@Biff **************************

if you don't like my explanation, why Vietnam asks for pre-arranged visa for U.S. citizens, then you'd better stay clear of South East Asia, and join the great force of stvpid uninformed Americans. Do you want to know why you are not welcomed in Laos? Because Americans dropped more tons of bomb load onto Laos than they dropped onto Germany in WWII. USA killed tens of thousands of innocent people. in Laos. And sprayed large areas with illegal cluster bombs, which are still unexploded ordnance, and still cause injuries and deaths until today. Does America take responsibility? No, they don't. So you better just accept what people in these places think of you

@James ********

correct. And ya know why? Vietcong are still looking for war criminals. Can't blame 'em for doing a check on Yankees before they let 'em in

@Glen ******

you need to buy a visa-on-arrival for Cambodia, costs 40.- USD. You don't need that for the 30-days visa exempt entering Thailand. And Vietnam is another story

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@Graham *****

yes, until the expiry date of the first year visa validity. But it is not included for the second year

a re-entry permit only keeps the most recent stamped stay permit alive and valid. NOTICE: It does NOT keep the "visa" valid. On Immigration, you can either buy a single re-entry permit for 1000.- THB, or a multi re-entry permit for 3800.- THB. These re-entries will expire on the smae day as the stay permit they were bought for. This datev is NOT the same as the expiry date of the visa validity

@Graham *****

not quite correct . . . . . . the period of the last stamped stay permit after the expiry of the visa validity of a Non-Imm-O/A visa, is WITHOUT any re-entry permit. To keep the last stamped stay permit alive, in case of an exit of the country, one needs to buy a re-entry permit. This is the period before a 1-year extension of stay gets applied and issued

@Bob *********

the date when Thai Customs changed the rules can be seen in the lower right corner. Fact is, that many Thai border officers are not aware of the change. TIT! Even the Thai Embassy in Singapore posts the wrong figure - 15.000.- USD - on their webseite, unchanged. They are just incapable of coordinating updates

in case of a "change of visa type" from a tourist visa to a 90-days Non-O retirement visa, he needs the proof the money came from abroad (the Thai customs declaration!). The same applies if he wants to buy a condo from that money

@Bob *********

if he declares the funds when leaving the U.S., he can carry unlimited cash. If he declares funds higher than 15.000.- U.S. Dollars to Thai customs, he can bring unlimited cash into Thailand. Latest and most up-to-date Thai Customs Regulations: