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1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:
The fact that you have never obtained non O volunteering or recent ED visa...to me seems you had bad luck.
If you plan to obtain a 30 day extension to your visa exempt entry then think about a SETV for next entry.
Thanks for your insight. I'll be leaving after this 30 day entry and give it 3-4 months before returning, since that aligns with my travel plans anyway. It does sound like just bad luck this time.
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Just now, DrJack54 said:
Have you had an ED visa in last year or two?
No, I've never had anything other than visa exempt entries, a couple 30 day extensions 7 years ago, and the 1 year of covid extensions more recently.
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7 minutes ago, Sigma6 said:But at the same time, they dont want perpeptual tourists, so eventually they will refuse you entry if you're 'living' here on tourist stamps.
I do have a lot of covid Thai extension stamps in my passport that they were scrutinizing. I assume they can see all that on their computer, but maybe after I get a new passport, it will be less of a problem.
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7 minutes ago, Liquorice said:
Entering how?
Tourist visa, or visa exempt.
If entering visa exempt, the airline usually insists on an outbound ticket within 30 days.
Visa exempt.
5 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:How did he show this "website"
Flop out his phone.
There is no such rule regarding max 90 days per 6 months on visa exempt or other type of entry.
He can request an onward flight however that is very rare.
When were you last in Thailand?
Your account seems very strange.
He had me sitting next to his desk and pulled it up on his desktop computer. I didn't think to look at the URL at the time. It was a page in English.
I had just left Thailand after being here for 3 weeks for a 1 week trip to Korea and then came back to Thailand. Maybe I should be more careful about coming back so soon? The way people talk about endless visa runs, I didn't think it would be a problem.
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1 minute ago, mokwit said:Generally this sort of thing only happens to people with no previous posting history on AN.
Well yeah, I imagine many people make their first post when they run into their first problem. Are you accusing me of making up a story out of boredom?
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I've been to Thailand many times over the last 10 years and never had any problems until a few days ago. At BKK airport I got asked for a return ticket, which has never happened before. When I said I didn't have one, I got pulled aside to speak with a supervisor.
He made a baseless accusation that I'm not a genuine tourist and said to count how many days I was in the country over the last 6 months. He showed me some website that claims there's a max 90 days per 6 months rule. I ended up only being in the country for about 40 days over the last 6 months, so I should have been fine, but he still required I purchase a return ticket and said I'm not allowed to return after this 30-day stamp for at least another 3 months.
Is there any truth to this rule? Are they getting more strict lately?
The other people waiting before me were very rude to him, so I think I may have just got unlucky and caught him in a bad mood.
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Immigration officer said there's a rule about being in Thailand for no more than 90 days per 6 months on a tourist visa exemption. Is this new?
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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That looks exactly like what he showed me, already scrolled down to the part about 90 days.