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Can I do a visa run to Chong Chom and then get a tourist visa based on visiting my child?

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Jan 19, 2024

2 years ago

Marc ********

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Hello , I'm swiss and divorced but we live together near surin , the past 2 years I used a agent to do my visa based on my daughter . I don't want to use the agent again as they have terrible costumer service. My yearly visa will expire next Tuesday. Can I do a a visa run to chom Chong,,osmach and get a 30 days tourist visa ? Then after that can I go to savanaketh for a visa based on visiting my child ? Or do I need a new passport?

Thanks Krub so much

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A Swiss expat is inquiring about the possibility of doing a visa run to Chong Chom to obtain a 30-day tourist visa after his yearly visa expires. The individual is wondering if they can then travel to Savannakhet to apply for a visa based on visiting their child and if a new passport is needed. Responses indicate that while a new passport will not change the situation, a visa run to Chong Chom will allow for a 30-day visa exemption but does not provide a visa. It's noted that border bouncing at Chong Chom is straightforward, with minimal questioning.

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Steve *******

You can do either one but you wont get a visa at Chong Chom/O samach. 30 days exemption only

2 years ago

Marc ********

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@Steve ******

thanks my ex wife offered me to drive there so she can visit the market , thanks 🙏

2 years ago

Steve *******

@Marc *******

The market is a couple of klicks from the border crossing

2 years ago

Marc ********

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@Steve ******

I live near sangkha , been to this border at least 10 times , before marriage and used it also after divorce

2 years ago

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Maxim ***********

Chong Chom is a very easy border to bounce from. Foreigners don't go there often so you don't wait in line ever and they don't ask any question. I can even cross that border with my dogs no question ask.

2 years ago

Steve *******

@Maxim **********

Foreigners go all the time to Chong Chom. It's quite popular for tourists

2 years ago

Maxim ***********

I was almost alone every time I crossed that border. Buses don't go there from BKK. Or do you mean the city rather than the border?

2 years ago

Steve *******

@Maxim **********

What City? Plenty of buses go there for the casino

2 years ago

Marc ********

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@Steve ******

chom Chong , osmach , yes mostly Thais for gambling

2 years ago

Marc ********

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@Maxim **********

in the past I used this border many times , even made friends with some Khmer , but they moved , they said not many farangs are coming anymore

2 years ago

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Brandon ************

A new passport won't change anything. If you leave Thailand and return (border bounce, not visa run) you'll be stamped into Thailand for 30 days. You can only enter Thailand at a land border without a visa (visa exempt) 2 times per year.

2 years ago

Marc ********

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

thanks 🙏

2 years ago

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Marc ********

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