Someone in another facebook group is claiming a new rule that visa runs are unlimited by land. Is there any truth in that?

Apologies if this is a stupid question but UK tourists don't need a visa for a 27 day holiday do we? Or do we need to get a visa on arrival?

Hi I can't really find the info I'm after or if it's possible. I'm looking into spending 2-3 weeks per month in Thailand in the future, I'd fly back to Australia to run my business a week or 2 and spend the rest of my time there. Is there any visa options for this? Thanks

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Family of 6 with 4 kids. Next week we leave Thailand after 7 months. All of us entered on 30 day tourist visa. Then myself and the wife went onto 6 month ED visa. All 4 kids have overstayed past the first 30 days. All 4 kids are under 14yrs old.

Is there any advice on what to say as we pass through airport immigration knowing our kids have overstayed? Or should we just say nothing?

Will there be any problems coming back to Thailand with the kids having overstay stamps in their passports?

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS:

possible upcoming visa price increase at thai consulates

I am NOT wanting to start a panic (and I am about as far from a fear monger as you can throw a stick about entry/visa/extension stuff here)

BUT

The thai consulate in Wellington New Zealand just posted a PDF that said effective March 19th they would raise the price of their thai visas.

AND

They really REALLY are raising the prices. A single entry tourist visa right now is 60NZD and it will go to 300NZD (That's about 1300 to OVER 6000 baht) :O

Also when Sydney consulate emailed me back about them going live on the eVisa website they also said they would have a price increase in the visas as well

Just want you people to be in the loop on what might be comin' down the pike ... :O

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Has anyone been refused entry to Thailand due to number of times visited? I am worried they won't let me in 😅

Interested to hear whether the group think the 90 day visa exempt policy will, in fact, be extended to Australians, US & UK citizens.

Hi, it's ok to bus it down from Bangkok to Ranong and border bounce by yourself right? Tour guide Kawhthaung concurs border is open again and this is possible. Just seeking confirmation. Thanks.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS:

TOPIC: Denial Of Entry

More than a few people (especially ones with extensive entry/stay histories entering at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang) have been denied entry.

First off denial of entry is NOT being deported. You have to be stamped IN to thailand to get deported. On a denial of entry your attempt to ENTER thailand was denied (you didn't even get stamped in ;) :P ).

There's some confusion how it works.. When you're denied entry the OFFICER denying you entry has the choice to do one of three things;

1 - Send you back to where you just flew in from

2 - Send you back to any country you can buy a ticket for

OR

3 - Send you back to the country of passport origin. <- not all that common but can happen

One thing I want to let people know is they're going to hand you a form all in thai that they want you to sign. My advice is do NOT sign it :O . There is nothing bad that happens if you don't sign it (no matter how much they pressure you to). If you do sign it almost 100% they WILL put a denial of entry stamp in your passport but if you don't sign it, people are reporting they don't put the DOE stamp in your passport. Of course it's still in the computer as a denied entry, but it's not visible to someone just thumbing thru your passport looking at your stamp history.

One thing that people get wrong often is on a denial of entry YOU are responsible for paying your own way out, the air carrier is not responsible for your fare out.

There are holding cells at both Don Mueang & Suvarnabhumi airports where you stay until your flight out. There's wifi, and you can have them get food for you.

If you're denied entry at a land border, they just turn you around and send you back from where you just left. The country you just left cancels your exit stamp and you get back in there.

Most every case of denial of entry (no matter what they tell you the reason is) gets the same reason code in the passport for why you were denied. Immigration Act Clause 12 subsection 2 - ไม่มีปัจจัยยังชีพตามสมควร = no reasonable means of sustenance <- no proof of funds. They will use this reason EVEN if you showed them 20K baht or the equivalent in cash :O

At land entries IF you can't keep track and try to get a third free entry during the calendar year, you will get denied because of the immigration act clause 12, subsection 1 - ไม่มีวีซ่าเข้าประเทศ = no visa to enter thailand.. and it will say the border you were denied at

Long story short denial of entry is not all that bad. I mean it's not good obviously but many many people are denied entry every week in the country. Mostly due to extensive entry/stay historys, history of being here during covid extensions, an ED or Volunteer visa (gotten during covid), foolishly picking the wrong border to try to enter at (AVOID Aranyaprathet/PoiPet) OR just not paying attention to how many free entries they've made by land so far this year.

Also if you have a valid visa in your passport and are denied entry, it does NOT cancel the visa. You are free to use that visa for another entry try some other time or place :)

Almost everyone denied entry just tries to enter again, either at another border, another airport, some get tourist visas from thai consulates and enter by land, and MOST everyone does get it.

Hope this was helpful, :)

Hi all. This is a fairly convoluted situation, but hoping someone can help because I'm not sure what the best course of action is.

Seeking advice as a teacher from the U.S. who is in the process of switching schools but hasn't received my non-B yet. I came to Thailand in January on a 60-day tourist visa, was here for exactly 60 days, then left and went home to the U.S. for two weeks. I flew back into Thailand and was here for a week on a visa on arrival, then went to Vietnam for a month, and reentered (by plane) on another visa on arrival. I have extended this visa on arrival once, and now need to leave the country again this weekend.

Initially, I was planning on doing my land-border run to Myannmar (I live in Chiang Mai) and then changing to the non-B. However, I am now switching schools and my new employer needs to restart the process of applying for my non-B visa. This process can take up to two months, so it is possible I would have to do another borde run and I am concerned about having a hard time doing an additional border run. By that time, I will have 4 stamps on my passport (3 entries by plane, one by land) with two extensions, and will be seeking another stamp. My other option is to go to Malaysia or Laos and apply for a tourist visa, which gives me an extra month but is also more expensive.

Am I worried about nothing? Some people have said that because I've been in Thailand intermittently for the past 6 months I shouldn't have problems but others have said immigration may not let me back in if they say 4 stamps and 2 extensions in the past 8 ,onths. I understand it is subjective and no one can guarantee anything, but would be great to get any guidance. Thanks so much.