South of the Equator. - East of Poland. - East of the Bosphorus. Now that the situation in these societies are evolving and emerging markets are thriving, Putin is going to reinforce Russia's ties to the rest of the unsanctioned World where his money will be welcomed and "ethics" are wholly different.

Where did I say I was married? This is Thailand, having a "Thai wife" is more of a religious thing done in the village than anything else...

I love you too.

Why are you so surprised? Did you really expect anything different? There we are again, it's all about money. Thailand MONEY number one.

And?

Marriage extensions are for married suckers. Never was married, never will be. Not in this lifetime.

Post withdrawn.

False.

Not what your original post stated. Proof: Edited 37 minutes ago by DrJack54

That limit does not apply to every passports I'm afraid, and I'm not even mentioning diplomatic passports yet.

How is it an opinion when it is a fact? Please point me to the Thai immigration law order/rule that states there is a hard limit of 2 land border crossing/entries per calendar year and that limitation (should it even really exist) applies to every passports of every nations? You'll have to excuse me if I'm not holding my breath.

Your original post which I was replying to was stating that there would be a limit of 2 entries by land borders per calendar year, I'm afraid it is a false misleading statement at best, there is no such hardset rule that can be enforced by the Thai immigration. That is the part I was replying to, not the visa exemption rule bit.

Good times.

Again it depends again on which passport is being used... not all passports are equal.

Another debate for another thread, another day.

Basically.

That's up for another debate and another thread, another day, my friend. Thailand just like every other countries in the World has to have some immigration rules, I understand that being a long-term stayer in Thailand prior to your 50s is not an easy path (for what it's worth, I also am in that situation), but it doesn't change the fact that it is THEIR country, THEIR rules and therefore should you be allowed entrance into the Kingdom, you are expected to follow THEIR rules and THEIR laws. No amount of crying, complaining, whining, threatening, lobbying on these forums will get anything changed at the end of the day. Allow me chime in; Objectively speaking for things to change we would need a kickstart and much more has to be done than a Facebook post to complain and vent, to give you a rough example; there is an organization called the3million in the UK which advocates for EU citizens* in the UK, their goal is to protect the rights of EU citizens who are living in the UK, that organization does carry some weight, whenever they launch a campaign on a specific topic, the UKVI listens to what they have to say. Now putting that in perspective, do you see any organization defending the rights of foreign citizens (expats) in Thailand? No you don't. If you want to see a reform to the Thai immigration system, you need to form up your own organization, once you pass the 1 million expats signatures, you might have a better chance at getting a sensible immigration reform. Until then, use a different visa route and if none applies to you then maybe Thailand isn't for you, it took me nearly 10 years to realise that, now I'm off to greener pastures, hopefully. I suggest you do the same.

Generally speaking the words "Refund" and "Thailand" never get along well together in the same sentence... but then again...

If you really were carrying 20,000 baht on you, I find it hard to believe no other options were being offered to you behind closed doors... but that's just me.

Nailed it. Two hundred and fifty six times. People who weren't in need, abused and misused those "emergency" extensions to retain themselves longer in the Kingdom than they should have and now they're crying being denied. The arrogance and irony of it all. /thread

There, you nailed it perfectly. /thread

This. 3000 times. Hell no, 5000, 10000 times. At last, someone who gets it. These extensions were meant to serve as a legal framework so those alien stranded in the Kingdom under unforeseen exceptional circumstances could retain a legal status while still being in the Kingdom, it was never meant to be used as a "freebie residence extension visa". People misusing these were expected to respect the law, there was nothing vague about it, neither the legislative way nor the original intent behind said COVID-19 extensions. Those border officials are now doing what they were hired for, trained for and are being paid for; upholding the law.

May I ask which immigration office was this?