What should I do to ensure entry back into Thailand after a series of visa runs before applying for the Elite Visa?

@Ulrik ********

thing is that they don't like the people living here under tourist visas or exemptions - but they like and push into the Elite Visa. It's not guaranteed that they let you in again, but at least I'd say you have a good card to play by showing them that you're on a new exemption only because your Elite is still processing.

So you payed the initial fee already right? In that case, maybe a good idea to print the receipt and show it in case they reject you in: "I'm waiting for the Elite Visa, I applied already but still not ready so I *needed* to do another bounce"

@Ulrik ********

wow 4 months, when I got it 2 years ago it took 2 weeks after payng the fee.

you are welcome.

Google Ban Phu Nam Ron Border Crossing, that will bring you straight to the border post. Arrive after 10:00am, after all the Laotian or Vietnamese visa van are gone. Behind Immigration is a huge parking lot, I think THB20.-, than there is a small hut where the guys take care you, they do all for THB960.-, they will organise also the van to bring you across and back. Jut check the stamp when you walk back

by local transport it's a bit more work but can be done.

Ulrik sinding I don't think you can go by yourself, your won't be allowed to take your car in

Good luck and let us know how you get on. I think you'll be OK. If for some reason there was an issue, you can try the next Myanmar border up.

That border the actual border is some way from the Thai immigration post, down a dirt road in the middle of nowhere. So there is a taxi office beside immigration that handles the whole thing for you for a fixed fee, under 1,000B IIRC. That covers taking you over to Myanmar, paying Myanmar immigration for the stamps, and taking you back.

Getting to the Thai border office it's easier if you have your own transport, at least from Kanchanaburi. There is a bus there from Kanchanaburi but I don't know about back (I ended up hitching).

If you have your own transport you could just do the whole thing direct from Hua Hin.

Kanchanaburi is pleasant for a visit too if you haven't been there before.

Kanchanaburi (Ban Phu Nam Ron) is the nearest border to Hua Hin, ~250km. I'd try there and just do it well in advance so if there is a problem you have time to try something else.

You should be able to cross and come straight back. It depends where you are in Thailand, if you are near Bangkok maybe try the border in Kanchanaburi. Mae Sai is near Chiang Mai. The borders with Myanmar they will not let you out unless they are going to let you back in, so there will be no indication of anything in your passport if they did refuse you, they will just say "no" leaving.

If you went there not on your last day that would leave you with backup options in the unlikely event they didn't let you.

Nong Khai is usually ok also and you can fly to Vientiane and come back by land, or fly domestic to Udon and bounce. In the unlikely event they refused you, you'd just be left in Laos and maybe reschedule your flight back to Denmark from KL or whatever.

I would not try to bounce by air, land is safer bet.

@Jeremy *******

yep...ANY overstay means NO ELITE VISA.

@Siggi *******

its one of the disqualifying criteria for the EV

@Jeremy *******

how you know?