Long Term, Multiple Entry, No Work?

[g00dgirl]

German passport

Age: 29 years

do not need to work in Thailand

I would like to find out what the best option would be if I want to come and go to Thailand as often as I want (I travel a lot) and stay for as long as I like whenever I am there.

I would like to avoid having to worry about renewing my visa all the time, or crossing borders just for the sake of having to renew my visa.

My Visa history:

I entered Thailand first time mid February 2006, got the 30 day visa on arrival automatically, was there for 28 days and left the country again.

Now I applied for a 60 day tourist visa and sent my passport to the embassy. They did not call me that there was a problem with the payment and now I have to worry about not getting my passport back in time for my flight , stress like this I do not want in the future and I do not want to keep having to send my passport to embassies either.

I do not need to work in Thailand, I do not need a work permit, and I would prefer if whatever option you recommend would not depend on a third party to either sponsor me, marry me, or anything like that.

[rishi]

As long as you insist on all of your conditions, your one and only option is to visit Thailand once and then leave and never come back again.

[lopburi3]

Three million baht in a government bank long term deposit or in payment of some new condos will provide yearly extendable stays with no visa runs required. Immigration provides this service.

[Meerkat]

There's always the Thailand Elite card. You'd still have to renew your visa every 90 days but you wouldn't have to send your passport off every time you want a visit.

[rishi]

My guess is that handing over 1-3 million baht is now added to the list of requirement OP doesn't fell like complying with.