To be fair that announcement is a bit ambiguous as to whether or not a tourist can acquire an METV in Hanoi...

@Bob Kelly you're obviously reporting and renewing without drama so I wouldn't worry (for now)

Presumably, therefore, they are also not asking that you submit EVERY time you return to the country? Only for an initial 90-day visa application? (i.e. when moving to Bangkok or changing visa type)?

Basically, go right now to immigration and get a re-entry stamp, and you'll be fine

There IS a re-entry permit office at Phuket airport, but it's not 24h and I don't know what the hours are. I'd wager that if leaving at 5am it won't be possible.

I also second

@Robert ******

. New passport, which is where the stamp will go. The IO will probably be grateful if you direct him/her to your visa/extension in your old passport and explain that you have a new passport because the old one is full. It'll save you both about 2 minutes! I have had this situation a few times (as I spent my life shuttling between Thailand and Laos, I have had more passports than most people have had t-shirts).

There is no need, at present, to do TM30 every time you enter the country at Chaengwattana

Not meaning any disrespect to the mods, who have a thankless task, I don't think this new policy is particularly helpful.

For example, someone yesterday asked the following question, and got only the link to the video before commenting was promptly closed:

"Hi, 2 friends will be coming from HK on visa exemption to stay with me for 5 days. Do I have to file in the TM30 for them? If I don't, will be have problem at the immigration when they leave the country?"

The video doesn't answer that question. The answer is "No, if you don't they will not have any problem when leaving the country". If this person is in Bangkok, it is overwhelmingly unlikely that there could be any negative repercussions from not filing.

The idea of this group is to help people navigate the hurdles and pitfalls of Thai immigration. Obviously there's plenty of nonsense that gets commented and that needs to be deleted, but directing people to the video or telling them to contact immigration isn't always especially helpful either (and especially not in Bangkok, where the immigration office is horrendously busy all the time).

You have to leave the country on the same passport you entered it with, and you can only switch by air, meaning you can't passport switch at land borders.

However, if you fly between countries there's no issue with multiple passports - you can switch.

With respect, I wouldn't say that 'many condo complexes' require address registration in Bangkok. There are a small number that have advertised that you need to do it, and an even smaller number that have been checked by police. The overwhelming status quo in Bangkok is still that people don't file address registration (i know the law says you need to, but it hasn't been enforced). That situation may soon change. Ask your friend, but if he says "what's that" then I wouldn't take any further action, if I were you.