I'm a Filipino and I work in Poi Pet, Cambodia. I frequent Bangkok once a month for leisure since Poi Pet is a boring town if you're not into gambling. I've been to Bangkok about 4 times since I started working in Poi Pet mid 2018.
Last Friday (December 14), I was planning to go to Bangkok but was stopped at the immigration office in Aranyaprathet. I was not aware foreigners can only cross the land border twice per calendar year. So, they denied me entry, gave me a written notice and wrote something on my passport.
Again, I went to Bangkok 4 times through the land border this year (I have the stamps to back it up) and not once was I told I was breaking a regulation. According to the piece of paper they gave me, it says I did not obtain the proper visa to enter Thailand.
To make things worse, I have a flight back to the Philippines through BKK airport in January 2019. My concerns now are:
1)Will my two-entries per year refresh even after they gave me a written notice?
2) If I would need a transit visa, would they give me one considering I was given a written notice?
Thanks.
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A Filipino working in Poi Pet, Cambodia, shares his experience of being denied entry into Bangkok after exceeding the allowed number of land border crossings in a year. He seeks clarification on whether his annual entry limit resets after receiving a written notice and if he can obtain a transit visa for his upcoming flight to the Philippines.
Since 31 Dec 2016, the rule of using land borders to enter Thailand with a Visa Exempt Entry (without visa) changed. The Philippines are also on this list as maximum 2 times a calendar year. This means it will reset on the 1 of Jan.
That's a good plan. With an METV you are not limited to 2 entries per year by land. Also, you denial at the border will not affect your transit through Bangkok on the way to the Phils...
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