Saenchai

Nice way to filter out the rich to only let them and noone else into the country... As tourists.

Things start to get crazy.

I don't know that. But here's the text from the website.

Daily Visa Run Bangkok to Ban Laem/Cambodia for people with valid double/triple Tourist or valid multiple Non Immigrant Viva. And 15/30 day visa exempt possible again, restriction: Thai Immigration will allow a total of 90 days under visa exempt per calendar year. Valid for ASEAN, Westerners, Russian and Japanese. Time spend under Tourist Visa or Non Immigrant or extensions are not counted towards that 90 day allowance.

http://www.thaivisaservice.com

Thaivisaservice posted it in the newsletter today

Yes I did that just some days ago. On the 5.th this month. Basically without much hassle. I just had some funny looks because I went on an 1 year passport and they never saw it before but overall it was OK. With a 2 day overstay.

I took the flight at 11.50 ton KL, arrived at 14.50 something and went back around 17.10. With thailionair.

Do you know what they will accept for proof of address ?

I brought the statement from my apartment. Theres my name and birthday written on it, as well as the apartments address. That was ok for them.

Ahh... sorry. I misunderstood.

The reason i did not make a new passport is simple, and there are even 2.

1. I didnt know its that that she wrote in there. She told me that i cannot enter Thailand anymore with this passport and thats what i thought she write there too. And the first week here i had no one to get it translated, with something like this i really dont want to go to the first Thai i meet and ask about it, its a private thing. And the others cannot speak english well enough to explain it to me. So i just had in mind that i wont be able to enter Thailand again. And i didnt expected to have to ask for an extension.

And after that first week i asked different people, inc a police guy (friend of friend) and they said that they think i will get an extension because im already here.

2. I trusted people who think they know things. I asked in a forum (not this one) if we (germans) can oder a new passport in the Thai embassy. And was told that its not ppossible... at least not a standard one, only an emergency passport is getable they said. And with that i would not be able to extend anyway.

Anyway, i learned something out of this now for sure. I will ask only the involved members directly next time, not trust others "thinkings". So yeah, im aware its my fault, dont bother with posting that :-)

Well, it was friday :-)

It works, i had not a single problem. I did it last week aith 3 days of overstay.

Here is the topic about it (you can ignore the long intro)

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/837815-unclear-situation-of-excempt-extension/#entry9581382

I know at least 3 agents where one gets a 1 year visa for 15k. Topmost 20k, so its a rip of, sorry. 75k is hilarious, I never heard an immense sum like this.

A little update.

I got my passport yesterday afternoon at 3.40, so i had no time to go to immigration because they close at 4.30 and would have told me to come next day anyway probably, when i arrive.

So i went there today and as you can see, im still alive :-) It was absolutley no problem, i didnt get asked a single question why or what.

I arrived with my cue number, approached her in Thai-language, she smiled and told me to take a seat. I "accidentaly" dropped my old work permit and some western union recievemoney slips and she told me to show her my documents.

Then i just sayd "wait 1 minute, theres a little story to it" and told her that i was here already, showing her the old application form from last week. I showed her both passports, new and old one and the first and nearly only thing she said was "ok, you have 3 day overstay, yo upay 1500 + 1900 = 3400 Baht and continued to write the forms.

Then it was 11.45, and she told me that she bai ginkao now, i have to wait until 1 o clock (i smiled and said ok, i didnt eat yet too, all in thai of course). I went back at 1 o clock, recieved my 30 day extension and signed the documents, payed the money and went home.

End of story

OK, thank you everyone. I'm very nervous.... I hope all will be as easy as it sounds.

That answer was related to this:

"A second visa exempt should also be no problem, but also depends on your travel history."

Anyway, im going to get my passport now at embassy. Then i go to immigration and try it.

If my stamp says valid until 7.7.2015, does this mean the 7. is still inclueded? Probably yes.

So it means it would just be the 8. and maybe today, the 9 counted as overstay?

Well, ill let you know

Well, i will have a new passport. Im not sure how it works with german passports, ive got told i have to bring my old one to embasyy and they damage it or destroy it, not sure. Sometime i also heard ppl have to carry it around so im not sure...will see it tomorrow.

So in the new passport wouldnt be any stamps but ive made alot of runs in the past. But years ago. The last visa run was 2010 i think, the entries after it where 1 B visa and a 2 year extension of that one. And followed by that the current stuff got stamped. What is the intial arrival of this trip, on a exepmt. Stamped until 7.July

All in all there are for sure 15 cambodia/laos runs in it but all happened before 2010. So what you think?

I really wonder why the woman insisted that i wont be on overstay. But i will never know probaby...

Because if you obtain an emergency travel document on Monday (which should be your last day allowed), they will issue the extension and transfer entry stamp. Even if you were to do that few days later you would just pay Bt 500 fine a day and still get the 30 days extension.

Are you 100% on this?

I have to decide on somethng tomorrow, today i got the letter that my passport is ready to get at embassy.

So when i do that im on a 3 day overstay and have to decide if i tke the risk and enter immigration to ask for the extension or if i fly to KL or something.

