Has anyone done the Ranong to Myanmar visa run lately? I’ve been told I need a brand new $10 bill for the Myanmar immigration, does anyone know if there is a currency exchange booth there or at the Ranong port? Any advice or suggestions, I’m in Ranong now and doing run tomorrow morning

clear infos about Mae Sai border . facts only facts !

- no maybe

- no if

- no "talked to an officer who didn't know " .

Went to the Mae Sai border ,

1st and only farang in line :

picture , handprint , stamped out .

went to the Tachilek border .

very warm welcome , from all the officers .

picture, handprint , proof of 4 anti corona vaccinations ,

10 $ US . go through a few offices , talked to a few Myanmar officers who know what they talk about , got real infos. no " maybe but" .

Stamped in ,

leave passport at the border ,went for a little shopping .

saw a friend who can be trusted , he told me that : very rarely he sees 1 farang per day . usely with a thai wife coming for some shopping .

back to the border , stamped out , got passport back .

went to the Thai border , lined up behind 3 chinese guys coming straight from Xichuangbana . .then usual warm welcome from thai officer , photo , handprint , 1 question : " where do you go and stay tonight". stamped in . Came back to Thailand .

All process very smooth . didn't see one farang .during the process . later saw a very few farangs shopping in Mae Sai bazar .

Big problem!,…went to Mae sot old friendship bridge today Friday, to do a border bounce and was informed by Thai imo that the mayanmar immigration stopped stamping you in/out of mayanmar just after songkran ! So my only option was/is to go over to Laos border or Mae sai, both 6 hour drives away, so after being back healed by the Mae sot border I didn’t want to have the same problem/rejection by the Mae sai immigration, I’m in Chiang khan at present pondering which option I have left,. Nong Kai or luang prabang, or is there another friendship bridge, my dilemma is my present 30 day stamp is up on 6 TH may (Saturday), any help or advise on my best option please,. TIA,.

Mae Sot border update: I was finally able to get Mae Sot immigration on the phone after trying to contact them unsuccessfully on a direct number for over a week. Finally, I was re-directed to a different number by someone who monitors the Tak immigration Facebook page, with an official answering right away.

The news is both positive and negative, depending on your circumstances.

Firstly, the bad news. Foreigners aren't allowed to cross the border to travel into the interior of Myanmar. Thais aren't allowed to either. Thais are allowed to travel to Myawaddy township only on a day return basis with or without their vehicles.

Foreigners like us are only permitted to cross the bridge for the purposes of a border run. We aren't allowed to visit Myawaddy even for the day, as was previously permitted.

So if anyone happens to be in the area and needs to do a border run (sometimes known as a visa run though strictly speaking that's something different) then that's the only thing permitted. You'll be required to wait in the office while your passport is stamped and then asked to return immediately to Thailand.

It's not known when the security situation improves to the point that foreigners are allowed to visit the town. I find it strange that Thais are allowed but not foreigners, but Myanmar has never been a country that made any sense (though it's a fascinating place), so that's it. Border runs = permitted, depending on your nationality. Visits to Myawaddy and travel into the interior of the country = prohibited at this time.

Hello ,

Can any one advice me anout amnesty visa ?

Hi, Two questions, I'm about to do my first visa run to the Mae Sai border. I picked that border because it seems to be the closest to Chiang Mai although I'm not sure if it's the best or safest border to loopback. Also, can someone recommend a border run service here in Chiang Mai? I found Chiang Mai run service but I think they use a minivan I'd rather go on a big bus. I was also thinking of renting a car and driving up there myself but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Ranong, same day stamp out/stamp in for new visa exemption is still working?