What is ongoing status with the IOs at bkk airports when arriving with e-visas TR s/m and also have old ED stamps in passports ! . .

My first entry was OK , but soon up for my second entry of my METV TR , but feeling a bit shaky. . . i got all documents but still have that old ED stamp in the passport to haunt me.

 

Landborder more safe to entry maybe? i really dont want any hassle with the IOs.

Give it a shot and let us know!

As far as I know a tourist visa should be fine since its granted by an embassy. I have however witnessed the IOs telling my friend to "go back to his home country and get a visa", after back to back stays and TR:s from Vietnam. I dont know where you are entering from but if you have a TR from a embassy from your home country and have spent some time outside of Thailand it should be ok.

 

Just saw you are gonna enter on your second entry. Afaik it should be fine.

Entering via most land crossings should be fine (but avoid Poipet/Aranyaprathet).

 

At airports, entering with a visa should not be a problem. However, there have been rare cases of denied entry for those with tourist visas at some airports. Some officials hate long stay tourists, and may look for opportunities to give them problems. Both Bangkok airports and Krabi are to be avoided if you want to be completely safe. Chiang Mai has historically never been reported to improperly deny entry to those with visas.

24 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Entering via most land crossings should be fine (but avoid Poipet/Aranyaprathet).

 

At airports, entering with a visa should not be a problem. However, there have been rare cases of denied entry for those with tourist visas at some airports. Some officials hate long stay tourists, and may look for opportunities to give them problems. Both Bangkok airports and Krabi are to be avoided if you want to be completely safe. Chiang Mai has historically never been reported to improperly deny entry to those with visas.

So this indicates that some passport control points and/or officials use different systems/criteria and/or discretion than others e.g. central/bkk vs. upcountry, phuket vs. ban nok or aranyaprathet vs. nongkhai etc?

I guess that may well be the case for visa exempt entry too ????

1 hour ago, henry13 said:

So this indicates that some passport control points and/or officials use different systems/criteria and/or discretion than others e.g. central/bkk vs. upcountry, phuket vs. ban nok or aranyaprathet vs. nongkhai etc?

I guess that may well be the case for visa exempt entry too ????

Leaving aside the special case of Poipet/Aranyaprathet, the situation at land crossings is fairly clear cut. With a visa, there should be no problem. Entering visa exempt, you can enter twice per calendar year without difficulty, but cannot get more than two.

 

At airports, it varies both depending on which airport you are using and which official you encounter. With visa exemptions, it is possible to be denied entry if using visa exempt entries as a long stay tourist, especially with minimal gaps between visits. Denied entry is much more likely at some airports (including both Bangkok airports) than others. At some (notably Chiang Mai) they seem only to crack down on visa exempt entry in fairly extreme cases, but everywhere it also depends on the individual officials.

 

When you enter with a visa (even at airports) you are only supposed to be denied entry for very specific reasons (specified in Section 12 of the Immigration Act) which do not include staying in Thailand too much. However, some officials at some airports (again, including both Bangkok airports) on rare occasions decide to improperly deny entry to holders of tourist visas anyway, pretending they are using a valid reason under Section 12 (such as you not having money to support your stay).

On 9/14/2023 at 6:31 PM, raz0r21 said:

As far as I know a tourist visa should be fine since its granted by an embassy. I have however witnessed the IOs telling my friend to "go back to his home country and get a visa", after back to back stays and TR:s from Vietnam. I dont know where you are entering from but if you have a TR from a embassy from your home country and have spent some time outside of Thailand it should be ok.

 

Just saw you are gonna enter on your second entry. Afaik it should be fine.

I have a METV TR from my homecountry! so i guess no worries. .my first entry was flawless even with the 2yr old some pages back ED stamp. . . been home 14month between old ED and my new METV TR. . 

Shouldn't be a problem

 

A Recent Non-B/Workpermit and then coming back on a TR visa within one month would be risky though by air.

On 9/14/2023 at 11:57 AM, BritTim said:

Entering via most land crossings should be fine (but avoid Poipet/Aranyaprathet).

 

At airports, entering with a visa should not be a problem. However, there have been rare cases of denied entry for those with tourist visas at some airports. Some officials hate long stay tourists, and may look for opportunities to give them problems. Both Bangkok airports and Krabi are to be avoided if you want to be completely safe. Chiang Mai has historically never been reported to improperly deny entry to those with visas.

Add Phuket airport to your list to a AVOID Flying into...

You guys think safe then to re-entry to CM airport . . . for 2nd entry on my METV TR issued in homecountry even with a ed stamp from 2021 ,
Will have onward flight , rental lease , bankstatement 20k . . . .

1 hour ago, oMega69 said:

You guys think safe then to re-entry to CM airport . . . for 2nd entry on my METV TR issued in homecountry even with a ed stamp from 2021 ,
Will have onward flight , rental lease , bankstatement 20k . . . .

Based on prior experience, entering with a visa via Chiang Mai airport should be safe. Inappropriate denial of entry has not been observed there.