David Riddell it is not a scam David. You can refuse if you want. Other options are available. You just need to turn around if you do not like the offer.

David Warburton Little bit more than 12 months with a non O visa (marriage) and a few days ago with my DTV, so you don t have to sleep in Malaysia but they might ask for this fee (2000 thb).

@Arto ***************

hi arto, I was thinking « and what if I just ask them to stamp me out and let s see after… » however this border is very small and the officer in charge for the exit is just 3 meters away of the one in charge for the entries… I didn’t want to take any risk for 2000 thb… (which I would spend anyway, even more, to take any flight out of the country)

David Warburton hi David, from my small experience over the years with this border and some others, you can border bounce the same day, and do it by yourself. Some officers don’t like it much but I ve done it many times in the past

Participant anonyme 923 It is funny because Actually she said something like this. 3 nights there.... I never knew that. I went many time at this border to bounce out/in without any issue / fee requests.

John Doe Da 1st Hi John, as I mentioned before, my wife’s hometown is about 30 km from this border, so when we visit my in-laws I only need a 30-minute drive to get the additional six months.

In my opinion, even paying 2,000 THB isn’t too bad, as it’s still cheaper than an airplane ticket, and there’s no trouble or extra scrutiny when you bounce back the same day.

I’m not saying it’s good or bad — I’m just sharing the information so people don’t get caught by surprise, and so they remember to bring some cash too 😂

Funny side note: I didn’t have any cash with me, so I ended up calling my wife to transfer money to a nearby shop, which provided banknotes for a small fee…

@Peter *****

I think so, it s a highway to get denied + maybe banned…

@Mo *****

true, it is an other story when you need to organize for the whole family. It was muuuch easier before ;)

Participant anonyme 373 I was never ever requested to pay anything there. I use this border for many years. However I had a different visa before. I don T know if it has something to do with that’s

Participant anonyme 373 where did I mention I was on visa run service ? 🤨