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What are the risks and alternatives for a border bounce at Aranyaprathet?

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High guys, was about to self drive to aranyaphratet to do a border bounce but ive been reading around its seems like a bad idea to go there. I came in to thailand with a visa exemption and i have already done a visa extention at bkk immigration and that will finishes on 28 tomorrow My flight is on the 5th feb back home. What are my options? Fly Malaysia 1 day? Try ban leam border? I use to live in aranyaphratet been poipet manny times but i have no confidence in that right now. It was malayasian airlines that moved my flight to the 5th with my travel insurance due to flight and transfer delays and they offerd me that date. my passport is fairly new with one entry stamp and extension.
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The original poster is considering a self-drive border bounce to Aranyaprathet but is hesitant due to its current reputation and past experiences. They have a visa exemption and an extension that expires soon, with a flight back home in a few days. Comments advise against using the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border, highlighting the risks of denial upon re-entry into Thailand. Instead, alternatives such as other Cambodian border crossings are suggested, emphasizing the importance of avoiding potential complications.
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James ********
You stated that you have a fairly new passport with a few stamps.

FYI... having a New Passport does ๐Ÿšซ NOT hide any of your Thai Immigration history. As the Thai Immigration Officer who greets you on arrival into Thailand has access to your entire Thai Immigration history on their computer.

Old and New Passports are linked to YOU

Facial recognition software and your fingerprints say that it's YOU.

SO, if you have a recent history of staying in Thailand during COVID-19 and beyond, AVOID flying into Thailand. It's BEST to use Land BORDER BOUNCE entries into Thailand.

Good Luck ๐Ÿ€

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Tod *********
Tod *********
I'll let this topic on but it's not gonna turn into a train wreck ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

No matter what people used to do at the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border years ago (as in pre-covid sh*t show), it is not the same border.

I would wager that over 100 people a week are denied entry to thailand at that border crossing. It is such a bad border that even companies who lug foreigners to the border and back won't even use it.

We recommend people who are contemplating a bounce with cambodia (especially and out/in one) to find a service in the area where you live and use them to get out/back in.

That is the most trouble free thing you can do.

I get messages from people every week who thought they would save a baht or three, bounce themselves yet are stuck on the Cambodian side of the border after trying and failing to get back in to thailand. ๐Ÿ™

If you're hell-bent on bouncing yourself these are the borders with Cambodia that you most likely can get out and back on your own (still no guarantees)

๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ-๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ/๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—บ - ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜

๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ/๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต - ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ป/๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ถ - ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—ผ

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—บ/๐——๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ/๐—ฃ๐—ต๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ - ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ธ/๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ - ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜

We say for the record ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—œ๐—— ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜/๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜ or use it at your own peril..

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