Answered8 years ago
Can South African passport holders cross into Myanmar for a visa run?
Hi I am South African female .
I need to do a border crossing to get 30 days .
I did my visa run with SWD 2 months ago to the Mynmar border.
I was told that they not accepting SA pasaports .
I need to know if that is true and if so where can I go .
Thank you .
I need to do a border crossing to get 30 days .
I did my visa run with SWD 2 months ago to the Mynmar border.
I was told that they not accepting SA pasaports .
I need to know if that is true and if so where can I go .
Thank you .
Answer summary
A South African female is seeking advice about the validity of rumors claiming that South African passports are not accepted for border crossing into Myanmar as part of a visa run. She previously used the Myanmar border two months ago and was informed that she could not return there for a new visa exemption. Various comments reveal mixed experiences of other South Africans regarding border runs to Myanmar, confirming that some have successfully crossed without issues, while others suggest the possibility that current regulations may have changed.
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Maggie **********
OPTo everybody who tried to help
Lisa ,Duart ,Tod Robert ,Susan, Ivor ,Shezan
You guys are just awesome thanx .
I will go to Onut tomorrow @5am
Thanx
Lisa ,Duart ,Tod Robert ,Susan, Ivor ,Shezan
You guys are just awesome thanx .
I will go to Onut tomorrow @5am
Thanx
Maggie **********
OPThanx Todd I travel with SWD so I go where they go .
Tod *********
@Mag***
It seems that the Phu Nam Ron border with Myanmar in Kanchanaburi province is the only one that is not letting S/A passport holders bounce out and back in at. There's no reports from any of the other burma borders that allow bounces about S/A passport restrictions.
Maggie **********
OPYes I got that after a while .Todd
I will go on Sunday to Cambodia .
Thanx
Ive used the SWD agents for more than 10 years so Im not a rookie in border runs.
It just took me a while to get the msg .
No SA passports to Mynmar border .
That answers my initial question .
Youve been super helpfull and I appreciate it .
Once again Thank You .
I will go on Sunday to Cambodia .
Thanx
Ive used the SWD agents for more than 10 years so Im not a rookie in border runs.
It just took me a while to get the msg .
No SA passports to Mynmar border .
That answers my initial question .
Youve been super helpfull and I appreciate it .
Once again Thank You .
Tod *********
did you not read the comment from
They go to the Ban Laem border with Cambodia on Saturday and Sunday.
I'm thinking if you were down there today at 5 AM you aren't going anywhere.
@Amornrat *********
, on Friday the company ONLY goes to the Phu Nam Ron BURMA/MYANMAR border. That's the border S/A passport holders CANNOT bounce at.They go to the Ban Laem border with Cambodia on Saturday and Sunday.
I'm thinking if you were down there today at 5 AM you aren't going anywhere.
Susan ******************
My daughter is South African, and she did a border run to Burma at Mae Sai last month and had no problems even though she had the "dreaded writing on her original visa".
Amornrat **********
Cambodia on Sunday morning , 04:30am) is possible, at Phu Nam Ron they really not stamp SA passport. Thank you
Maggie **********
OPThanx
Maggie **********
OPMaggie **********
OP@Amornrat *********
Can I go to Myanmar if not then it will be on Sunday to Cambodia.Amornrat **********
@Maggie *********
remember, but Friday we just go Myanmar. Saturday and Sunday to Myanmar n CambodiaMaggie **********
OP@Amornrat *********
Hi I think you can remember who I am from my sons pic .I need to do a border run tomorrow .
Can you tell me where I can go and what time to get the van .
Please
Amornrat **********
Mae Sai is not Phu Nam Ron.
Tod *********
Okay, I called Claudio at swd transport and he said no South Africans cannot bounce out and back in at the Phu Nam Ron border with Burma but they can at the Ban Laem border with Cambodia (the other border his company goes to)
Tod *********
How about calling Claudio at SWD Transport and asking him if South African passport holders can bounce out and in at the Phu Nam Ron border with Burma?
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Shezan ******
TOD DANIELS, YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING? I HEARD
Jackie ******
@Shezan *****
K. jbShezan ******
I don't know Jackie trying to find out
Jackie ******
does he know, to the nearest parsec, how far to Proxima Centauri? Googling not allowed. lol jb
Robert *******
Well it seems lots of people do not understand the question. She want to go to a border stamp out Thailand, stamp in/out neighbor country and back into Thailand for a new 30 day Visa Exempt Entry. So she do not need papers for a Non Immigrant B visa from her school, it does not matter which Visa she has in passport and it even does not matter that she used to be a teacher back in S/A.
@Maggie *********
You can do the same border run as you did before, unless that was your second border run this calendar year. As S/A you can only make two border runs a calendar year.
Ivor ******
I'm from RSA. I've done 3 border runs to Mae Sai. Two last year. Haven't had a problem. Obviously the rules can change. I've heard that Thailand won't let you out if Myanmar won't accept you. Also, isn't it the case that you don't get a visa for Myanmar, just a day pass?
Maggie **********
OPThanx James
Maggie **********
OPThanx Robert this will me my 2nd border run .
The SWD driver said I can get 1 more but the rumour going around is that they not accepting SA passports at Mynmar .Its not ao serious I usually just go with what the driver says .
I just needed to know for sure if the rumour is true .
Thnx for your help.
The SWD driver said I can get 1 more but the rumour going around is that they not accepting SA passports at Mynmar .Its not ao serious I usually just go with what the driver says .
I just needed to know for sure if the rumour is true .
Thnx for your help.
Robert *******
She already did a border run to Myanmar, so it seems they accept South Africans.
Lisa ***************
Is it true then that a border wont accept certain passports? She says Myanmar wont accept South Africans
James ********
Thank you for the clarification. Hope she is successful.
Maggie **********
OPLisa I just need to go across the border for 30 days which will give me time to process my non Ed documents
Thanx
Thanx
Tod *********
Lisa, she ONLY wants to go to the border, bounce out and back in to get a 30 day visa exempt entry, NOT got to a consulate to buy a visa
Maggie **********
OPThank You Lisa
Lisa ***************
I may be wrong but any consulate should help then. Just be sure to have your Proof of Funds and your onward flight and proof of accommodation
Lisa ***************
What kind of Visa are you doing and it depends on which consulate your school prepares your paperwork for if you are going for a Non B for teaching
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