You coming back have nothing to do with luck. As I frequently mention, application of laws change weekly in Thailand, if not daily. Last week the crackdown on people on Non-O was reversed, so they can get Covid extension again and by default come back into Thailand fairly easily.

@Juls *****

The goal of this group is NOT to be less anxious in front of visa trouble. The goal of this group is to give people advice while reminding objective and facts based, which most people struggle to do with their anecdotal evidence.

@Brahim *****

lol, you call him fragile and then act like a fragile boy when he strike back. Si t pas capable de prendre les insultes, soit pas le premier a attaquer.

@Bobby *******

Yes, and these reports are mostly in Bangkok. It seems like Phuket give a lot less trouble upon entry, and Chiang Mai is a piece of cake as usual.

@Martin *********

Myanmar had a Coup d'état/genocide going on since last year, so the border tourist in CM usually use for border run won't be open for them anytime soon. It's way too dangerous of a country to border run from.

@Martin *********

You are confusing things. Borders have been open for a long time, but mostly for trucks, locals, etc, not for tourists. For example, the border in Nong Khai have been open for more then 1 year.

Your friend need to fly to Phnom Penh to get his tourist visa and come back to Thailand.

The ironic thing is that you are very firm about what you want this thread to be yet you are asking one of the most asked question ever on this thread. You can type keywords and find the same question everywhere in this group. To answer your question... the border is only open to people with a Laotian guide, so very few people have gone there. And those who did have not come back with a tourist visa. I've read only 2 people who did the trip and they had re-entry, they were on long term visa.

What seasoned travelers do is book an onward ticket for $10. Many websites offer such service.

You can only go on the 7th, 8th, 11th and 12th because tomorrow, 13th-14th-15th) are holidays.