Hello

I am a British National who turned 50 a few months ago.

I am working in the Gulf of Mexico but expect to return home to Thailand soon.

In my new passport I have Thai stamps that show I have been in Thailand from 30 July to 8 Sept

and from 11 Sept to 15 Dec 2009. During these two periods I had an O non immegrant visa which has now expired. I will probably be flying into Suvannabhumi around the 22 of this month. I have calculated that on the 22nd, out of the past 180 days I will have spent 138 in Thailand.

The question is ... will they give me 30 days when I arrive at the airport or must I try and get a proper visa ?

Not a problem...as long as you have confirmed outbound airticket within 30 days of arrival. Past arrivals on formal visa's are not counted.

The 90 day in 6 months rule was abandoned some time ago. As long as you will leave Thailand within 30 days and have proof of that in the form of your airline ticket, you will not need a visa.

Thanks for the info guys.

Mmmm ... I do not usually travel to Thailand with a ticket back out.

If I was to ask the company that I work for to buy a ticket ... say Bangkok to Vientianne sometime next month ... then once I was in Thailand, just tell the girl in the office to cancel the flight and get a refund.

Do you think this would work ?

Yep. The problem would be with the airline , not Immigration.

You may not be allowed on the flight without a Visa or a flight out of Thailand within 30 days.