TaaSaparot Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Two friends did a Visa Run to Pong Nam Ron border crossing yesterday, and both were fined 1600 baht for not registering their address in Pattaya with immigration. This surprised me, and I did not realise they were doing this now. Are other border crossings the same now? If they are doing this at land borders why not the Airport also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Did your friends get a receipt for the fine payment? It is the first I have heard of this happening on exit anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 That is new and IMO way out of bounds. No reports of it at other crossings. Not going to happen at an airport since they do not have the ability or desire to impose the fine. Did they go there from Pattaya with a visa run company? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 What kind of visa did they have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, fforest1 said: What kind of visa did they have? 30 day visa exempt, and extension. Edited February 26, 2020 by TaaSaparot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) So why not just say.....Yea yea I am registered.....Or do they have computer records of every one........I kind of think they dont..... And anyways its the hotels job to do the registering... Edited February 26, 2020 by fforest1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: Did they go there from Pattaya with a visa run company? Yes, and they were warned about it when booking the visa run. Edited February 26, 2020 by TaaSaparot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, TaaSaparot said: Yes, and they were warned about it when booking the visa run. There have been some other cases of some strange occurrences at that crossing when using certain visa run services that are a bit suspicious about a kick back. As asked before did they get a receipt for the fine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: There have been some other cases of some strange occurrences at that crossing when using certain visa run services that are a bit suspicious about a kick back. As asked before did they get a receipt for the fine? Pretty sure the answer on the receipt is no, but will ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, fforest1 said: And anyways its the hotels job to do the registering... Not staying in a hotel. But even then, if you go to Jomtien for an extension and are not registered, you and the hotel will be fined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, fforest1 said: So why not just say.....Yea yea I am registered.....Or do they have computer records of every one........I kind of think they dont..... There is a database where all online reports done by hotels and individuals they can check If done in person they would look for the receipt for the report. 29 minutes ago, fforest1 said: And anyways its the hotels job to do the registering... Not always. If no report was done immigration can make problems for a person. It passes down from the owner to the tenant if it was not done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, TaaSaparot said: 30 day visa exempt, and extension. dont you need a tm30 to get an extension at Jomtein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, steve187 said: dont you need a tm30 to get an extension at Jomtein Not if you use an agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, TaaSaparot said: Not staying in a hotel. But even then, if you go to Jomtien for an extension and are not registered, you and the hotel will be fined. They had extensions you said already, presumably made in Jomtiem. Were they fined then? Edit: Sorry... I see the post that they used an agent (why?) Interesting info and thanks for posting.... Edited February 26, 2020 by jacko45k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 4 hours ago, TaaSaparot said: Pretty sure the answer on the receipt is no, but will ask. If no receipt was provided for the fine, it is pretty clear what is going on. As @ubonjoe implied, the 1,600 baht was likely divided up between the visa run company and immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toosetinmyways Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 My friend went there on 17 Feb 2020 to enter on non o ME. I just called him and he said he only paid 2000 baht to the visa company. No extras, no questions from immigration. Perhaps things have changed since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Toosetinmyways said: My friend went there on 17 Feb 2020 to enter on non o ME. I just called him and he said he only paid 2000 baht to the visa company. No extras, no questions from immigration. Perhaps things have changed since then. 2000 baht is good, most charge around 2800 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, TaaSaparot said: Not if you use an agent. so using an agent for a process that is easy to do, cost them dearly, what the Thais say som nam na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laosnative Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Phu Nam Ron......Kanchanaburi..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 21 minutes ago, laosnative said: Phu Nam Ron......Kanchanaburi..... That is different crossing than the one being discussed. The crossing is in Chanthaburi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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