You might get away with it but I think it's near the line. They can turn you away even if you have a visa. I think I'd get the METV before the Sep trip. What are your plans for later next year? You'll need to leave a gap whatever, so is it really so bad if it comes two or three months sooner? All variations of this plan make you tax resident in Thailand this year BTW. Re-reading it look like it depends on the exact dates, e.g. if "early April" is 5 April, the September entry is 10 September and the UK trip is 15 days, you have 95 + 21 + 31 + 16 + 31 = 194 days, so tax resident - but if the September entry is 20 September and the UK trip is 21 days, you have 178 days, so not tax resident. Or has something changed? I thought the test was whether you'd been in the country for more than 180 days.
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