I've always entered on a one way ticket. However allegedly some airlines won't let you fly. I've never had an issue.

Bit tricky if your business is based on the Thai market.

You only need 2 million paid up capital if you open the company with a foreigner as a shareholder or Director. If the company is formed with only Thai directors and shareholders you only need 1 million paid up capital.

I'm in the process of starting a 100% Thai company for this exact reason.

@Robert ********

you also don't know my situation. I haven't been bending the rules. There are no restrictions on someone using multiple tourist visas back to back. The only restriction is on working and so although I've never been asked to prove it, I live on funds I bring in from overseas.

I'm actually now on a non B as after 2 years of planning and research I'm now launching a food manufacturing business here. Should have 20+ employees by year end and our product selling across Thailand and also in Vietnam.

I wish.

I've been here 9 years on tourist visas and visa exempts. Never had any issue.

By air it's possible multiple times and if you break up the run of exempt entries every now and then with a new actual visa it should help. Personally I think you should only use visa exempt entries when there is no way to get a visa, for example when I go to Macau I cannot get a visa for Thailand as there is no consulate in Macau. All other times just pay for a proper visa.

This was nothing to do with stepped up security. There were 6 immigration officers working and 8 empty desks (that I counted).

There were 10 flights in from China filled with mainlanders who cannot stand in a single file line. They just stand in a mob and jostle for position to get into the next immigration spot. Its madness.

That was exactly what it was like. No real lines. They (the airport) need to put up barriers even if it means running them all the way to the planes. Force people into single file.

As far from me as possible hopefully. I counted 10 flights coming from different cities in China.