Answered9 years ago

Can I perform a border bounce by flying to Malaysia without an immigration stamp and return to Thailand on the same day?

Border Bounce Non-B Visa International Travel Visa Rules Thailand Immigration

Ellie *******

asked Jul 4, 2017

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Can I ask some questions here not related to visa itself, but about border-bounce?

These are what I want to know..

1. Can I check in the flight back to Bangkok (maybe DMK) at the international transit counter at KL, just after arriving from same airport?

2. Is that really no problem to enter the kingdom with non-B visa on same day of departure without Malaysian immigration stamp on your passport? TM.6 (arrival/departure card) would be with arrival flight number from KL.

3. Is there any other special condition to do this if is is possible?

If anyone had experience of this style of border-bounce, especially someone with any of multiple entry visa, would you share your story, please?

I'm going to fly out for one-day trip for my border-bounce with my Non-B multi to one of neighboring countries in this month.

Someone mentioned me to fly to KL, then I wouldn't need to go thru immigration at KL airport. Said once arrive KL just go to the transit counter to check-in to returning flight and come back. That means I will only exit and entry Thailand without going to any other country - on documents.

I flew to KL several times for my one-day border-bounce so far, but I always entered that country at KL through immigration (passport control), checked in to returning flight and went thru passport control again to exit from Malaysia. 

I'm wondering if that really works or not.. If it works, of course it saves your time...

I might be just too much nervous.

Thank you for reading this through.

Answer summary

The post discusses the feasibility of performing a 'border bounce' by flying from Thailand to Malaysia without going through Malaysian immigration. The user inquires whether they can check in for their return flight at the international transit counter upon arrival and if it’s permissible to enter Thailand the same day without a Malaysian immigration stamp in their passport. Community members confirm that it is possible to stay in the transit area and return to Thailand under certain conditions, such as having a valid boarding pass and not requiring a visa for Malaysia. They caution that there may be questions upon re-entry regarding the lack of an immigration stamp.

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Ellie *******

Does anyone have actual experience of this kind of border-bounce?

9 years ago

Ellie *******

Thank you very much,

@Amor****

. Feeling much ease 😊

9 years ago

Amornrat **********

yes, my husband did this a couple of years ago, just make sure you keep both boarding passes.

9 years ago

Fred *********

*flied* = flew

9 years ago

Fred *********

@Ellie ******

You are very welcome!

9 years ago

Ellie *******

Thank you for being my English teacher 🙂

9 years ago

Tod *********

Yep, you CAN fly to a country, NOT stamp in or out of it (staying in the transit area of the airport) and then fly back into thailand. However it has to be a country where you don't need a visa to enter OR you won't even get past the check-in window of the airline ;)

You will be required to show your boarding pass when you get stamped back into thailand, AND you might be questioned on WHY you didn't bother to stamp in or out of that country BUT you can certainly do it and won't be denied entry into thailand.

I say this because

@Amor****

, has confirmed it can indeed be done, especially with Malaysia. :)

9 years ago

Amornrat **********

@Ellie ******

you call tell that meeting or something was cancelled and not required for you to stay there.

9 years ago

Ellie *******

Got my misunderstanding.

Just the first point, If I'd be asked WHY don't have Malaysia stamp, still nothing would be left or mentioned in my passport, am I right?

9 years ago

Tod *********

@Ellie ******

from what I understand IF you need to buy a visa on arrival or have a visa before you go to that country you MUST stamp in and out of it. (that's why I mentioned IF you need a visa before you go to a country but don't have one you won't even be allowed to check in)

IF you get in a country on on a visa exempt entry stamp you don't.

9 years ago

Ellie *******

Can I make sure some point?

If I'd be asked WHY don't have Malaysia stamp, still nothing would be left or mentioned in my passport, am I right?

With "you won't even get past the check-in window of the airline" means this could be done when I already have boarding pass? Or still can I check-in at transit counter at KL?

And this is not my case, bust just curious. With "it has to be a country where you don't need a visa to enter", why needing visa or not matters if you don't thru the immigration?

9 years ago