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    Air Border run through vientiane?

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    1 hour ago, biervoormij said:

    I am not an expert but I think with a limited amount of time in Thailand they should be fine. They may want to have an onward ticket and 20K baht but usually immigration does not ask to see these.

    Thank you!

     

    I'll let them know, I guess there is no way to be 100% sure as it depends entirely on the immigration office.

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    Air Border run through vientiane?

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    24 minutes ago, biervoormij said:

    You may want to provide addition information about your friends time in Thailand. If this is their first time in Thailand and they have only spent 60 days it is a lot different compared to someone that has been traveling around and this will be the 6th time entering the country in the past year.

     

    If they are going to spend some time in Vientiane they could always make an appointment and apply for a Thai tourist visa.

    Hi,

     

    Thanks for the answer. They have been before a few times in Thailand but for short periods of time. This year, they've been 2 months plus another for extension. They used a single tourist visa. So they are not the typical in an out tourists with lots of stamps.

    Air Border run through vientiane?

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    Hello,

     

    My friend and his partner (Israeli and American passport) about to finish their tourist visa+extension and thought about flying from Samui to Vientiane (Staying in Vientiane for a couple of days and coming back) and back - will they encounter any problems getting a 30 days stamp at the airport immigration on the way back? or is it usually as easy as doing a land border run? and is it possible to get after 30 days extension at the immigration? 

     

    Thank you!

    Ranong/Myanmar Border Run

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    10 hours ago, khi kiat farang said:

    I went 25 January. Long tail boat ,ranong Myanmar. Stamp in stamp out. Back ranong. 

    I went to kiwi orchid, next to the bus station in ranong, they helped me with the ticket. Good luck 

     

    Thank you!

     

    I know Kiwi Orchid, there is a strong woman there that helps which is nice. do you know if after 30 days you can extend for another 30 days in immigration?

    Ranong/Myanmar Border Run

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    Hello,

     

    A friend of mine who has an Israeli passport thinks about going to Ranong for a land border run to get 30 days additional stay in Thailand:

     

    1) Is it possible these days to do this border run (I know in Myanmar things can be unstable some times)

    2) After 30 days pass, can he go to the immigration in Samui and get an additional 30 days extension?

     

    Thank you!

    Border run to singapore?

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    5 hours ago, Phillip9 said:

    He shouldn't have any problem with that plan as long as he hasn't spent a lot more time in Thailand recently than you mentioned.  He will get another 30 days and that can be extended 30.

     

    There is some form you have to fill out online before entering Singapore, but it's quick and easy.

    thank you,

     

    by the time he leaves samui to singapore he would use his one entry tourist visa (2 months) plus 30 days extension in the immigration. before that he was in europe for a long time. would that be okay at the border? or will they give him problems?

     

    thanks

    Border run to singapore?

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    Hello,

     

    A friend of mine (Israeli passport) stays in Koh Samui and thought about doing a 'border run' by plane to Singapore, staying there for a few days and then coming back. will he get visa exempt at the airport for 30 days? possible after to extend with another 30 days at immigration? any specific items needed to enter Singapore?

     

    Thank you!

    TM 30 question

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    Posted · Edited by webber4

    1 hour ago, Liquorice said:

    You obtained a single entry Tourist visa from the Thai Consulate in Savannahket and on entering Thailand you were granted a stay of 60 days.

    In that case, you should have filed a new TM30.

    okay, thank you for your reply, I'll talk to my house owner to arrange a new one. it was the thai embassy in Vientiane, actually.

    TM 30 question

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    Apologies in advance if it was asked before.

     

    I have a screenshot of TM 30 from a few months ago of the same house I live at the moment, during this time i did a visa run to Laos (single entry tourist visa) and soon the 2 months will finish so I'll need to extend for 30 days in the immigration. can i use the same TM 30 screenshot paper? or do I need arrange a new one with my house owner?

     

    Thank you.

    Tourist visa Vientiane thai embassy question

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    4 hours ago, pomchop said:

    I did it a month ago....good idea to make copies of everything  especially the bank account copy showing u have $$ stashed away...it says 3 months but mine only showed 2 months but no problem  I had a train ticket which nobody cared about and as usual make an agoda booking then cancel it so i can show a hotel confirmation if asked......nobody in laos seemed to care but when i reentered thailand at the border the agent there was interested to see which hotel i would stay...i actually live in a condo but didn't want to get into all the tm30 stuff so just wrote name of my agoda hotel and the form which he could not read and asked the name but that was it...

