I stayed in Thailand for two years with only a covid visa extension.

 

After returning home, I recently re-entered the country from Suvarnabhumi Airport.

I was almost denied entry. They said that I stayed too long without a visa.

They found out I have a girlfriend and told me to switch to a marriage visa, but I cannot do that right now. What should I do to enter the country in the future?

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, asia123 said:

After returning home, I recently re-entered the country from Suvarnabhumi Airport

Did you enter with a visa or visa exempt? 

How long were you out of Thailand. 

 

Regarding future travel plans you are best off with a tourist visa.

Really depends on how much time you wish to spend in Thailand.

Clearly you are under 50 as you have not considered extensions based on retirement. 

Leave it 6 months or so after this visit and you should be fine with visa exempt or a tourist visa.  Assuming you are not trying to live in Thailand and the 2 years you were here previously were because you were stranded due to Covid!

Try to enter by land. You are only allowed two visa exempt entries per calendar year by land, but there are no limitations on entry with a visa, and you will not face any problems at almost all land crossings. Just avoid the rogue crossing at Poipet/Aranyaprathet coming from Cambodia.

5 hours ago, asia123 said:

They found out I have a girlfriend and told me to switch to a marriage visa, but I cannot do that right now.

No marriage plans

6 hours ago, asia123 said:

What should I do to enter the country in the future?

Well, you are ‘in’... so you only have to worry about that on your next visit, assuming you ‘visit' here a couple of times per year rather than ‘live’ here all or most of the year. 

 

 

Options for next visit: 

Apply for a Tourist Visa in your home country before travelling. 

Or, get a Thai Elite Visa.

 

Options to remain here: 

Get a Thai Elite Visa (plan an exit and return on that).

 

Get married and enter on a Non-Immigrant O Visa based on Marriage !!!!

(why can’t you do that - its a simple cheap option.. unless you really don’t want to marry)

 

 

 

14 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

why can’t you do that - its a simple cheap option.. unless you really don’t want to marry

The OP mentioned GF.

Why assume marriage is even on his radar.

 

Ed visa? BTW I did say on the 'philipina girl' thread we could expect to see more such queries from people who have been using the covid exemption system

10 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Did you enter with a visa or visa exempt? 

How long were you out of Thailand. 

 

Regarding future travel plans you are best off with a tourist visa.

Really depends on how much time you wish to spend in Thailand.

Clearly you are under 50 as you have not considered extensions based on retirement. 

I entered the country without a visa. It was three weeks after I left the country. I am in trouble because they say you can't get tourist visa  anymore.

 

9 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Leave it 6 months or so after this visit and you should be fine with visa exempt or a tourist visa.  Assuming you are not trying to live in Thailand and the 2 years you were here previously were because you were stranded due to Covid!

 the immigration stuff was writing something on a  computer and I think I'm on the blacklist...

3 minutes ago, asia123 said:

 the immigration stuff was writing something on a  computer and I think I'm on the blacklist...

If they allowed you enter the country that means you were not blacklisted. They don't randomly blacklist people.

10 hours ago, asia123 said:

What should I do to enter the country in the future?

get a proper visa?

 

13 minutes ago, asia123 said:

 the immigration stuff was writing something on a  computer and I think I'm on the blacklist...

That is rubbish.

It's just typical immigration nonsense.

 

10 hours ago, asia123 said:

I stayed in Thailand for two years with only a covid visa extension.

 

After returning home, I recently re-entered the country from Suvarnabhumi Airport.

I was almost denied entry. They said that I stayed too long without a visa.

"Covid visa an entry denial"

 

So what is the OP title about?  You weren't denied entry.

23 minutes ago, asia123 said:

I entered the country without a visa. It was three weeks after I left the country. I am in trouble because they say you can't get tourist visa  anymore.

 

That is also a rubbish comment from immigration officer.

They are clerks. 

10 hours ago, asia123 said:

What should I do to enter the country in the future?

Get a visa.

8 minutes ago, problemfarang said:

get a proper visa?

 

well said.  Its hardly rocket science now is it. 

