NanLaew Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 34 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said: What rules are we breaking if IO let me in for 270 days last year on visa exempts by air and 225 this year? Surely IO would have rejected me if it was against the rules to stay that long as a tourist Maybe you enjoy playing Russian Roulette with the IO's at the airport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 47 minutes ago, raz0r21 said: Lol. Now you are just trolling. Since there is no limit on tourist visas, or how long you can stay as a tourist... its up to the immigration officer to decide. Like someone else wrote, this has been discussed ad nauseam. The reasons for someone staying a long time as a tourist differs a lot. Some people take a year off from work, there are so many different scenarios (2 of which i just used as an example). But more usually it's #25 from Butterflies in NEP (or her sister). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya57 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Maybe you enjoy playing Russian Roulette with the IO's at the airport. Not at all, they've never said a word to me 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuang Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 No not a rogue immigration officer but a rogue so called tourist... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondue zoo Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Visa topics always get so frothy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz0r21 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, fondue zoo said: Visa topics always get so frothy. Yeah, it would be better for everyone if there was more clear rules. But TIT , this is thailand. Just have to go with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Marky Mark Mark said: To activate my 60 day tourist Visa i had to purch ase a departure ticket on the spot. Reasoning was i stay Thailand too MUT.....lol. In the last 12 months i have stayed in Thailand 10 months. 2 60 day tourist visa and the rest on visa on arrivals. Not once did i enter by land border. Twice i flew out of Thailand to SIN for a week before returning to Thailand to activate my 60 day visas. I wouldn't say the IO was acting rogue. Most Thai embassies and consulates nowadays require a flight out when applying for a tourist visa anyway, so demanding to see that is quite reasonable. Which also raises the question where your tourist visa was issued. You were in Singapore, but did you apply there or did you apply for an eVisa back home while not physically there? If you did the latter, consider yourself very lucky that the IO didn't spot or question THAT. Edited October 7, 2023 by Caldera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 This thread simply degenerated into a rehashing of deeply held opinions by different members that are of no practical value. I have chosen not to moderate posts that are off topic and borderline abusive. Instead, this thread is CLOSED 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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