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Will Canadian passport holders receive a 15 or 30 day extension when doing a border bounce at the Myanmar border?

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Jun 3, 2023
a year ago
Reeni *******
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My friends are looking to do a border bounce at the Myanmar border. They have seen conflicting reports about whether they will be given a 15 or 30 day extension when they bounce back in. Can anyone confirm? They are Canadian passport holders
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Canadian passport holders will receive a 30-day entry stamp when re-entering Thailand after a border bounce at the Myanmar border. The confusion regarding a 15-day entry stamp is outdated, as since January 1, 2017, travelers entering by land are granted a 30-day visa-exempt entry, with a maximum of two entries of this type per year.
Ellie *******
OP got the information needed. Thank you everyone.
a year ago
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 many places on the inter-web still state that people get 15 days when entering by land. They do not..

That 15 days by land ended on Dec 31st 2016 😮

Jan 1, 2017 it went back to 30 days with a limit of TWO visa exempt entries by land in a calendar year
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Ian ***************
A border bounce (leave then re-enter Thailand with visa-exempt stamp) gets another 30 days. It's not a visa nor is it an extension. But they do have the option to get a 30-day extension by going to Thai immigration and paying 1900 baht. Wondering where they saw these "conflicting reports".
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Reeni *******
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@Ian **************
 I tried to use the right terminology but sometimes people make mistakes. They already had a visa extension in-country which is why they are doing a border bounce.
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Ellie *******
@Ian **************
, because it was 15 days stamp when you entered "visa free" through land borders a while back. These old information still are around internet.
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@Ellie ******
 Yes I remember that was a long time ago, but as you say there is still a lot of outdated info out there.
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Ellie *******
Canadians will enter Thailand on a visa-exempt (without a proper visa) for 30 days.

The number of days on 'free' entry stamp varies depending on nationalities, not the type of borders.
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Reeni *******
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Todd and Ellie, thanks for confirming. This was my understanding also but as I have always been on a Non B myself, I just wanted to post and offer them some piece of mind. Appreciate your help as always ☺️
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