Maestro

Excellent. This means that you already have the answer to your question.

This topic is now closed.

Your post makes no sense. Your reference to Cameratas Guide is meaningless. Your comment "After 100 times approx using auto gates prior to December 2021" does not answer the question about the source of your statement that it is now clear that the automatic gates can also used by foreigners for entry into Thailand.

@Leviiirx If I understand your opening post of this topic and your later clarification correctly, your last extension of stay for the reason of studying had 31 May 2024 as the expiration date you left Thailand on 17 May 2024 without a re-entry permit to an unnamed country, where you applied at the Thai embassy or a Thai consulate for and were granted a non-immigrant visa category B (non-B visa, for short) subsequently, you travelled to Thailand with the non-B visa and your passport was stamped with an arrival stamp giving you permission to stay for 90 days you currently have a valid work permit On the basis of the above premises, you are not currently and have not been on overstay and you are not liable to pay an overstay fine. If you had been subject to a fine, it would have been collected from you when you left Thailand on 17 May 2024. Ideally, a member of your HR team should accompany you when you apply for the one-year extension of stay for the reason of employment. If the immigration official insists on fining you for overstaying, make sure that the official shows you the receipt that will be given to you in return for your payment of the fine.

I'd say it is fortunate that your employer's Human Relations department handles your visa and immigration matters because you seem to be confused with what you really have and the terminology. Don't worry about that, even immigration offices and many posters on this forum mix up the terminology. With the clarification you provided, it looks very much like the immigration official who told you that you would have to pay an overstay fine may have been wrong or that you misunderstood what he said. Leave it in the hands of the HR team and all will be fine.

Are you quite sure that it is "clear" that foreigners with a re-entry permit can use the automated gates also for entry?

A copy of what visa are you talking about?

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You forgot to post the link to the web page where you noticed that. Could you post it, please?

When you say student visa, do you mean Non-immigrant visa category ED or do you mean extension of stay for the reason of studying?

The check-in staff can still say if they want to.

As a tax resident in Thailand because he lives in Thailand 180 days or longer in a calendar year, the OP is free to declare his worldwide income in Thailand. He does not need a Thai employer and a Thai work permit to file a tax return in Thailand.

You have to wait until the Discover Thailand Visa (DTV) is officially launched and then check the criteria and conditions for it.

For travel planning, I would use this site: https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/passport-visa-health-travel-document-requirements.htm#

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