Length of time in thailand from TV.... How is it calculated?

[Think8282]

I am curious to know how the amount of days the immigration officer sees you've spent in thailand is calculated.

 

For example, over the past year I've used 3 visa exempt entries and one single entry tourist visa on a USA passport. 

 

Based on the that I could have stayed in thailand up to 150 days... I'm reality though I only used 14 days on each visa exempt and 32 days on the TV. 

 

When flying into thailand and the IO scans my passport next visit what do they see on there screen? That I have possibly stayed 150 days or do they see a detailed description showing the exact amount of days and that I've left early each visit. 

 

I'm a genuine tourist I visit from the USA every time but recent posts about denied entries have me a little on edge for my trip in September.

 

Thanks in advance for any info 

[ubonjoe]

They will only see your dates of arrival and departure. They would have to count the number of days.

[elviajero]

9 minutes ago, Think8282 said:

When flying into thailand and the IO scans my passport next visit what do they see on there screen? That I have possibly stayed 150 days or do they see a detailed description showing the exact amount of days and that I've left early each visit. 

The system doesn’t keep count of days. It just shows the previous entries and the IO has to make a manual count. 

 

For example; the VE entry flag is set at 6. The system will alert the IO if the visitor has 6 or more entries and the IO is then meant to scrutinise (count) the number of days/time spent in the country.

[Think8282]

10 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

They will only see your dates of arrival and departure. They would have to count the number of days.

Thanks that's easy enough. Based off my history being a visa exempt in October 18, December 18, January 18 and June 19.... Do you think I will have any issues in your opinion? I'll be flying into bangkok and will have a SETV.

[Think8282]

6 minutes ago, elviajero said:

The system doesn’t keep count of days. It just shows the previous entries and the IO has to make a manual count. 

 

For example; the VE entry flag is set at 6. The system will alert the IO if the visitor has 6 or more entries and the IO is then meant to scrutinise (count) the number of days/time spent in the country.

Is that within a certain time frame? Say 6 VE within a year or something or just 6 period?

[elviajero]

6 minutes ago, Think8282 said:

Is that within a certain time frame? Say 6 VE within a year or something or just 6 period?

It counts all entries regardless of time frame.

 

The system isn’t very sophisticated, which is one reason why it’s impractical for them to set limits. They tried that back in 2007/8, but stopped because it took too much time for the IO’s to manually count the time spent in the country; which is the main issue.

 

They aren’t bothered about the number of entries, just the time spent in the country as a tourist.

[geisha]

Hi, so if I have 5 VE entries over the last 5 years, does that ring their warning bell ? I stay three to 4 months with a visa in the middle of my stay .

[Old Croc]

On ‎7‎/‎31‎/‎2019 at 2:54 PM, ubonjoe said:

They will only see your dates of arrival and departure. They would have to count the number of days.

Computer programs that automatically count the days between arrivals and departures, and can calculate a total from all visits, have been around for decades. I don't know if Thailand uses such programs.

[elviajero]

2 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

Computer programs that automatically count the days between arrivals and departures, and can calculate a total from all visits, have been around for decades. I don't know if Thailand uses such programs.

They don’t.

[elviajero]

15 minutes ago, geisha said:

Hi, so if I have 5 VE entries over the last 5 years, does that ring their warning bell ? I stay three to 4 months with a visa in the middle of my stay .

I doubt 3/4 months per year would set off any alarms. That’s not the MO of someone living or working in the country as a tourist.

[Pilotman]

My eldest daughter (Brit) has to travel all over Asia with her job.  She drops in  to see me regularly on visa exempt. I would guess that in 3 years she probably has over 12 entries. Each visit is for no more than 4/5 days.  She has never been challenged over the number. 

[acenase]

From my experience, they print out your ENTIRE history log on the computer and analyze it, they can see the very first time you ever stamped into Thailand, it doesn't matter if you get a new passport or not..

 

IF you have more than 180 days in the country, without any proof of returning back to your country, or if they see you are just leaving Thailand for 1 week and coming back and staying the full 90 days (they know its a visa run) then they can just deny you based on that fact.  It doesn't matter if it is within a calendar year or not.

[Leaver]

On 7/31/2019 at 6:16 PM, elviajero said:

They tried that back in 2007/8, but stopped because it took too much time for the IO’s to manually count the time spent in the country

Surely the new biometrics will alert the IO's to time in country. 

[elviajero]

34 minutes ago, Leaver said:

Surely the new biometrics will alert the IO's to time in country. 

Biometrics are just for identity. Even when the system identifies someone all the IO sees is a list of entries. It wasn’t designed to count the time spent in the country.

[Leaver]

11 minutes ago, elviajero said:

Biometrics are just for identity. Even when the system identifies someone all the IO sees is a list of entries. It wasn’t designed to count the time spent in the country.

Where are you getting your information from?

 

How hard can it be for the data base to identify, and calculate the date of entry, and date of exit, and show the days in country? 

 

Identity only is useless, without frequency and length of entries. 

 

If it isn't running that way now, surely it soon will be. 

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, Pilotman said:

My eldest daughter (Brit) has to travel all over Asia with her job.  She drops in  to see me regularly on visa exempt. I would guess that in 3 years she probably has over 12 entries. Each visit is for no more than 4/5 days.  She has never been challenged over the number. 

Yes, they see she is not living here. Similarly a friend who comes for a month every 3 months. It is clear the types they stop and question.

[Maestro]

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