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Digitization which is meant to provide safety and easy, seems to actually be doing the opposite as it appears websites have been created to rip-off tourists who need to use the TDAC system to travel to Thailand.

Incidents involving foreigners behaving badly was very noticeable during Songkran in Thailand and in one case resulted in a Thai national ending up in ICU which may have ramifications in an Immigration context.

The Visa pause which was implemented by the Trump Administration is still in effect and in some cases, where 212(f) and 221(g)s are issued, it almost seems as though the idea is that people will just abandon their case.

The US-Iran War could result in people leaving Dubai and moving to other countries whereby the best factors for choosing a new location should not be focused solely on tax or visa hassles.

The Trump Visa pause has resulted in delays in the issuance of visas and the best strategy maybe to keep throwing the ball back into the Government's Court in order to push them to make a decision.

AI and CCTV Cameras which are now being used by Thai Immigration has resulted in the ability for Immigration to find overstayers which will result in being blacklisted from Thailand when caught.

Applicants for K-1 Fiancé(e) Visas who have social media accounts are required to set the status to "public" as the adjudicating officers will require access to those accounts as part of the process.

Some foreign nationals who live in Thailand on certain types of visas are required to show inbound fund remittance to meet the financial requirements whereby using Wise may not be acceptable for this purpose.

Thai Immigration are becoming increasingly more serious regarding working illegally in Thailand and in some instances go undercover in order to launch raids and apprehend any suspects.