Do you think my plan is ok for travel to Malaysia and then O visa in Thailand?

Retire in April 2024, two pension begin. Finish up in the UK

September 3rd 2024 one way flight to Penang, with pre booked onward flight to Hat Yai

90 day stay Penang.

84 days later (25/6 nov) Fly to Hat Yai (Thailand) on a 60 day tourist visa, applied for in Penang.

Begin process for O visa in Thailand, find somewhere to rent, deposit 800,000 in a bank

Return to Penang (59 days later) Jan 23rd 2025, chinese new year, by air from Hat Yai.

Get another 90 days in Penang

Return to Thailand 89 days later (april 21/22 2025) to complete O visa and retire

Who experience to do a visa run via air from Thailand to Malaysia? Please share your experience 🙂

There was a post here about travel from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by train the other day. We more or less did the full length from Bangkok to Singapore (and back) a couple weeks ago as part of a "quick" visa run to Penang. This was my first tourist visa run since my stv ended and the embassy/consulate in Penang is back to business although noticed some changes since my last visit (it now takes 2-days for visa processing). Anyway, pulled together footage of the complete train journey for those thinking of similar. Penang is handy for visa runs from Bangkok (or hua hin etc.) without pre-booking flights, entry visas like in other countries etc. and the border restrictions are now relaxed for Malaysia asking only for proof of vaccinations and maybe an online pre-arrival thing (although we didn't do this on the return from Singapore). Otherwise the mysejahtera app and insurance etc. has been dropped. [members only]

Hello, anyone else planning a trip to Malaysia between the 15 & 31th of this month?

Malaysia is set to open an Vaccinated (Air) Travel Lane with Thailand on the 15--and I am hoping to travel on the 21st.

Of course Malaysia opens to all countries on the 1st of April, but in my case I can't wait.

Hoping to find out if anyone has any ideas of the VTL process. Currently you can only register if arriving from Singapore in the next 7 days.

Specifically I was wanting to know if:

- Insurance was required to enter MY?

-If yes, is there a recommendation for a short, 3 day policy?

-When we might be able to find some new details.

Thanks!

Hello everyone, i will be traveliing to phuket this december 5-8. When departing from phuket back to malaysia should i take RT PCR? Or only when i arrive malaysia?

Is the land border from Malaysia into thailand still open? All flights from KUL r pretty much impossible to avoid the maech 21st cut off rules

Can someone clarify difinitively the situation regarding Malaysia's upcoming shutdown on 18th March? Specifically, with regards to restrictions on exiting the country, this seems to apply only to Malaysian nationals (so its misinformation being spread around that tourists can't leave). Thank you in advance

Hi Expats, my friend plan to visit thailand from India single entry tourist visa for 2 months entry,In mean time he wants to go malaysia for 1 week.Its possible can take re entry permit to go Malaysia and come back to thailand with same visa .

/ cross border with Thai license plates /

Is it possible to go to Malaysia (only across the border to the next best hotel) and come back the next day or do I nead the ASEAN license plate?

How does one get that license plate?

Thanks in advance