mrnike

Well, well, well... I'll try the visa extensions. If that fails, i'll go to the Philippines.

Thanks folks. I cancelled my appointment this morning. Will do the visa exemptions. I wanted to get a visa to not have to deal with immigration every month and not get too many exemptions on my passport, but they don't leave me the choice. But this so stupid... It is clear that what all they care about is the money. And when, they have a chance to get it, they make it difficult for us. Looks like they prefer Chinese who spend 10'000 for a week that long time travellers who spend 4000 for several months... They need to learn to do the maths... So, how do you guys manage it? Are you all only concerned by the 90 days reporting? @ChaiyaTH Totally agree with you. And long time travellers typically travel like that because they don't want to plan every second of their trip. So silly.

A quick reply would be appreciated as my appointment is tomorrow at 10.30. So that I could cancel it if necessary.

Hi folks, I have multiple visa exemptions and SETVs mostly from 2016 and 17. In 2019, i returned for a 2 months trip (visa exemption). This time i got an evisa from home and now need to get a new one. Planning to stay for 6 months. I decided to go to KL in order to get a new visa, as i was in the south of Thailand already. I just found out that KL seems to be pretty strict and about the new requirements, especially the proof of accommodation for the whole trip. So my questions: - will a few nights booked at a hotel be enough, or do they really request it for the whole trip? - In case of a visa denial, would this impact my chances of getting a new SETV at, let say, Vientiane? - I read that the visa could get cancelled if the authorities found out that the hotel bookings for its validity were fake or cancelled. Does anyone have experience on this? Or would I just be better off using visa exemptions (one + extension and another one) for the extra 90 days I'm planning to spend? Cheers.