38 minutes ago, MadMuhammad said:

Last year (2016) I entered and stayed in Thailand 5 times on visa exempt entries staying anywhere up to the limit and once on a SETV. I was never held up or asked any questions relating to reason for stay or cash reserves. 

Mad mentiones by UbonJoe I have doubts you’d even be looked a twice with the 28 day intervals

 

Those doing exactly what the OP describes, on/off due to working in oil, have been told "no more" and "get a visa next time" when entering by air - even though there is no visa which is remotely appropriate.  There is the METV, but that could require a very long, out-of-the-way flight to obtain from one's country of permanent-residence - so, in reality, that wont' work, either. 

 

During the initial 'crackdown' on these folks using Visa-Exempts, where even offered-proof of their incomes and employment was not considered, many announced they were going to spend their money in Vietnam or Cambodia, instead.  Those countries are happy to have offshore-workers spend their earnings there.

 

But I have not seen many of these reports lately, so perhaps Immigration have revised how they treat those who are frequent Visa-Exempt users who do not remain in the country enough to possibly be 'working illegally' here.

7 hours ago, YetAnother said:

answered by 007 Red; thanks

 

Er yes but?

 

My phone has internet so I'd just book a flight online to where ever I wanted.....?

Why not?

 

 

If denied you probably will be send back to the place flight started. Regarding Elite card it is cheaper to start language course for 25000 a year until you turn 50. You save and also learn the language

I suspect you won't have any problems at all. They're really looking for people who have back-to-back visa entries in their passport, that is to say in and out on the same or consecutive days. If you're in for 27 days and then out for 31 you're clearly not living in the country. Impulse's post was eminently sensible advice