An acquaintance of mine is coming from the Netherlands to visit me here in LOS as a tourist visa next month.
We plan to drive to Malaysia for a few days.
Given the constant changes at the immigration office, my question is: when she leaves the country and we return to Thailand, will that still be possible, or does she now need a new visa, or can she still use her tourist visa?
I myself have a retirement extension, so that's not a problem.

 

If she is entering on a tourist visa, the visa is only valid for one entry unless a re-entry permit is purchased at an Immigration office. If she does not purchase a re-entry permit, she may enter on a visa waiver after her trip to Malaysia instead presuming she is a Dutch citizen.

 

If she originally enters from the flight from the Netherlands on a visa waiver, she can enter again on a second visa waiver from Malaysia. However, repeated attempts to use the visa waiver scheme may eventually result in denial of entry.

3 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

If she is entering on a tourist visa, the visa is only valid for one entry unless a re-entry permit is purchased at an Immigration office. If she does not purchase a re-entry permit, she may enter on a visa waiver after her trip to Malaysia instead presuming she is a Dutch citizen.

 

If she originally enters from the flight from the Netherlands on a visa waiver, she can enter again on a second visa waiver from Malaysia. However, repeated attempts to use the visa waiver scheme may eventually result in denial of entry.

Thank you for your prompt reply. To be honest, I was afraid of that. Thai government want to earn extra money from tourists.

3 minutes ago, Tubulat said:

Thank you for your prompt reply. To be honest, I was afraid of that. Thai government want to earn extra money from tourists.

A re-entry permit (single entry) costs 1000 Baht.

 

A visa waiver entry is free of charge. 

9 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

If she is entering on a tourist visa, the visa is only valid for one entry unless a re-entry permit is purchased at an Immigration office. If she does not purchase a re-entry permit, she may enter on a visa waiver after her trip to Malaysia instead presuming she is a Dutch citizen.

 

If she originally enters from the flight from the Netherlands on a visa waiver, she can enter again on a second visa waiver from Malaysia. However, repeated attempts to use the visa waiver scheme may eventually result in denial of entry.

But ‘a re-entry permit is purchased at an immigration office.’
What does that mean? An embassy or an agent?

35 minutes ago, Tubulat said:

But ‘a re-entry permit is purchased at an immigration office.’
What does that mean? An embassy or an agent?

What it says, visit any immigration office in Thailand, she'll need:

• Passport
• A completed TM8 form
• One passport-sized photo (4×6 cm)
• A photocopy of the passport info page and visa page

Plus Bht1,000 - takes about half to one hour. 

28 minutes ago, Stocky said:

What it says, visit any immigration office in Thailand, she'll need:

• Passport
• A completed TM8 form
• One passport-sized photo (4×6 cm)
• A photocopy of the passport info page and visa page

Plus Bht1,000 - takes about half to one hour. 

Thank you for your additional information, but “Briggsy” is talking about a “Visa Waiver”, which would be free of charge, which is much better, or does she have to meet special conditions?

20 minutes ago, Tubulat said:

Thank you for your additional information, but “Briggsy” is talking about a “Visa Waiver”, which would be free of charge, which is much better, or does she have to meet special conditions?

Visa waiver is visa free entry granted depending on passport she holds. If she's entering on a visa just as simple to get a reentry permit.