I had 3 back to back visa exemption stamps, each lasting 15 days, during a stretch of period from December 2013 to February 2014.

Just last week I returned to Bangkok after an almost 8 month stay outside Thailand. I was only asked if I had a tourist visa for this particular trip, and I said 'no' because I was only going to be in Thailand for only 10 days. The IO smiled.

It seems that everything is back to normal. They are not looking at past records.

You were gone for 8 months. Hardly means that all is back to "normal".

You're clearly not living here long term.

If you stay for 30 days, extend for another 30 days and then continue repeat this cycle a few times I suspect you might find some issues a few months down the road.

That's why we like this forum.

First hand experience.

Sure they will wai and welcome you with a smile. Stay for 45 days and return after 8 months. This is the kind of long stay tourists they are looking for.

I got in last week.

My passport has

3 -Visa waiver stamps

2 -triple entry tourist visas

1 -double tourist entry visa

In the last 3 months I've used 1 double tourist and one visa waiver. Each time they didn't ask me anything.

Any shortage of English Teachers since the crackdown on Visa runners?

I believe Thailand has not benefited at all from this crackdown and probably Thailand is losing a lot economically.

Edited October 14, 201411 yr by thai20144

A Singaporean friend got rejected last week, he had some visa exempt, 1 tourist visa.

He works online for his own Singaporean company.

He went to S'pore to get some documents to enable him to marry his Thai girlfriend.

He got rejected and had to fly back to S'pore, yesterday he went to Thai embassy to apply for Tourist Visa.

I got in last week.

My passport has

3 -Visa waiver stamps

2 -triple entry tourist visas

1 -double tourist entry visa

In the last 3 months I've used 1 double tourist and one visa waiver. Each time they didn't ask me anything.

Did you get in based on Visa Exempt or a valid Tourist Visa?

And what was the time in between your entries.

The IO at Don Muang n Suvanabhumi are still very strict.