customs and immigration
Just flew in after being denied dtv by Tokyo and downgraded to an education visa, very common from that embassy. Immigration asked me for my e-visa on arrival. I said I got denied DTV and I'm getting an agent. They aske…
I am holding METV until 23 Nov. Got a few questions: 1/ Can I apply DTV before 23 NOV? How can I cancel the METV? 2/ I got pulled aside and got asked a lot of questions when I passed through the customs in Chiang Mai ye…
Hey guys, so I have been in Thailand for about 7-8 months doing 2 x border runs and 2 extensions. I went overseas for 2 weeks and arrived back at the weekend. Customs pulled me aside and wanted to see my next flight, wh…
Update after getting my DTV in Jakarta (soft power): After getting the visa I spent a few days off in a third country. Entered Thailand yesterday through Suvarnarbhumi airport. I gave a small bow to the immigration offi…
Yes, print out your visa upon the first time entering the country with it. My customs agent was having a bad day and was abrupt and demanded it. He saw it, stamped my passport and I was out of there. I wouldnt want to e…
Hi to experts - does anyone know if one may enter the country with a retirement visa only by plane or also by yacht? We have a boat in Langkawi and more or less go back and forth between the two countries. Has been kind…
I'm a us citizen flying into chiang mai. I'm staying 6 days and exiting the country into laos in chiang khong. A week later I'll be flying back to chiang mai from Cambodia with several hours until my flight back to the…
ATTENTION MEMBERS: The near endless "will I get in okay" post requests We RARELY let posts where people ask if they're going to have a problem getting in get posted on this group and we get a LOT of people wanting to po…
My mom, which isn’t the youngest anymore, will visit me in bkk and i want to wait for her in suvarnabhumi. I guess i can’t wait in the baggage claim area. Is Fl. 1 the right place? I’ll arrive with ARL but pretty take a…
Hi I will have a 10 hour layover in Bangkok, is it possible to leave the airport and go to the city for awhile then back again? Like a normal tourist but for a short while. I ask because I saw on quantas website that tr…