@Kieran ******

it's a 5 year visa that grants 180 day stay periods each time you enter. You can extend each stay one time for 180 more days before you need to exit and reenter for a fresh 180 day stamp.

If you cats have their vaccines up to date, it is very simple and just requires the vet certification sent to get your export permit 10 days before travel. I've traveled with my cat to Thailand many times. Post in Bangkok Pet Lovers or Dogs and Cats on Koh Samui where many people can give first hand knowledgeable advice about this.

Signing as company director on documents such as applying for Internet would not require a work permit, but signing cheques would be, as would be filling out forms to check people into a hotel, for example. Basically writing things that are ongoing regular operational activities would mostly technically require a work permit. But signing things to apply for things as the owner or director of the company would not. We had this distinction carefully explained to us by Immigration authorities who made an unannounced inspection.

Chris Knox this is highly country specific. US airlines generally don't care about middle name. Asian airlines almost all do,and expect an exact match to your passport, especially for international flights.

Since they changed visa exempt entries to 60 days, there's no practical difference between a 60 day visa exempt entry and a 60 day tourist visa. Both can be extended one time for 30 more days. So no reason to pay for the tourist visa.

@Jacques ****

NOK is the currency abbreviation for Norwegian Krone. He used it correctly in all caps, just like someone using THB for Thai baht or CAD for Canadian dollars.

@Jason **********

it's the currency abbreviation for Norwegian Krone.

@Marie ****************

Brandon is completely correct. You clearly don't know the difference between a tourist visa and visa exempt entry. Shameful you are commenting to correct someone when you don't know basic immigration terminology for Thailand.

There are only 3 mobile carriers, and 2 of them have merged (True /dtac) although they still operate separately. All are quite similar, and you'll be shocked how cheap data is in Thailand.

You've completely misunderstood the visa. The DTV is valid for 5 years, and during those 5 years, each entry allows you to stay for 180 days. You can also extend each stay one time for another 180 days before you must leave to get stamped back in for a new 180 day period. In other words, you can enter Thailand on that visa, stay for 1 day or 180 days or anything in between, leave, and come back anytime within the 5 year validity period and get stamped in again for a new 180 day period. It doesn't matter if you come back the next day or don't come back until 4 years later. If you actually need to stay more than 180 days during one visit to Thailand, then you can get the extension that allows an additional 180 days. After 360 days, you would need to exit, then re-enter, to activate a new 180 day stay period. Note all this is assuming no changes by Immigration to entry rules for that visa during the 5 year period.