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What are the current restrictions regarding Visa Runs from Thailand due to border closures?
Dec 12, 2025
5 months ago
Cee ********
ORIGINAL POSTERHi - I'm about to do a Visa Run - already two agents has said "border closed" - anyone know what it is about? đ Tia
TLDR : Answer Summary
The discussion highlights confusion around Visa Runs in Thailand, particularly with reports of border closures. Users mention that some land borders are currently closed, making flying a more reliable option for visa purposes. There are suggestions about flying or going to specific borders like Laos or Cambodia, but also concerns about recent security issues at these borders.
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Peter *******
Head in the sand!!! A friend's son was killed in action this week in the border skirmish with Cambodia.
Bob ******
Youâll be fine. No worries. Head to the Cambodian border and just tell them youâre there to gamble at the casino. Youâll get right in.
John **********
@Bob *****
while dodging cannon rounds and F16 bombsBob **********
@Bob *****
there only letting Thai Generals cross the borderReply to
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William ***********
They wonât even let you out of the country in some land based border run situations. They are requiring you to fly. Thatâs what some people have been posting anyway.
Frank **********
Are you dense or have you not been keeping up with what is going on
Tania **********
@Frank *********
Many having doubts about visa and things related, still ; that is what this forum is about , helping .Reply to
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Jeff *******
The border with Laos at Chiang Kong is open
Bob ******
Someone is out of touch with reality
Jay *******
Have you been living under a rock? đ its been reported all over the place
Jan ******************
There have been recurring issues at the land borders for quite some time now, and flying is by far the more reliable option.
Jordan *****
@Jan *****************
Flying is not reliable at all. If you get denied e try they will lock you in a cell like some common crook and take your passport away, and you will be paying for the privilege. If you cross by land worst case scenario they tell you to walk back and you can try again next day
Bob **********
@Jordan ****
walk back ?? Youâll need a visa to re enter wherever your walking back to a could get deported from thereJordan *****
@Bob *********
if I leave Laos and I have 5 days left on my visa and Thailand sends me back, the Laos immigration will stamp me back in. If by some misfortune it expired by the time I return to Laos. they will accomodate me somehow, because they are not unreasonable. No one who was denied entry in Thailand was ever deported from Laos
John **********
@Jordan ****
except at the Laos borders they are not letting you leave Thailand unless you can show how you will get back inReply to
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Jan ******************
@Jordan ****
It is a different question if you have an extensive entry history. The question here was simply whether the borders were open or not. All borders with Cambodia are of course closed now, as they have been for months, and at the Lao borders there has been chaos for a long time, with people not even being allowed to leave Thailand unless they have a visa that allows them to re-enter.Reply to
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Peaceful*********
No visa except allowed
Peaceful*********
And need visa
Peaceful*********
Border closed no border run except through loa
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