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Thank you for the advice, but as the author mentioned, sometimes it’s more complicated than just doing a visa. I’m glad that you have this option. Thank you for the link to the group, I will definitely check it.
As for Nong Khai, I will share my own story: already in February 2025 I faced a crazy female officer there. Now everyone knows about her. She shouts at everyone without listening to the details, does not let people in Thai without a visa, and sometimes even does not let them out. She doesn’t care if you never did border runs and even if you never had more than two stamps per year without extensions. After that situation, I went to another land border and passed without any problems, because I am not a real violator — all my actions were within the old rules (before
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Now I’m trying to understand the situation at other land borders — Nong Khai can be forgotten, that is already obvious.