Do you need to show the 3 proofs for re-entering Thailand after a border run from Nong Khai?

The three proofs

Will Immigration ask me for proof of 20,000 THB cash upon entering Thailand?

Is this possible at any border to Thailand, or are there borders, where the officials are super relaxed and never ever ask?

Actually, the answer is we can’t know.

Nobody can tell you for sure how a border official will act upon seeing your Thai stamp history in your passport and on his computer.

Immigration mainly will ask people who have an extensive travel history to Thailand stamped in their passport and who are taking advantage of the visa exemption scheme, by doing consecutive visa-exempt entries.

The border officials will take you aside and start asking questions when they suspect a visa abuse - an abuse of the visa-exempt scheme for a long-term stay.

The criteria, to which immigration will decide over an entry permit at the borders, are listed in the so-called “Section 12” of the Thai immigration police.

In addition, an immigration officer is allowed to decide upon his own discretion.

The presence of a visa does NOT entitle you to enter the country if the border official reaches the conclusion that you are violating an article of “Section 12”

Proof of cash is one of three instruments immigration will use to state an official reason for the refusal of entry.

They ask such “undesirable” people for the THREE famous proofs:

***20,000.- THB cash (can also be in other currencies)

*** proof of accommodation

*** and proof of onward travel out of Thailand within the 30 days that you will be stamped in if you enter without a visa.

If Immigration actually asks you for proof of cash of a minimum of 20,000.- THB per person, it is better to have these funds on you.

At the Suvarnabhumi Airport, there are no ATMs inside the area before Immigration where you could withdraw some cash

Credit cards are not accepted by immigration - the proof of cash can only be carried out in cash, it’s the wording which suggests it

As a rule, the majority of travelers asked by immigration are those who have already had several visa-free entries stamped in their

It is ABSOLUTELY unusual for tourist visa and non-immigrant visa holders to be asked

The proof of cash is hidden in paragraph 2 of “SECTION 12”.

SECTION 12 is a set of immigration rules that lists 12 reasons for which a person may be denied entry into Thailand.

Paragraph two describes the reason for the refusal of entry: “Having no appropriate means of living following entrance into the Kingdom”

If “visa abuse” is suspected, the immigration officer will pull out the so-called “Section 12” rules in order to be able to present a reason for the rejection. And this reason is usually the lack of proof of cash.

And there is also a matching stamp to decorate your passport: “no appropriate proof of funds” in Thai

You should be prepared and be able to show the three proofs, regardless with which visa you enter, or whether you enter without a visa, and also REGARDLESS which kind of land or airside border you are using. Fact is, the suspicion of visa-exempt misuse can pop up at ANY Thai border.

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

sorry but that's BS. My english friends when entering visa-exempt in Chong Chom, were asked for proof of onward travel and accomodation. As I had warned them ahead of the shot, they were prepared. Just my five cents - your generalizations suck

@Nongnuch *******

I understood your comment perfectly the first time. It was a factually incorrect comment regarding Nong Khai border. How full your passport is, how much overstay stamps you have, and so on, does not change anything at Nong Khai border. There is no such thing as grilling people at that border. And no such thing as asking any of the 3 proof of. I live near that border and know how it operate very well. They do not ask you any question at all. All you need is the TM6 and your passport. That's it. The officer won't ask you a single question there.

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

"How full your passport is, how much overstay stamps you have, and so on, does not change anything at Nong Khai border. There is no such thing as grilling people at that border." . . . . . . . that's complete and utter bollocks . . . . just go and post this nonsense in the Thai visa advice group and find out what people and the admins will reply