     

    get the copies made before you go otherwise there are a bunch of copy shops/tables nearby but that is sorta a pain in the butt with lines...

     

    Money in laos is a pain and u don't want to end up with much leftover as nobody wants it outside of Laos.  Hard to project exactly how much u will need as u will need to stay a few days to wait for visa and likely take tuk tuks  go to restaurants/bars etc . If i had it to do over I would have taken  US one dollars or Thai baht smaller bills which u can use at of course a lousy exchange rate but maybe better than getting stuck with laos $$....exchange places seem to all close about 4 pm and not so easy to find.  Overall a few nights in Vientiane was not all that thrilling more like boring IMO. 

     

    My hotel front deak gal was able to get me some kind of bolt type car to take me back to thai embassy pick up completed visa then same car back to border at a fixed price...it is a pretty long ride back to the border....can't remember the cost but driver was good and decent car.  Tuk tuk drivers tend to quote ridiculous rates and some real rat trap vehicles.  Especially from train station and to/from embasssy area.

    thanks, so at the embassy they didn't ask to see a return ticker or anything like showing proof you will leave thailand in the future?

    Vientiane thai visa proccess time

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    Posted · Edited by webber4

    7 hours ago, pomchop said:

    i did it last week

     

    1. make appointment online ..no walk ins

    2.  If you apply say wed then you can pick it up between 1;30 and 4 pm on friday....if you applied on friday you would pick up on tues pm..apply mon get it wed afternoon

    3.  Make sure you have copies of all the crap described on website like bank statement etc...there are a few copy folks around but can be a pain if you don't have wifi signal to get stuff printed off your phone.  they wanted it printed on paper rather than show them the same thing on your phone...so get it printed

    4.  The electronic "number calling screen" is broken so everyone sits down in a row as they are allowed in and the line moves accordingly regardless of what time your appointment was for...so sorta first come first serve but they do check that you have an appointment before you are allowed in..

    5. There are only two windows open to turn in your completed forms passport and 1000 baht fee (for usa residents)...it moved along faster than  i expected and i did not see them send anyone away which was surprising as lot of forms seemed required.

    6.  opens at 9am but long line starts to form about 8 am....for 1;30 pm pickup again a long line but moved very quickly.

    7.  taxi and tuk tuk drivers who hang around embassy of course try to charge absurd amount to go downtown or back to border.

    8.  be sure to have a lot of thai baht with you in laos or if you do decide to exchange for kip don't get too much as very hard to exchange kip outside of laos...it u pay in baht they will of course give u a lousy rate but better than getting stuck with a lot of semi worthless kip

    9.  the drive from embassy to the border is a good 20++ minutes

     

    overall a pain in the butt and Vientiane certainly not my idea of a great place but the people at teh thai embassy were overall pretty nice to deal with

    wow, thank you so much for the detailed answer, sounds like not much has changed from how it was a few years ago despite the online appointment system. i'll follow all your tips :-)

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    E visa vs visa exempt

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    hello,

     

    I just stumbled upon this new E visa option on the internet and I was wondering whats the feedback from people in this forum? is the site working properly? can you get 60 days? I have an Israeli passport and I understood I could enter Thailand for 30 days with Visa exempt and then extend for another 30 days in immigration. which out of the 2 options do you think will be better?

     

    Thank you!

    visa on arrival question

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    Just now, treetops said:

    Israel is on the list of Visa Exempt countries, not Visa on Arrival so you'll get 30 days and should be able to show an onward ticket within that period.

     

    List of countries:

     

    https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/zE6021nSnu/เอกสาร/VOA.pdf

     

    Thank you!

     

    So when I land in Bangkok do I just go straight to immigration or do I need to stop first at some counter?

     

    Last question, I promise :-)

    visa on arrival question

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    Just now, treetops said:

    Whether visa exempt or visa on arrival an onward ticket is required, although it's unlikely to be checked at BKK immigration but more likely by your airline when checking in at your point of origin.  No onward ticket would mean you'd be refused boarding.

    Thank you, so I should book the onward return ticket to a date which is 15 days after arriving to thailand? Or less/more? Thanks

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