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Does Mae Sae border run grant 30 days stay in Thailand compared to 30 days from air arrivals?

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Aug 21, 2018

6 years ago

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Hi all,

Do you know if in Mae Sae border run, nearest to Pai, gives 30 days or 30 is only by air arriving from abroad?

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The Mae Sae border run can grant a stay of 30 days, but this may vary depending on your passport and immigration history. Some users reported receiving only 15 days when crossing by land.

Robert *******

It depends on your passport, just read this:

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Claud *****

They gave me 30 days. I guess it depends on your passport and history.

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Audrey *********

how did you travel to there and back?

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Claud *****

March for Mae Sae and April for Vientiane. Given 30 days each. For Mae Sae, we returned within the hour.

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Hagai *******

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And you return on the same day?

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Hagai *******

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Thanks friend. When was it?

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Paul *******

15 days for a land border crossing.

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Ian ***************

There are no more 15 day visa exempt land entries. Everyone who qualifies for 30 days by air now gets 30 days by land, but limited to 2x per calendar year.

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Daniel ******

i think that was the old rule and now only applies to a few countries, but everyone else gets 30 days 2x a year

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