Exempt entry stamp is used for tourism purposes. There is 2 exempt land crossing per year rule. There is NO limit to airport visa exemption entry. Plus exempt stamps are allowed to extend another 30 days with a cost of 1900 THB. If Thailand does not want visa exempt entry to be used more than certain times within a year they can easily make it a rule or they can make exempt stamp only 15 days not 60 or they would not let 30 extra day extension. This is the source of confusion, depending on the immigration officer and their daily mood swing your outcome is determined. I go to islands, mountains, rent motorcycle, every night pay for a hotel, don't work in Thailand; yes I am definitely a true long-term tourist and there is no law that prohibits using exempt entry for this purpose.

@Rod ********

how do you know your wife was not a former street laborer in Pattaya and everyone in this group passed her at least once ? Be civilized or be treated in a language you can understand

@Danny ******

I am in top 5 % with my multiple single residence homes in California, I always spend great at islands without having to work anywhere. Besides visa free entry for all those third world country people and most of Chinese don't bring in much cash. Things are random here

@Sean ************

I was in Laos 14 days for a cross-country motorbike ride

@Lucas *********

I think this is just starting. Thailand did same thing before pandemic era, when they have plenty of tourist they start flexing muscles so other sorts of income pours in to the diamond hands at the places we know

Entire euro zone, japan, possibly all of the western world give 2 x 90 days visa exempt, total 180 days a year. So it is a very common thing. Nothing surprising here

@Stuart ********

Stuart what do you think about the chances for a tourist or transit e-visa application from Vientiane with a outbound ticket in hand ?

@Maxim **********

sent. Thanks

@Maxim **********

may I send a pm to ask how to get fast track with agent .

@Nicholas ********

what system