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Is the cash requirement of 20,000 THB the same for land and airport crossings in Thailand, regardless of visa status?

Cash Requirement for Border Crossing Thailand Visa Rules METV Visa Mae Sai Border Run Traveling with Family Land Crossing vs Airport Crossing

Nov 21, 2018

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Melanie Maddock posted this in a different thread

Please excuse my question, to clarify, is 20,000 cash requirement the same regardless whether you're doing a land crossing or airport? And regardless whether you have visa. 

So we are doing our border run to Mae Sai as a family, all of us holding METV so we will need to show 40,000 for our family right? Many thanks

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Melanie Maddock is inquiring about the cash requirement for entering Thailand via land or air, specifically asking if the 20,000 THB cash requirement remains the same for both types of crossings and if it applies regardless of having a visa. She mentions that her family holds a METV and that they will need to present a total of 40,000 THB for their border run to Mae Sai.

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