The Mea Sot or the Tachileik border would be ideally located. Any chance a temporary visa-free entry and back to Thailand scheme would work in either of those?

@Gabriel *******

So the Myanmar side held it. Got it. But what about back at the Thai side then? They gave a new stamp, although one did not have any Myanmar (exit) stamp then?

@Marc *******

Hm. That does not really make much sense in the end. It should not matter to the Thai border what the Cambodian border does. What if someone is refused entry into Cambodia, and therefor never get a stamp there. Would this person then be caught forever in between countries, just because the Thai border expects an exit stamp? Hm.

@Gabriel *******

So that is still on? It used to be just pay 10 USD or so at the border. They kept your passport in between shopping in Myanmar, and handed it back to you with a new Thailand stamp upon return. As far as I remember.

@Adam *********

Yes. Malaysia would be easy - as German citizens do not need a visa to enter. But I am looking for a similar solution when in the north of Thailand. I was certain there used to be something like that at the Myanmar border.

@Marc *******

Hm. But I am rather certain that (at least before COVID) people went to the Myanmar borders, went shopping in Myanmar for a few hours, and came back to get a new stamp into Thailand - without ever having a visa for Myanmar.

Nothing, as far as I know there is a hard cap on two extension on the STV and no changing in-country into any other visa. Although if you get creative - maybe for medical reasons they would let you stay or something. Probably better (and cheaper) to leave and come back.

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25 July 2022. Though may be increasingly challenging to be granted, given the recent openings. Details depend on the local immigration office.

@Todd ********

Thanks for sharing those insights. I was considering the "preferred" shares route before. Some legal professionals caution about it, claiming that it may not hold at court if shit hits the fan, as it basically circumvents what the legislative body wanted to achieve with having the need for Thai majority holders in the first place. I will look into that deeper and further at some point.