@Marta ****

you guys did a Satun run, right? I wonder if driving a little farther to Sadao would have the same results....

@Wayne ********

because we have family visiting in a month and don't want to be futzing around with border runs during their short trip. Will extend at end of Jan, and then bounce again in Feb.

@Steve ******

no fee for Malaysia, but Satun was collecting bounce fees for those wanting to re-enter on visa exempt... I'm hoping to hear from someone about if they are also asking this fee for those that gold METV too.

@Jan *****************

in this case, there is a current multi-entry visa obtained already, so my question is if anyone knows is Satun is asking for a bounce fee from visa holders as well.

@Lynnette ******

officially, this is true. But that doesn't mean it's not what happens at Satun. Mine was 1200 for visa exempt border bounce fee at Satun back in the spring when I was entering without visa.

My question is now for if this convenience fee is still happening there, but more specifically if they are asking it of people bouncing WITH visa (not exempt).

@Tod ********

thanks so much Tod ❤️

@Ady *****

If she's your biological daughter then you could get a family visa, no?

I think what was being suggested before, is that you get a OA retirement visa- apply for your retirement visa while still abroad, and you'll already have the visa in your passport before entering.

I know you were just asking about the financial aspect, but just wanted to share: If you are on O-A and hoping to extend past the year within the kingdom, that's when you'll be required to have health insurance, where as O does not.

@Benjamin *****

true, but of all of the farang parents I know that have their young kids in school here, the only ones that go through the steps of getting them an ED Visa (VS dependent) are ones who want the guardian visa along with it... So just thinking it's a reasonable possibility.

Especially when the OP has had her kid of overstay for 2 years, so why start paying now u less there's a good reason to get it. (I'm not saying that in a judge way too, it's exactly as I have done it).

@Shayne *********

that would be a solution if the parent is on their own long stay visa. It's possible the OP wants their kid on an ED Visa so that they can piggyback off of it with a guardian visa for themselves--in which case, the ED is needed.