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What should DTV holders know about opening a TrueMoney account and navigating Thailand's visa rules?
DTV holders can no longer open a full TrueMoney account, unless they have a Thai driving license or own a condo, existing full accounts are not affected
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DTV holders cannot open a full TrueMoney account without a Thai driving license or owning a condo. Existing accounts remain unaffected. The community discusses the impact of recent travel history on Thailand's immigration entry requirements, particularly regarding visa exemptions and scrutiny at land borders, with experiences shared on denied entries and strategies for successful re-entry.
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Understand**********
Stamped in no issues or questions
Collywobble **********
avoid that border
Martyn *********
Welcome to laos learning curve
Willi*****
Depends on whether the person on the other side of the counter is having a bad day or not.
Understand**********
This is my fear
Willi*****
UnderstandingSeal732 dress nicely,comb/ brush your hair,wear shoes and long trousers,and smile a lot.
Willi*****
UnderstandingSeal732 good luck 👍 ✨️
Understand**********
Will do
BronzeHa*********
Super strict there in my experience (friendship bridge) BKK always easier just imho
ExcitingA**********
BronzeHamster1821 Not agree. They did not let me enter Thailand. Because stay to long no visa bla bla.
I did come from laos. Stay 1 week border run.
So I back laos. And 4 days later I did go try again by land (by the bridge).
They only asked: Buriram? I said: Chai krup. And they did let me enter Thailand 😅😆
I did come from laos. Stay 1 week border run.
So I back laos. And 4 days later I did go try again by land (by the bridge).
They only asked: Buriram? I said: Chai krup. And they did let me enter Thailand 😅😆
Understand**********
It’s on the day isn’t it
Understand**********
Of course being a land border it always will be I only used it because I I spent a few days in udon Thani and Nong Kai
BronzeHa*********
Same I live in Udon
Mark ********
Had the same women few months ago re entering the only reason I got back in is I had a certificate from the hospital and appointments at udon hospital , and no exit flight from Thailand as I wasn’t aloud to fly she wrote something under my stamp , then I left Thailand healthy again presented my passport to go to Vietnam got questioned if I’m aloud to fly 🤷🏼♂️
Giorgio ******
you'd better ask th IO who's gonna welcome you . we all go through this stress ... we get the answer om the D day
good luck
good luck
Understand**********
Thank you fingers crossed but no biggie if they say no I’ll book a flight home show it them and go home and show them all the money I’ve spent during this 6 months tour of Asia on my spreadsheet it’s over £
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in Thailand alone
SerenePa********
UnderstandingSeal732 Did you spend £1200 in 6 month? How is that possible
Giorgio ******
SereneParrot7873 I think I read
12 000 and not
1 200
12 000 and not
1 200
Understand**********
£
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Dan **********
Seems like a small thing to be so alarmed about. You can be pulled aside for secondary screening at any point for any reason, even randomly or for a quota. Or to look busy.
Sounds like that office may have set a rule for any desk junior to escalate all travellers with more than x Thailand stamps to the supervisors. They then counted your durations, looked you up and down and decided it wasn’t a problem. Simply doing the job.
Being checked at the border sometimes is the whole point of having an immigration office.
No point in sweating over it.
Sounds like that office may have set a rule for any desk junior to escalate all travellers with more than x Thailand stamps to the supervisors. They then counted your durations, looked you up and down and decided it wasn’t a problem. Simply doing the job.
Being checked at the border sometimes is the whole point of having an immigration office.
No point in sweating over it.
Understand**********
Thanks Dan
Jonathan **********
Similar thing happened to me for different reasons, same border. If you have more than 2 visa waivers in your passport you might want to consider having an agency walk you through immigration at BKK. They advertise all over Insta.
Understand**********
If I was deliberately flouting the rules to live there I would but probably spent just as much time travelling all over Laos in that 6 month period
Stephen *****************
Depends on travel history in & out of Thailand
Understand**********
Lots but genuinely travelling around
Stephen *****************
UnderstandingSeal732 might get a bit of a grilling then. Good luck 👍
Understand**********
Thanks mate
Colin **********
Border runner are under close scrutiny and people who they think are using visa exempt rather than getting a visa can be denied, especially at the land borders.
Paul *******
Colin Chaffers Airports are also rejecting people. It's your travel history not your entry point.
Colin **********
Paul Jones yes, I didn't say its just due to port of entry, but land borders were/are more critcal because of the volume of people making border runs. To the extent some borders said when travelling on visa exempt your extension in Thailand would be limited to 7 days, enough time to leave.
Immigration reported the other day 30,000 people had been denied for wrong submission, or at a border or while inside Thailand with incorrect visa status.
Immigration reported the other day 30,000 people had been denied for wrong submission, or at a border or while inside Thailand with incorrect visa status.
Understand**********
Wow that’s a staggering number
Understand**********
If they say no Paul at BKK can I book a flight home and leave ?
Sujy *********
it depend if traveling a lot mean outside Thailand or if most of the time it's inside Thailand. In Nongkhai lately, they don't let people leave if they are not gonna let you back in (even if you say that you are gonna fly). So my guess is that it's full of stamps from other countries?
Understand**********
Different countries Spain Laos Thailand been in and out of Thailand but only staying 1-2 weeks each time travelling around since November maybe
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Visa exempts never full 60 days and never extended ever
John **********
UnderstandingSeal732 if you only have 5 visa exempt entries totalling under 70 days in the last 12 to 18 months you should be OK
Understand**********
Probably more like 110 days
Sujy *********
UnderstandingSeal732 If you are precise with your history, I can tell you if you will get denied or not. It's really easy to know.
Thomas *******
Sujy Sujaree when I went to Laos, I was told I wouldn't be let back in without a visa. I explained I was going to Laos to get my 90 day visa, she smiled and said okay.
John **********
It's all going to depend on how much time you have spent in Thailand in the last 12 to 18 months on tourist entries and what the immigration officer you will stand in front of thinks of that. If the next entry puts you over 150 days in that period expect to be grilled and possibly denied entry
Understand**********
If they do I’ll just cut my travelling short and return home and plan a different country next time
Krazye******
UnderstandingSeal732 why not just pay the 3 or 4000THB and pay agency for a guaranteed entry?
Understand**********
Yes got it saved
Brandon ************
UnderstandingSeal732 Then have proof of your flight out of Thailand with you in case they question you.
Understand**********
Only entering to get my stuff from apartment I was renting then going home be there max 3 days
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