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What is the process and experience of doing a border run in Thailand with a Non O marriage visa?
Just an update today was my first border bounce with my multiple entry Non O married to a Thai visa , left from Saraburi 430 am this morning and arrived at Chong Chom at 9am solid 4and a half hrs drive πͺ got stamped out went over got my cambodian visa went to the o - Machi duty-free then went and got stamped out of Cambodia, went to the border gate filled out the TM6 form handed it with passport guy asked me if my address was correct and I replied yes it's my wifes mother's house we live there my wife was also with me , got stamped back in for another 3 months easy as , then it was the long drive back took 5 hrs getting back because of traffic now enjoying a well earned beer πΊ. Cheers
Answer summary
The post shares a personal experience of doing a border run from Thailand to Cambodia with a Non O visa linked to marriage. The user describes the journey, the necessary stamped paperwork, and the ease of re-entering Thailand for another 90 days. There are also comments discussing the time spent driving, the TM6 form used at crossings, and transportation options for travel from the border to Udon Thani Airport.
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Nigel **************
TM6 π€π€ is that the one we used to get on the plane? Is that used at every land crossing? Like Nong Khai
Marianne ********
@Nigel *************
Nong Khai does indeed make you fill out this form. Bring your own pen.
Was there last week.
Nigel **************
@Marianne *******
wow thks great info. I try to remember what we had to put on it. Hotel address and passport. Cheers. I will be coming back from Laos. First time here. Are there taxis after the Thai border post? I need to get to Udon T airport. Thanks ππMarianne ********
@Nigel *************
There's plenty of vans doing the same route throughout the day. Depending on what time you arrive and what time you need there. Some even go straight to the UT airport.
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and look at your options. if not suitable for you, there is probably a chance to strike a deal with a taxi if they don't want to do a metered ride this far. :)
Nigel **************
@Andy *********
but it doesn't go from the checkpoint to the airport and there are only 2 every day aren't there?Nigel **************
@Marianne *******
thks for all your help. Train is no use as there are only 2 every day and the times do not match my flight from UT airport. That's why I need a taxi.Marianne ********
@Nigel *************
If you use a online booking service like 12Go Asia, you can usually choose seats. And sometimes there are seats with amazing legroom for this short trip.But for you train might be better.
Andy **********
@Marianne *******
if you ever need to get from Nong khai to udon thani, try the train, it takes about 40 mins, costs ΰΈΏ11, an old fashioned diesel train with the big windows that slide down, great fun!!Andy **********
@Nigel *************
I've been on the train a few times from Nong khai ΰΈΏ11, takes about 40 mins to udon thani, an old fashioned diesel train, it was good fun, it's only about 10 mins to UD airport from the train station, you can get a tuk tuk outside the station, or get the grab application and book a taxi.Nigel **************
@Marianne *******
aahhhhh I am much too tall to sit on a bus for that long. There's no leg room for a 1.96 guy. But needs must I suppose. Thks againMarianne ********
@Nigel *************
Tuktuks will very willingly take you to the bus station at Nong Khai, where you will find a bus to Udon Thani for sure. But there are probably taxis too. I did not really pay attention to them though. I was headed for my bus and got jumped by eager tuktuk drivers that may have overpriced my journey just a smidge.
Apple *****
Sorry to ask I don't know too much about this.... If you are on a non O marriage visa which is for one year with a 90 day reporting why are you doing border runs ?
Harris **********
OP@Apple ****
I have a multiple entry Non O 1yr visa married to a Thai, which i got in Savannahket you have to stamp out every 3 month's but if done right I can get 15 months from it, also didn't need to show funds when I got it, also no immigration visits to my house or photos of me and my wife here there everywhere I'm ok with this as it suits my needs , I only have report in with my TM30 which is online all good sorry if I didnt explain this good enough.
Stephen *******
Hi Harris
Could you point me in the right direction for the online TM 30. We are still physically going to the immigration office every time we return from staying in a hotel. I live in my wife's house. I think you explained the 0 visa thing quite well. That's why I am asking about TM 30.
Could you point me in the right direction for the online TM 30. We are still physically going to the immigration office every time we return from staying in a hotel. I live in my wife's house. I think you explained the 0 visa thing quite well. That's why I am asking about TM 30.
Stephen *******
@Apple ****
he has multi entry visa. So has to leave every 3 months. Had he got a single entry type 0 he would be on 90 day reporting..Don't ask me to explain why the difference. It is what it is.
Paul ********
@Harris *********
SmartJohn **********
@Harris *********
next year, if you choose to go to savannakhet you will need to show funds in a Thai bank for the multi entry visa, they changed the rules recentlyHarris **********
OP@John *********
Yes I know I got mine 2 weeks before they shut that door I was very lucky.
Randy ********
@John *********
itβs proof of funds in any bank, not only a Thai bank.Apple *****
@Harris *********
I see so you get a multiple entry one and how many others more under a marriage visa ?Savannahket only gives these multiple entry ones or you can also get the normal one year with 90 days reporting?
Harris **********
OP@Apple ****
To tell you the truth I'm not real sure mate I think there is only 2 type's or variations on this status married to a Thai, unless someone else can chime in and correct me.Paul ********
Thanks Fella
Harris **********
OP@Paul *******
welcomeJohn **********
9.5 hours in a car/van/bus is not my definition of "easy as"
Richard ********
@John *********
cause he has nothing else to do only drink beer !!!John **********
@Richard *******
I'm good with that πHarris **********
OP@John *********
Got to do what you have to do,there is no use complaining about the rule's and regs, Driving myself is a lot less stressful than relying on other modes of transport .πΊπΊπΊJohn **********
@Harris *********
totally get that, it's just a shit load of driving in one dayHarris **********
OP@Colin ********
I drove from Melbourne to Cairns in just 3 day's in a dirty old Nissan blue bird wagon, can't remember how many times the cops stopped and asked me when I was actually getting shut eye what am I doing way out here, 555 those were the days π
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Colin *********
@John *********
true, I was a lot younger when doing those distances. Still, only a little over a year before retiring, I still do 7.5+ hours heavy vehicle driving each day, albeit with a meal break plus 2-4 breaks of up to a few minutes each day. It's getting very tiring now though.John **********
@Colin ********
a young man's gameColin *********
@John *********
it's not so bad...I've driven more than once from Adelaide to Melbourne, Australia and vice versa which, when I last did it was almost 11 hours with a couple of short food/toilet stops.Harris **********
OP@John *********
yep I drove to Savannahket to get my visa that was 9 hrs one way π³ but admittedly return trip was over 3 day's I earnt my beers that week π πΊπΊActivity
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