How long between visa exemptions?

[charlieboy1202]

Hi
New to posting though I've been trying to keep up with the visa saga on here for months.
Forgive me but I'm still confused......
Since the 12 August "crackdown" , can I still - on visa exemptions - do an eight-week visit to SE Asia along the lines of the one I did in Jan-Feb this year.....
(i) Fly into Bangkok from London, armed with return ticket for end of trip but also with confirmed airline tickets to a nearby country (did Phil last time but would probably go elsewhere this time) for about three weeks from first arrival in Thailand
(ii) Spend weeks 1, 2 and 3 in Thailand -( f.w.i.w.mainly in/around Nongkhai),
(iii) Fly out to nearby country for weeks 4 and 5
(iv) Return and spend weeks 6, 7 and 8 in Thailand
(v) Return to UK.
British passport, male, mid-sixties, no matrimonial baggage. Would have necessary cash on hip. Planning to come out late this year/early next. Not looking to live in Thailand permanently (and certainly not work) but if it all went well could easily become a regular winter visitor in due course.
Guess my concern is that I've not seen a definitive decision on how long do you have to be "out" of Thailand to avoid the "out/in" stigma. Clearly a same day/overnight/ otherwise rapid return would bring problems but will two weeks away mark me as a bona fide tourist or don't we really know yet?
BTW - if all this is still possible but if I were to return to Thailand - step (iv) above - by a land border, would I still get 30 days or are we back to 15?
Thanks in advance for any info

[Mario2008]

That should be no problem. It is obvious you do not live in Thailand and are here for a holiday.

Land border is still 30 for G7 nationals.

[enuff said]

That should be no problem. It is obvious you do not live in Thailand and are here for a holiday.

Land border is still 30 for G7 nationals.

Amen.

I was so tired of looking up "tourist" in the dictionary.

'nuff said

~

[Geordie Boy]

That should be no problem. It is obvious you do not live in Thailand and are here for a holiday.

Land border is still 30 for G7 nationals.

I was going to do the same but just intend to stay 2 month in Thailand ! is it OK that I am not leaving to a nearby country &

just going to get a 1900Bht extension ? Cheers in advance

[Mario2008]

With a ticket out to your home country to show it should not be a problem to get an extension. or make 1 border run.

[csabo]

That should be no problem. It is obvious you do not live in Thailand and are here for a holiday.

Land border is still 30 for G7 nationals.

I was going to do the same but just intend to stay 2 month in Thailand ! is it OK that I am not leaving to a nearby country &

just going to get a 1900Bht extension ? Cheers in advance

If your willing to pay for an extension, why not just pay a little bit more and get a double entry visa to avoid that extension fee and effort and sleep easy knowing your not doing exemption entries? Sometimes peace of mind is worth a few clams.