Cambodia or Singapore are the best options for an air travel visa run.

Cambodia is cheapest and is where most people are going.

If he has more than a few Covid stamps, it’s possible he could have trouble getting a tourist visa in Cambodia or a visa exemption on arrival at BKK.

If he’s in that situation, it’s worth looking into having a good visa agent help with the immigration or visa process.

Keep in mind that if immigration thinks you’re doing a visa run, it doesn’t matter if you went to Cambodia for 1 day or 2 months, they could give you a hassle.

It’s going to come down to what previous stamps/visas are in his passport and the mood of the embassy staff or immigration officer he deals with.

@Brandon ***********

Thanks for the detailed info

@Katya ******

Thanks

I’ve tried 5 dentists in Pattaya, the best has been The Dental Design Center.

They fixed two bad fillings done by another dentist I went to in order to fix fillings done by an even worse dentist.

Neither of the first two dentists mentioned I needed a cleaning (which I did) or noticed a second cavity I had.

Dental Design Center was only slightly more expensive than the other two. Their x ray was more expensive but was a better quality, 360 degree one.

I think I paid around 4k for the x ray, two fillings and deep cleaning.

Haven’t had any issues with their work and it’s been 6 months.

As long as you don’t leave the airport in Japan, you only have to meet the requirements of your final destination country.

This was told to me by JAL staff.

Totally depends on how long you’re staying.

Weeks, a month? Get a Schwab checking account and ATM card. Good exchange rates and they refund the ATM fees.

Long term? Use a good rewards card like a Chase Sapphire or Amex for all your food delivery and Grab taxi rides and use them at any hotel or restaurant that will take them for the points.

For places you have to use cash, open a Thai bank account and use Wise to transfer to it.

I’ve compared the costs of using Wise and the Schwab card and Wise is still cheaper.

When you open your Thai bank account, go to a branch in a touristy shopping mall, they’re more likely to give you an account without hassle or trying to force you to buy an insurance policy you won’t want.

I’d Recommend Kbank if you want to do Wise transfers of more than 50k baht at a time as many other banks can’t accept more than that for some reason.

@Estefan *********

What’s actually the opposite of what?

Who exactly is shouting that and what does leaving the US have to do with how easy it is to travel there? What issues aren’t they fixing exactly?

And what does the Philippines have to do with any of this?

Your reply seems really confused.

@Estefan *********

Compared to a lot of countries, Thailand makes it quite easy to travel.

Yes, you’ll sometimes have the bad luck of dealing with an official who is incompetent or overly apathetic but that’s the case in any country and any organization.

It’s a lot more likely when dealing with government agencies anywhere as government generally under pays, over works and doesn’t exactly attract enthusiastic, top tier talent.

But countries need proper checks in place when dealing with tourists and migrants.

Yes they should be clear with their policies and reasons for rejection but again, don’t assume that because one person did a bad job in this one case that it means the whole system needs an overhaul.

I’ve had visa applications rejected in the past and was told exactly why and what was needed so it’s not like this one person’s case is what happens to everyone.

Also, I’m curious, why does “make your country better”, in your opinion, most heavily apply to the US?

Are you implying that the US is the most difficult country to travel to? Because that’s just not true. It is one of the most difficult to travel to legally (illegally is a totally different matter) but go look at lists of hardest countries to get a visa for and see how many don’t even list the US as being in the top 10.