METV effectively rescinded at Don Mueang

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16 minutes ago, Maestro said:

METV is a widely used acronym for the multiple- entry tourist visa and acceptable on this forum. Also Thai embassies and consulates use it and for all I know they may have started it.

Dear Mister I am an ordinary but regular tourist, visiting very often Thailand without needing a visa untill now. I am very interested in these visa discussions because I will stay longer time in a very near future. I am 70+ and retired. So it will be very usefull and interesting for me and I suppose  other people in my condition to understand what people on this forum are talking about. For not informed people it is very difficult to understand all those acronyms such as: METV SETV IO OP DMK non O visa O visa RTP TAT OA TR60 VFE TM30 TVC and so on. I think it would take little effort to at least write these acronyms in full letters. Except of course, but I don't think so, if there is a will to keep this in a closed circle for initiates. Thanks for your understanding.

 

Best Regards,

 

Philippe

[Skipalongcassidy]

On 2/4/2024 at 7:50 PM, StayinThailand2much said:

 

60 weeks in 3+ years is not that much. Someone recently mentioned in a post that the IO at an airport actually asked for the partner's phone number in order to talk to her...

It's more than a third of the total... it is that much.

[StayinThailand2much]

On 3/23/2024 at 5:22 AM, Skipalongcassidy said:

It's more than a third of the total... it is that much.

 

It's all about the perception. Traveller: "I can afford living abroad for months at a time." - Thai IO: "This can't be right. I only get 1 week holiday per year. And my savings are hardly enough to buy a bottle of Lao khao... How come, foreigners can come here so many times?"

Edited April 2 by StayinThailand2much

[Skipalongcassidy]

14 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

 

It's all about the perception. Traveller: "I can afford living abroad for months at a time." - Thai IO: "This can't be right. I only get 1 week holiday per year. And my savings are hardly enough to buy a bottle of Lao khao... How come, foreigners can come here so many times?"

Your "perception" is skewed... follow the rules and there is no longer any problem... before I came here permanently I came here often and never had any problems... but I could read and comprehend the visa requirements at the time and never had any problems.