15 Days Visa-waiver

[traveller0815]

Folks!

Please let me know your current experiences with the 15-days-visa-waiver - especially at MAESAI-border.

As far as i know the amout of these stamps was once (?) limitet to four but rumours say one can get more of these now (...in fact it's a pain in the axx to cross border every 15 days...but then there are lots of cheap and actual DVD's).

How's the current situation?

Thanks!

[thaiphoon]

There is no limit on the number of visa exempt entries that can be obtained, but 4 back to back entries at land border crossing may well lead to questioning by immigration as to what you are doing. If planning a short stay a tourist visa would give 60 day permission to stay on entry and can be extended for a further 30 days at Thai immigration (fee 1,900 baht).

[traveller0815]

Thanks 4 reply thaiphoon!

I already used my 3-entry-tourist-visum including extensions. I'm so to speak on the way back 2 Europe for "holidays from holidays" and a new visum but still it's too cold there now - and too expensive of course [..all around the year ;-).. ] !!

So i'll try 4 visa-waivers 'cause end of may the weather will be "more convenient".

My problem is a well known one: too young for retirement-visum, not working & not married (..and both i don't intend to, at least not because of visa-reasons..).

Investment-visum??! 10 mill BHT would be about all my current resources - anyway i wouldn't plunge an amount like that in LOS - or in any other country or region as a whole..!

Yes, i know there's a non-o for "visiting friends" but as i'm coming from Austria it won't be much of help as our Thai-embassy/consulates traditionally don't issue that kind of non-o, hel_l knows why...!?

Speaking of it folks: what are the latest news about - for example - some German Thai-consulates or UK-Hull issuing NON-O's FOR "VISITING FRIENDS" to EU-citizens (i.e. mailing in the documents..) ??

Thanxx & greets