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Hi all, is it true that a TM30 has to be filled out in blue ink?

6 hours ago, patman30 said:

so you are doing a border run not a "visa" run
as you are not getting a visa
correct?

and do you have any other reason to go to immigration now or in future?
if not, i wouldn't even care about it myself, as not my responsibility
and it will only be needed if you want extensions or something from immigration.

Yep

5 hours ago, patman30 said:

do you already have TM30 slip in PP?
has your address changed?
if only doing a visa run
i thought there was now no need to re-register yourself at your primary address here once you had registered it.

From what I understand, if you leave the country and enter another visa exempt, you have to do it. I have all the copies/docs from last time I did it, I just need to get the landlord to update the tenancy contract to extend from when I come back. 

Thanks to all for these responses! Great, I will just go Monday and say my new tenancy began the previous day. I don't think there's any visa or immigration query that cant be answered on AN!

Hi all, I will fly to Udon tomorrow to do a visa run via Nong  Khai. My landlord will not register TM30 online when I get back later Friday evening so I will have to go do it in person on Monday. Will I still pay a fine, given that the weekend gets in the way? 

21 hours ago, transam said:

You could get an E-Visa online, a bit restricted with E-Visa crossing points, but well worth it if you are crossing on one on their list...... ????

I wish I'd thought of that earlier. Just looked at the website and it takes 3 days to process, and I have to go on Friday so it's cutting it fine and there's no refunds.

Anyone know if this is the most up-to-date form attached? The Laos embassy doesn't seem to have a website for Thailand to download them. 

Application-Form-Lao-Visa.pdf

6 hours ago, metisdead said:

I did a search for you and I found this:

 

https://laoevisa.gov.la/index

 

https://laostravel.com/images/Laos-Visa-Form.pdf

 

 

Thanks metisdead, I found that PDF one but I seem to recall the one I filled out at Vientiane airport a few months ago was a bit longer. 

Hi all, does anyone have download links for the most up-to-date Laos tourist visa application form? I want to print and fill out before I get to Nong Khai. 

7 hours ago, JayClay said:

45 day visa exempt.

 

I'm not being pedantic, it's a very important distinguishment in the context of your question.

 

For visa exempt there's a limit of 2 by land per calendar year. There's no hard limit by air, but IOs can get picky if they don't like your entry history; it's always a gamble going in visa exempt if you've had more than a couple in a row.

 

For entering with a visa, obtained either at a consulate or online if applicable to your country, there is no limit. It can start to get difficult obtaining said visas after a while, though.

Thanks JayClay. 

Many thanks, Jack. 

Hello all, I entered Thailand on 7 December 2022 on the 45 day visa, followed by a 30 day extension. At the end of that, I flew to Vientiane and back in one day and repeated the above. Got my extension last week at CW. My question is, will I be ok to fly out and back again when this current extension runs out? Or is 3 back-to-back entries not allowed and I should apply for an SETV somewhere before trying to re-enter? I’m also aware that the 45 day entry is now back down to 30.

7 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

I don't think there is any ban over Songkran, but there is a ban next month(May) for 2 days because of the election?

Probably

6 hours ago, thecyclist said:

Done it several times at land borders, but not recently. Took a few minutes. Used to be free of charge and only required old and new passports. The last 2 times was charged a fee (can't remember how much, maybe 200 Baht) and they require a letter from your embassy that certifies the transfer. That letter too used to be free, last time 1000 Baht. Done it once at Manila Airport where it was super fast and totally free of charge. No transfers of visa, just stamp you out in the new passport. That's how it should be done, but bureaucracies have a tendency to expand and complicate totally unnecessary BS. 

Thanks! Yep, VFS gave me the embassy letter when I picked up the new one. Hopefully it wont cost much, if anything, and I will post my experience for future reference. Going on Sunday from DMK to Vientiane and then straight back again. 

7 hours ago, Caldera said:

No problem to do the transfer at Suvarnabhumi Airport as a tourist on visa exempt.

 

You queue up as per normal, they'll send you to a special desk where you're stamped out in your new passport while some stamps from your old passport are transferred to your new passport for reference. They also link your passports in their system.

 

If you get your new passport before you extend your visa exempt entry at immigration, you need to do the transfer there and then, as they won't put an extension stamp in an invalidated passport. 

Thanks! That's what I'd hoped. I guess it's the same at Don Mueang too? That's where I'm flying out of.

Found a thread on it from last year: 

6 hours ago, MJCM said:

Ooh wow. So showing OLD passport and NEW Passport when leaving the country won't do in that case? Weird.

 

TiT at it's best again

I think it will do but I think they take you to a different booth to transfer the extension stamp, and then you can go through to departures, but I've only heard of people doing at Suvarnibum or DM, never done it myself. 

5 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Visa is no problem in old invalid passport - current permitted to stay must be in current valid passport.  He appears to be exiting Thailand and needs to prove legally here (which requires valid stamp in passport being used to exit I suspect).

Yes, this is what I thought, and I've seen some threads on this site discussing it, with most saying they have gone to their local IO and got it done and some who have just had it done at the airport before flying

6 hours ago, MJCM said:

For whatever reason? Just leave it in your old passport.

 

If you are on a year extension / have a NON-O Multiple Entry visa then yes by all means transfer it, but a 30 day extension?

 

When you leave Thailand those 30 days extension (the days left) will be gone. I have no idea if a Re-Entry permit even will cover those.

 

Edit: Just carry 2 passports when coming back if IO wants to see the last 30 day extension. I carried 2 passports with me for approx 7 months when living in Cambodia, Cambodian 1 year visa was in OLD passport, but they stamped me in / out in my new passport

Oh ok, I was under the impression that any stamps in the old passport would be considered null and void after the new one was issued. This is why I understood that people go to immigration offices to have their stamps transferred from old to new passports before flying anywhere. So, what you're saying in a nutshell is I have no reason to so any of that, just show up at the airport with both old and new passports and and they will be ok with that? And coming back in, same thing?

5 hours ago, MJCM said:

Understood.

 

But again the question, why would you transfer a 45 day stamp to a new passport?  If it was a Year Visa / Extension I could understand it, but a 45 day visa on arrival?

 

Out of curiosity, how many days will you have left on that 45 Day VOA when flying out?

ooops, sorry, it's actually the 30 day extension I need to transfer

6 hours ago, MJCM said:

Are you talking about a Re-Entry Permit perhaps?

 

Why would you transfer a 45 day stamp to a new passport at the Airport when flying out?

Just as an alternative to having to go up to CW to do it. I've heard of people who instead of going to CW have gone to the airport with both old and new PPs and the IOs have done the transfer there quite quickly before the scheduled flight

Hello all, does anyone know whether it is still possible to get a visa extension stamp (from a 45 day on arrival) transferred from an old UK passport to a new one at Suvarnabhumi or DMK when flying out. As much as I adore trips to CW, I would prefer to just deal with it at the airport when I'm due to fly out, if possible. Thanks in advance. 

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

That's what you need.

Thinking copy of blue book and his ID signed. 

Awesome, thanks, Jack! 

BTW< yesterday I did get the landlord to fill out a tm30 too and got copies of IDs etc

Hey Brian, thanks, and thanks to all other respondents, much appreciated. I meant "now gotten him". It was at IT Square when it happened. Perhaps it would help if I got the landlord to write a letter to take with me saying that up until now I have been staying as their guest rather than a tenant? I'm not sure it would make any difference.