Is a 6 month multi entrance tourist visa available from the Thai embassy in the country you reside?

..application has to be made from the country in which you currently reside..

you can download TM7 via the internet..but there is a small supplementary page you have to usually get at IO . Went through this today in Chiang Rai, a good office as long as you have papers in order..

Especially helpful is a copy of the TM30 which your residence is supposed to submit ..but critical is a scanned copy of your passport ID page and the page where your entry was posted..two passport photos, and needless to say your actual passport. ..and 1900 baht. (have some more info for those whose multi entry Visa didn't get processed prior to arrival , but subsequently did..as well..but that is another can of worms, and not the question at hand.)

and, have no illusion that re entry with expectation of another visa exemption totally depends, and is the discretion of Thai Immigration when it happens.

yes, agreed. It would have been helpful to be aware of such changes in requirements is all I am stating, and am still current in an ongoing application...however it eclipsed my stated departure date, and so now am in county with the visa exempt status of 45 days and possibility for extension. (I reside in the North and had to do 60 day border runs with pre covid multiple entry (actual) visas so am used to the crossings ..usually used Mae Sai, but this year prior to visa exempt expiry will perhaps use Lao entry points instead. )

@Brandon ***********

It perhaps depends on which country one is applying from, but the evisa application for a multiple entry has many conditions as compared to the simple mailing process of pre covid times. There are countless questions regarding income and place of residence to name but a few.

The evisa application for multiple entry (6 months) has changed the process dramatically..it resembles more a retirement visa application rather than a tourist one..There is no clear explanation of that prior to filling out the application and payment , of course has to be done as part of that.

I had 5 or 6 multiple entry 6 month visas mailed to me pre-covid without the scrutiny which currently exists. (Canadian citizen/ Canadian Thai Embassy)

Don't get me wrong..it's entirely up to the Thai government to amend conditions (in fact, very much resembles our own)..but wished it had been communicated prior to making application.

@Stuart ********

looks like Belgium..if so VISA EXEMPTION RULE..

@Brandon ***********

yes, thanx..realize that..and if I opt for 6 month e-visa, would have to use Thai immigration offices, I do expect ..

@Iris **********

yes..beneath comment is important...visa on arrival is not the same creature as visa exempt...so extension is not to be taken for granted . Visa Exempt ,however May be changed in Oct to have a life of 45 days rather than the present 30. So, again ..depends of your desired length of stay. Meanwhile , learn about the long term visa 6

@Iris **********

I stay for roughly 5 months..so little undecided which route to take re visa.. will try a call to Thai Embassy in Ottawa to clarify things a bit...but, advantage in multiple entry visa used to be that it's all paid for beforehand..except obviously visa entry into , in my case..Myanmar ..where you just walk across the bridge , and return..had it down to 25 minutes last few times there.

@Iris **********

how long to you plan to stay in total?? I always get (a Mailed) visa with multiple entry provision for 6 months, but now that is an e-visa..and many things are changing re border hops..which one has(had) to do every 2 months. Was never a problem since I stay in Chiang Rai area, thus close to Mai Sai and border. And, yes ..it seems to appear that a 45 day visa will start in October.. which probably can be renewed at least once. Also Canadian, btw.