What are the options for Myanmar passport holders seeking to extend their stay in Thailand without returning to Myanmar?

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Sep 10, 2024

3 months ago

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Best border bouncing points for Myanmar passport holders? Going back to Myanmar is not an option right now.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Myanmar passport holders do not have the option for 'border bouncing' as they can only enter Thailand for 14 days by air without a visa. To extend their stay, they can either contact the Burmese embassy to request a 30-day extension at the immigration office, apply for a visa at a Thai consulate in a nearby country, or take a flight out and back into Thailand to receive another 14-day entry stamp.

Tod *********

There is no 'border bounce' for Burmese. They can only enter free stamp for 14 days by air and need a valid visa to enter by land.

They can contact the burmese embassy, get a letter go to the immigration office and apply for a 30 day 'embassy request' extension.

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They can go to a thai consulate in a nearby country and buy a visa

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they can fly out/back and get a 14 day entry stamp

3 months ago

Jennifer **********

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@Tod ********

thank you! They left after canceling their non-Ed extensions of stay and tried for another visa in Laos but were told no. We will look at the other options or other consulates for a visa. 🙏🏻 Very appreciative.

3 months ago

Jennifer **********

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Grumpy consulate staff in Savannakhet. Denied several other Burmese people there. We will try for somewhere else.

3 months ago

Tod *********

@Jennifer *********

see if you can get them an appt at Vientiane and send them their to try.

3 months ago

Jennifer **********

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@Tod ********

unfortunately their 14 day visa exempt for Laos will expire before an available appointment at Vientiane 🫠

3 months ago

Tod *********

@Jennifer *********

keep looking every day couple times a day, Vientiane adds appts often

Worst case you fly them back in to thailand get the 14 days on arrival then get the embassy letter to get them a 30 day in country extension to buy you time to try again

3 months ago

Jennifer **********

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@Tod ********

thank you for the information. I definitely am trying for the proper visa option. I read all your previous posts about visa exempt and worried the worst case scenario would be them denying them at the airport and making them book a plane ticket to their home country. But they don’t have any suspicious patterns or long term staying besides this one non-Ed that they actually used to study on. 🤷‍♀️ I’ll keep looking for openings at the embassy. Thanks.

3 months ago

John ********

@Jennifer *********

immigration officer? Do you mean consulate staff?

Anyway lots of racism towards Burmese from Thai people.

3 months ago

Jennifer **********

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@John *******

consulate staff… sorry for wrong wording

3 months ago

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