Do I need a visa to enter Cambodia when crossing from Thailand by bus?

@David *******

On the Thai Visa Advice forum ...



We get many QUESTIONS... Here's one which was asked today and our Moderators have replied to it.

IF you are in Thailand and thinking about doing a BORDER BOUNCE/Run to get a NEW 30 days STAMP plus one 30 day extension of stay at your local Thai Immigration office...I URGE YOU TO READ THIS POST...

AND... AVOID POIPET BORDER CROSSING entries into Thailand.

QUESTION...

"High guys, I was about to self-drive to Aranyaprathet/POIPET to do a border bounce but I've been reading around... it seems like a bad idea to go there.

I entered Thailand with a Visa Exempt for 30 days and have already obtained a 30-Day Visa Extension at IT Laski Immigration in Bangkok that will be finished on 28 January tomorrow.

My departure flight is on 5 February back home.

(My flight was cancelled and rescheduled)

What are my options?

...Fly Malaysia 1 day?

...Try Ban Laem border?

I used to live in Aranyaprathet and been to POIPET many times, but I have no confidence in that right now.

My passport is fairly New and has one Entry stamp AND one Extension."

ANSWER...

I'll let this topic on but it's not going to turn into a train wreck 😮

No matter what people used to do at the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border years ago (as in pre-covid sh*t show), it is not the same border.

I would wager that over 100 people a week are DENIED ENTRY to Thailand at that POIPET border crossing. It is such a bad border that even companies who lug foreigners to the border and back won't even use it.

WE RECOMMEND people who are contemplating a bounce with Cambodia (especially and out/in one) to find a BORDER RUN SERVICE COMPANY in the area where you live and use them to get out/back in.

That is the most trouble-free thing you can do.

I get messages from people every week who thought they would save a baht or three, bounce themselves yet are stuck on the Cambodian side of the border after trying and failing to get back into Thailand. 🙁

If you're hell-bent on bouncing yourself these are the borders with Cambodia that you most likely can get out and back on your own (still no guarantees)

𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮-𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗺/𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗮𝗺 - 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘁

𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗺/𝗢 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵 - 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻

𝗕𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗻/𝗣𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗶 - 𝗦𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗲𝗼

𝗕𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗲𝗺/𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 - 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶

𝗕𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗱/𝗣𝗵𝘀𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝘂𝗺 - 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶

𝗕𝗮𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗸/𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗺 - 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘁

We say for the record 𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗗 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁/𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗽𝗲𝘁 or use it at your own peril..

AND

You stated that you have a fairly new passport with a few Thai Immigration stamps in it.

FYI... having a New Passport does 🚫 NOT hide any of your Thai Immigration history. As the Thai Immigration Officer who greets you on arrival into Thailand has access to your entire Thai Immigration history on their computer.

Old and New Passports are linked to YOU

Facial recognition software and your fingerprints say that it's YOU.

SO, if you have a recent history of staying in Thailand during COVID-19 and beyond, AVOID flying into Thailand. It's BEST to use Land BORDER BOUNCE entries into Thailand.

Good Luck 🍀

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FYI....We suggest you use Google to find a Border Run Service Company from your Area.

ASK on expat forums who they recommend.

In Bangkok... THIS experienced border run and visa run service company has a helpful website page for information about who can do a BORDER BOUNCE/ Run AND Thai Visa Run.



There's several in Pattaya and Chiang Mai and Phuket along with others areas offering this service.

@David *******

@David *******

the main crossing to AVOID is POIPET BORDER CROSSING.

Moderators on Thai Visa Advice are advising 🚫 NOT to use POIPET BORDER CROSSING. Many Reports of DENIED reentry into Thailand from Cambodia. Even some are being told to fly into Thailand.

That's why...

@Ray ****

most can purchase it there, at the border, those who cannot purchase it at the border are denied boarding by the more professional companies

@James *******

if people are going to ask for visa requirements for all countries this group is going to be flooded with irrelevant stuff

@Milos *********

Good to know. I have about 10 full pages used from