@Tod ********

Its worth it. Very easy to exchange money without wasting time especially if you're driving to Laos or catching a bus or even if you're flying there, at the airport there are money changers.

@Sujy ********

In Nong Khai? I doubt that. Do you mean on the Lao side? That would be Thanaleng or you can simply call it Vientiane. I doubt the Thai side encourages the exchange or use of USD in any way, nor would they care about what happens in Laos.

Sure. Find a money changer for better rates than banks. 30km out of Bangkok is still Bangkok. Do you mean 30km from downtown? You can exchange currency easily and quickly at Att U park on Bang Na Trad road near the airport. Or at any shopping mall, such as Future Park Rangsit (I'm just guessing where you are...so have mentioned these places as they're both approx 30km from downtown though in different directions).

So they wanted to see it before issuing a boarding pass? Like I thought, some airlines are asking this but theoretically, you should be able to get it done on arrival.

Barry Kenyon again spewing his nonsense. There is no need to "wait" for an hour or two. You can do the TDAC once you've received your exit stamp and are still on the Thai side, then proceed across the border, get stamped in/out then return to Thailand.

Regarding border hopping on a multiple entry visa, absolutely no issue doing this now or in future. However, I can see them cracking down further on visa exempt travelers doing this.

Stay in the country until approved or at least don't enter Thailand until approved.

@John *****

You sound boosted

@John *****

No, I'm not old. I'm simply not foolish like you are.

Cash is way more convenient. The second most convenient payment method is a credit card.

@Graham *****

Yeah my experience has been that the Thai side generally doesn't have any photocopy facilities or at least claims they don't. I was once sent back to the Cambodian side to take some additional photocopies of my car registration documents at the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border while re-entering Thailand and that's the biggest and most popular border crossing between the two countries.

The Cambodian side does, because travelers on e-visas often need to print out a copy of their e-visa for departure (Cambodian e-visas are only valid for arrivals at some border crossings, not all, but for exiting the country any international border can be used).