Should I get a Thai tourist e-visa, a visa-on arrival, or a visa exemption?

Note: In the video, I say that a visa-on-arrival can be extended by 30 days. This is incorrect. It can be extended by 7 days. CAUTION! CAUTION! CAUTION! READ THIS EMAIL BEFORE ENTERING ON A VISA EXEMPTION: THIS IS A COMMENT I GOT FROM A SUBSCRIBER: visa exemption is not without it's problems.. JAL would not allow me to check in / board because my onward outbound flight was in excess of the 45 days allowed for Visa exemption. Fortunately I had enough time to go to Travelocity and buy a round trip to Cambodia @ a cost of $50 cancellation fee. The first 10 hits were non refundable So beware of , at least of JAL's policy, for 45 day travel. Your airline may vary. I am in Seattle BA lounge, next is Immigration at Bangkok 🛃 SO, WHILE THAI IMMIGRATION MAY ACCEPT RETURN/ONWARD TICKETS LATER THAN 45 DAYS, YOUR AIRLINE MAY NOT! SO, CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE, AND MAYBE PLAY IT SAFE BY BUYING A CHEAP ONWARD TICKET FOR WITHIN 45 DAYS AS SHASTADAD DID AT THE AIRPORT. ********************** With the end of covid restrictions on entering Thailand, it's now possible to enter again with a visa exemption or a visa on arrival, as an alternative to getting a tourist visa in advance using the e-visa process. This video is intended to help you decide which to choose. *********** IMPORTANT: One of my viewers, MBK Landmark, made the following comment: It doesn't matter what Chaeng Wattana might state. As you probably know by now, in Thailand, rules are up to different interpretations office to office and IO to IO. It just depends who you get and how they feel that day. BKK being notorious for the issue is well known in the expat community and often discussed in various forums. CNX is known to be the most hassle-free, followed by HKT, for those interested. I put MBK's comment in the description because it might be a factor in your choice of visa exemption vs. tourist visa. If it's true that immigration officials at BKK give people a hard time about visa exemptions, then you might lean more towards getting a visa ahead of time. I, personally, haven't had a problem with this, but it sounds like others have. Just another data point to consider in your decision. ************** If you found the video useful, please consider buying one of my books: The Vientiane Affair: https://www.amazon.com/The-Vientiane-... A political thriller set in Laos during the early days of the CIA’s secret war. Audible members can use a credit to listen to the audiobook of The Vientiane Affair: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Vienti... Slaughtering Girl: https://www.amazon.com/Slaughtering-G... The story of a woman who knows how to use a cleaver; a tale of love and war, set during the tumultuous years following the fall of the last dynasty.in China. And if you do buy one of the books, thank you!!! Here is a step-by-step guide on how to get a tourist evisa:    • Your Absolutely Complete Guide To Applying...   And a similar guide on how to get a visa extension:    • The Absolutely Complete Guide to Obtaining...   This is a list of countries were the evisa process is supported: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Spain, United States, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Czech Republic, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Timor Leste, Turkey, Vietnam Here's a link to an official chart describing countries for which visa on arrival and visa exemption are supported: https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/mkKfL2i... Note that there are a few countries that have special rules affecting the length of stay.