Now the other question is, if i fly tomorrow to KL, can i fly back the same day and get another exempt? THis would be 2 exempts after each other, first in start of june, the initial arriving, and now the next one starting july.

A flight to KL and back costs me 2400 Baht

No need to show outgoing flights. You need 2 photos, 1900 Baht, your passport and thats it.

I was there 5 days ago

I really wonder why the woman insisted that i wont be on overstay. But i will never know probaby...

This situation sucks.

"She told me i should go to my embassy and ask for an emergency passport. "

Do you really know how long an emergency passport takes to get from your Embassy?

I'd suggest you go talk to them.

I was at the immigration before already and they told me it takes at least some days, up to 2 weeks. So i would be for sure in overstay.

And thats what i told her many times but she still everytime said "no overstay, i transfer stamp".

Ubonjoe, but i dont have plans to leave the country fast if i get employd. What would mean i have to go to the immigration in chaeng wattana soi 7, not on airport. And i read various things here what can happen there if i arrive with a 2 week overstay.

Hello together. I hope someone can help me. I also hope ppl let out the usual "follow the rules" posts and teaching posts without to do it better themselfs. Thanks. ANd please, read it 2 times before you jump on me and start flaming.

My problem:

I arrived in Thailand on day A, entered on a visa exepmt. On the trip to Thailand when getting on board as the woman in front of plane door checks the boarding card, she took it out of my passport and scratched a part of the page out of the passport...The age had a little scratch before but the boarding card got stuck in that scratch and so it took off a little amount of paper. Theres no data on that part of the page but anyway, the immigration at airport gave me problems.

First they didnt want to let me enter Thailand, they brought me to an higher officer (older woman) wich i had a good time with. We laughed after i explained her that im ok and was let in to Thailand with the last words" Ok, i see you no bad man, i let you go but only 1 time na, next time oyu need new passport". Of course added to that i got some wording wriiten into the passport and also to the computer. It was something like "The passenger was informed that he have to buy a new passport". Thats it.

Ok, so i thought np, anyway i either leave after 30 days or get employed and change the state. I came to get employed but was let down the day i entered Thailand and the company never answered me anymore. Then i started job search again and had the luck to get some new interviews. Now the problems start to arise. Some interviews are afer the initial 30 days wich brought me into the need of an exempt extension.

Today i was at immigration, filled out everything, she read the thing on my passport and said: Hmm, ok i give you extension, but only 1 time na". I didnt really understand this because i thought anyway i only get extension 1 time, why she mentioned "only one time" but anyway, thats not the problem. I start to sign the paper when she had a look into the computer, where exactly the same was written as in passport...Then she asked the older office woman to join and of course, that one said "sorry, mai dai". If its computer she cannot do but i help you what to do. But from now on i dont really understand whats happening anymore because they speak exactly as much english as i speak Thai... So we could talk but the needed details for this question wasnt really clear to me.

She told me i should go to my embassy and ask for an emergency passport. With this emergency passport i have to come back. THen i said "but my exempt end on monday (next moday and i was at immigration today). If i wait for emergency passport i will be on overstay. THen she replied "No, not overstay, i transfer exempt stamp to new passport. I really didnt understand what she meant with that and ask another time "my stamp end in 3 day, my passport take 1 or 2 weeks, can i still do it and come after 2 week to ask for extension? ANd she looked at the calendar and showed me the days with her pen...

Like "YOu see here, today and tomorrow and sunday office close (...) you go embassy on monday, ask for passport, after you have passport you come back, i transfer stamp."

Nw my question is, how the hell will this work? Im really scared that im going to jail when i arrive at immigration with 2 week of "overstay". You think she noted in the computer that i was there at that day or how in all world shouldt this work out?

Im really thankful for answers about what you think. And with "you" i mean people that could know what they talk about, im running out of time and have no sense for comics now.

I mean, i cannot even make a visa run now with this damn mark in passport. And i really really dont want to miss on this job opps because i spend a lot of money to come to Thailand to get employed, because that meant i had to give up room in my country and all that. Would be a big pain if i really have to fly home now, be there without job just because of this damn passport thing.

What i forget to say, 2 woman where talking to me the same at immigration, since i mentioned, she took the older one into the discussion. So basically they both told me i wouldnt be on overstay.

im trying pretty hard already. I only mentioned bkk bank but ive been to 4 or 5 other banks, inc Kasikorn where i already had an account for years.

Tried to today at Bangkok Bank, Rama9 Centralplaza branch. No luck without workpermit. ANd i was dressed nice, ast most times. I also spoke to them in Thai.

Trying others now...

Yes, its 1900 Baht. Didnt think of that, it would be a lot for one day, yes.

Whats the problem with asking for an extension? You can do it in Bangkok. You will get another 30 days then. Other way would be to pay 500 Baht for overstay at the checkpoint. If the same rule is still ongoing.

Ok, thank you :-)

Hello together,

i have a question about the inital 30 day extension. Of course i have a flight back to my country, now my question is, in case i go for the 30 day extension, if i have to change the flightdate to the new date prior to go to immigration or after?

I read they need the flight documents but of course the return day is the old, inital 30 day date, not the new one yet.

I hope you understand what i mean...