I have booked flight for DMK only to realize afterwards how picky immigration became lately

[DrJack54]

25 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

That would be ideal but do they accept cash on arrival for payment?

No. They accept things such as QR Code sent from Line and Whattsapp etc. In advance naturally. 

[Upnotover]

13 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

No. They accept things such as QR Code sent from Line and Whattsapp etc. In advance naturally. 

Indeed.  But the OP has mentioned he is cash only at this time.  Hence could be an issue.

[Magictoad]

DMK?

[Upnotover]

1 minute ago, Magictoad said:

DMK?

Don Mueang

[DrJack54]

1 minute ago, Magictoad said:

DMK?

Don Mueang airport

[DrJack54]

12 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Indeed.  But the OP has mentioned he is cash only at this time.  Hence could be an issue.

In fact he has less than 20k.

Cannot afford safe entry service. 

Doesn't have an onward flight.

 

Crazy situation IMO. 

[2long]

I did EIGHT visa exempt 'visa runs' in eight months from May 24 until Jan 25. All but a couple were through DMK.

In most cases I spent around a week outside Thailand, but I did switch it up regarding which countries I went to.

I would say that in those 10 months I spent less than 2 months out of the country.

 

It really is pot luck, and I guess a bit of karma thrown in. I would advise presenting yourself well, but not being smarmy or overdressed.

Good luck

[Upnotover]

5 minutes ago, 2long said:

I did EIGHT visa exempt 'visa runs' in eight months from May 24 until Jan 25. All but a couple were through DMK.

In most cases I spent around a week outside Thailand, but I did switch it up regarding which countries I went to.

I would say that in those 10 months I spent less than 2 months out of the country.

 

It really is pot luck, and I guess a bit of karma thrown in. I would advise presenting yourself well, but not being smarmy or overdressed.

Good luck

Presumably you were getting 60 day entries since July?  Probably they thought you were an actual tourist.

[sr_mueang_25]

53 minutes ago, 2long said:

I did EIGHT visa exempt 'visa runs' in eight months from May 24 until Jan 25. All but a couple were through DMK.

In most cases I spent around a week outside Thailand, but I did switch it up regarding which countries I went to.

I would say that in those 10 months I spent less than 2 months out of the country.

 

It really is pot luck, and I guess a bit of karma thrown in. I would advise presenting yourself well, but not being smarmy or overdressed.

Good luck

Yes, my last entry in thailand was in january , i was 6 months prior with merely one week - 10 days out with no problems yet it seems last months it got nastier......  Thats my concern.

[sr_mueang_25]

58 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

In fact he has less than 20k.

Cannot afford safe entry service. 

Doesn't have an onward flight.

 

Crazy situation IMO. 

Agreed , might end up going to cambodia border , being treated like a criminal not smtg looking forward to ....

 

And losing potentially € worth two hcmc - dmk flights would shortened budget fir next two weeks....

[cjinchiangrai]

Immigration at DMK is exactly the same as BKK.

[Caldera]

1 hour ago, sr_mueang_25 said:

Agreed , might end up going to cambodia border , being treated like a criminal not smtg looking forward to ....

 

And losing potentially € worth two hcmc - dmk flights would shortened budget fir next two weeks....

 

Yeah, just do it overland. Choose your border crossing wisely and you'll just sail through, having been out for this long.

[NedR69]

Not to sound harsh, but I when I read similar, someone nearly always says ‘time to get a real visa’.  Maybe they already told you, I didn’t read all comments.  Good luck to you.

[Rob Browder]

11 hours ago, sr_mueang_25 said:

I doubt any of the up to 20 probably more  border crosses i had this previous 3 years from autumn 2022 - northern hemisphere - i had 20k on my pocket .... who the hell goes around with that amount in cash unless some transaction needed anyways.... i could however easily proof  online to be well funded ... not the case for some days now ... 

What you need to understand - Thai Immigration don't "really care" if you live here 360+ days/year, IF you pay them off via their agent partners - either safe-entry by air, or a agent-van border-run.  They simply are not "allowed" to shake-down the short-term tourists, because that would anger "deep pocket" people (big hotels, etc). 

 

If you don't have the 20K, OR a flight-ticket out, you are (bleeped) if they single you out - then airport-detention, forced to buy a flight to Vietnam, then who knows what they do when you get there.  Even meeting all requirements can fail if "coming too much/often as a tourist" - without paying agent-tribute.  

 

Back when I was here on tourist-entries, I carried 20K Baht in travelers checks, purchased from Bangkok Bank.  They do not care if you can prove you "really have" the money in a Thai or foreign bank - will not even let you get it from an ATM to prove it beyond all doubt.  They are just using these "requirements" as a rationale.  On several (reported here) occasions, they have even refused to let the foreigner prove they met them - just "not a tourist" and denied. 

[JJ-Thailand]

The government is cleaning up everything suspicious. Travelling, bank accounts, money transfers, visas, taxes etc.

[hotandsticky]

5 minutes ago, JJ-Thailand said:

The government is cleaning up everything suspicious. Travelling, bank accounts, money transfers, visas, taxes etc.

 

Thai governments couldn't clean their noses!