Advice On Returning To Thailand After A Few Months

[IrishP]

Hi All

I was wondering if anyone knew exactly the regulations regarding leaving the country and getting back in after a period of time.

I have been staying in Thailand on tvs and was beginning to get red stamps on my passport telling me not to return to the place I was getting them from (such as Penang, Singapore) so I had to leave. I am now in the Philippines working on a livaboard dive boat for, hopefully till the end of September, which will mean I will have been out of the country for 7 months.

Would this be enough time out of the country to be granted another tv somewhere? I presume I'll have to get one here in the Phines, but I wondered how the time out of the Kingdom would affect my eligibility for entry back into Thailand.

Any help gratefully received as usual!

[jstumbo]

Manila is not known for being visa friendly. Depending on the country of you passport, you can always come in on a 30 day visa exempt entry. Then you could go to Vientiane Laos and get a tourist visa. This is probably the easiest place for a tourist visa at the moment and you may even be able to get a double entry tourist visa there.