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Thinking of maybe getting personal accident insurance. But here's the thing: I'm mostly interested in covering any medical etc expenses that would result from an accident  -- I don't care about any payoff upon death. Also need something that will cover me when I travel outside of Thailand  -- at least regionally (SEA); in the US too might be useful,  but not absolutely necessary,  as I can get travel insurance for a trip back home. Any thoughts/ recommendations? 

Rcoyote, Just a couple things you might want to be aware of --

1. Last time I was at the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, they'd doubled the price of the tourist visa (3 day wait) to thb 1600; so there's no longer that big of a difference with the $50 evisa (which I've read is now accepted at some overland crossings).

2. When I got my Thai tourist visa in Yangon, I submitted a reservation for a hotel in Thailand (just 1 night, & via agoda), but no flight ticket, and had no problems.

Thanks, ubonjoe!

Found this old thread online:

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/773044-what-are-the-current-visas-for-monks/ (sorry -- couldn't open it up in the app).

Is this info regarding non immigrant R visas for monks still current? If you ordain while on a tourist visa, how do you go about getting an "R"? -- would you have to leave the country to do so?

And then if you disrobe while on the "R" visa, what happens -- do you need to leave the country within a certain number of days?

They are not free for all nationalities. Only those from the 17  countries that are eligible to apply for and obtain a 15 day visa on arrival get them free until August.

Update: The only extra documentation I submitted was a reservation for one night at a hotel in kanchanaburi; I got my tourist visa with no hassles. (They did ask the guy ahead of me in line -- he may have been Myanmar -- about flight reservations).

I did have to pay the USD 40 -- not that I'm complaining, but I thought tourist visas were currently free. Also, note that they're still looking for (pretty much) pristine bills.

A few weeks later I crossed from htee keep (coming from dawei) to phu nam ron, no problems.

All in all, straightforward and hassle- free.

@Nick: thanks again!

I posted a report back in November.
They are more concerned about perfect Dollar bills than a ticket.

I did wear a nice shirt with collar usually goes down better than the slackers in baseball caps & vests [emoji23][emoji38][emoji13]

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If you do not want to show them an outbound flight ticket, I believe you could claim you are going to, says, Lao, through border and show them hotel reservation in Lao to back up your claim (that you are really going out of the country). You could book a hotel in Lao through Agoda or something with "pay later" option. This way you do not have to pay anything and just cancel the booking without penalty fee after you done with the visa. I planned this for an employee I sent to Myanmar for Non-B visa, in case there was something wrong and he need to get a tourist visa instead. He got a Non-B though, so I do not know if this plan would work or not.

@Nick: when were you there? I got a tourist visa in Yangon March of last year, hadn't read their policy, and they gave me some grief about not having air tickeys (though eventually gave me the visa anyway, but only after my being interviewed by a senior official and having to write up an itinerary for them, of my Thai travel plans).

So, the website for the Thai embassy in Yangon lists, among their requirements for a tourist visa,

"5. confirmed round trip air ticket or hotel reservation/accommodation reference (for travelling through border)".

http://www.thaiembassy.org/yangon/en/services/33445-Tourist-Visa.html

Now I am wondering if I can get away with a hotel reservation (somewhere in Thailand) for just 1 or 2 nights, and *not* have to purchase a round trip flight in and out of Thailand.

Anyone have any experience with this?

I've always gotten my 30 day extensions for tourist visas at chaeng wattana in BKK. But is it possible to get it done elsewhere? Or do I need to come back to BKK?

Sorry,my mistake. They converted my overstay fee of $18 to mmk at a rate of 1300 mmk per USD -- well above the going rate.

Update: exited Myanmar at myawaddy with 6 day overstay,paid the fine/fee,no problems.

You will save a little money if you pay in USD as opposed to the higher rate in kyat of 1300 MMK per day. Also you will be asked for a photocopy of your passport's information page, Myanmar visa,and entry stamp, but these can be done at a nearby shop.

Update: got stamped in for 30 days no problem, despite numerous previous visas (but only 1 previous exemption).

Thanks ubonjoe!

So I'm a US citizen, have been in myanmar for almost 4 weeks, planning to reenter Thailand at mae sot (from myawaddy). I did not get a new thai visa, so was just planning on getting stamped in for 30 days ("visa exemption"). I thought this wouldn't be a problem, but just wanted to double check that visa-exempt entries are given at mae sot.

If I do overstay, it will only be a few days; I'll gladly pay the $3 per.

I'd imagine repeatedly entering thailand (in order to get myanmar visas) might eventually draw a bad reaction from thai immigration, given the way things currently are.

So I've heard that overstaying your visa in myanmar -- even for a couple weeks -- is no big deal, immigration just charges you USD 3 per day, no troubles. Anyone here done this recently? I'm thinking of overstaying for a few days, maybe a week, and I'll be exiting overland myawaddy into mae sot.

Just an FYI for travelers regarding ATMs -- I noticed signs saying the ATMs were open 24 hours a day, but in reality a lot of them seemed to only be open during banking hours.

Just toss it in the trash? Well, that certainly is a possibility....

I don't look at it that way here in BKK. I toss stuff into the recycle bin. It doubles as the trash bin.

If it's truly recyclable like an old laptop, cables, or plastic water bottles, I set it on the ground next to the recycle bin so they don't even have to root around. If I come back 30 minutes later, it's usually gone missing.

I hear you -- I wasn't being flippant. I might end up doing that -- certainly would be convenient -- especially if I think it won't just end up in some landfill.

^ that should be "08" in the parentheses above (I'm assuming that's the year, 2008 )

It's probably worth more than you think - Apple portables hold their value well. Even if it's unrepairable, someone may well want it for parts. What model is it?

It's a 2008 MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.5 15" (08)

You think I could sell it some place like pathip?

Just toss it in the trash? Well, that certainly is a possibility....

I have an old laptop (8-10 years old apple) that no longer boots up & that I can't see being worth fixing. I plan on removing the hard drive (unable to remove data & wipe electronically since I can't boot the computer), but will then need a way to get rid of the rest of it.

I'd rather not just throw it in the trash; any ideas? Also, I'm in central bangkok, so preferably somewhere convenient.

Thanks!