26 minutes ago, asia123 said:

 the immigration stuff was writing something on a  computer and I think I'm on the blacklist...

You do not get "blacklisted" for that.   They'll probably give you special attention next time, though.

4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

That is also a rubbish comment from immigration officer.

They are clerks. 

I'd hazard a guess that they didn't actually say that.   If they did, they just wanted to put the wind up him.   

 

IOs are not just "clerks", they are the the competent officials who are given the authority to determine whether a visitor gets stamped in or not.

Just get a new passport 

1 minute ago, Hellfire said:

Just get a new passport 

Thai Immigration use computers...????

44 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

well said.  Its hardly rocket science now is it. 

2 years of staying here on a Covid Visa is telling me he is under 50, Working as a Digital Nomad, and couldn't care less about staying legally in the country.  He should be applying for a single entry or a multiple entry Tourist Visa from outside of the country and playing he game the right way.  Sounds like he obtained the Covid Visa's in his favor by using the system, just like those who use to do border hops.  

11 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sounds like he manipulated the Covid Visa's in his favor

Manipulated covid extensions?

Thai government made them available and continued to extend availability.

Take it up with Thai gov rather than folk that obtained them. 

6 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Manipulated covid extensions?

Thai government made them available and continued to extend availability.

Take it up with Thai gov rather than folk that obtained them. 

I know they did, and made it easy instead of directing the folks obtaining them to get onto a right visa, I retract the manipulated portion of my post.

19 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

2 years of staying here on a Covid Visa is telling me he is under 50, Working as a Digital Nomad, and couldn't care less about staying legally in the country.  He should be applying for a single entry or a multiple entry Tourist Visa from outside of the country and playing he game the right way.  Sounds like he manipulated the Covid Visa's in his favor.  

Two years here on a COVID extension IS staying legally in the country no matter how loudly you choose to refute it.

I too have stayed for two years on a legal COVID extension. I did not manipulate the extension in any way. I turned up, filled out the forms and received my stamp from a Thai government official.

how is that not playing the game the right way?

15 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

I know they did, and made it easy instead of directing the folks obtaining them to get onto a right visa,

Up until relatively recently exit via land borders was not possible. 

In the main visas are not issued within Thailand. 

Obvious exceptions being non O retirement and marriage from tv or exempt entry.

That does not cover everyone.

Bottom line is folk obtained what was legally available to them.

The peanut gallery complained about this for years.

Sad folk.

How did they "find out" about your girlfriend ?  

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Thai Immigration use computers...????

Not really

1 hour ago, n00dle said:

Two years here on a COVID extension IS staying legally in the country no matter how loudly you choose to refute it.

I too have stayed for two years on a legal COVID extension. I did not manipulate the extension in any way. I turned up, filled out the forms and received my stamp from a Thai government official.

how is that not playing the game the right way?

My only complaint is this, was there not a more appropriate type of Visa that could have been obtained other than the Covid extensions had the Covid extension not existed?  From what I remember the Covid extensions were supposed to be for those that could not travel back out of the country to their homes because of the Covid Closures and needed letters from their embassy's or consulate stating such. With the world being open now for awhile could these folks not have left and returned on a Tourist Visa.  Sure you played the game the way Thailand allowed, but was there not another Visa you or the others could have obtained instead of the one you were allowed to have because of the Covid situation?  Happy it met your needs but then many were forced to leave awhile ago, and then returned with a tourist visa or such.  

 

I accept that it was allowed and is still allowed in some cases.  A neighbor here left the country in March of 2020, and it took him 20 months to return based upon the closures.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Up until relatively recently exit via land borders was not possible. 

In the main visas are not issued within Thailand. 

Obvious exceptions being non O retirement and marriage from tv or exempt entry.

That does not cover everyone.

Bottom line is folk obtained what was legally available to them.

The peanut gallery complained about this for years.

Sad folk.

"Peanut Gallery"  Thats a new one for me,   I'm not actually sure what the phrase means but it seems a very appropriate way to describe the complainers  Sad folk indeed