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11 minutes ago, visarunner said:

Obvious Hong Kong is a mistake, as they have Bilateral Agreement.

Means Laos, Macau, Vietnam, Mongolia have still unlimited entries for 30days.

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru entries for 90days, South Korean by Air only.

 

If they try to stop Visa Run they should have included Laotian and Vietnamese as they have 500-600 runner per day, while Farang/Filipinos about 60 per day. 

 

I think so, coz holding hk passport using land border always got me 30 days 2 years ago.

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Found it. But mind telling me whether the department has photocopy and photo taking services or not? If they don't then I can prepare first. Also, what time should I go? Early morning or noon to avoid the crowd? Thanks in advance!

Thank you!

Just realised there is an immigration office in sathorn. So can I go there to do my temporary stay extension? Thanks again!

Thank you all!

Hello, just a quick one. I have too many personal belongings in my suitcase, I can carry them but about 25kg now. However I need to travel soon, so i am think about sending the clothes and belongings to Hong Kong. Anyone can confirm Thailand post is the cheapest and acceptable speed to use? I juat need to get them before 15 jan in Hong Kong. Thanks!

Thank you for your reply!

Oh yes. Sorry for the confusions! Thank you!

Hello everyone,

Just a quick one, holding 30 days visa on arrival and will be expired on 1 st Jan. Just want to stay for 10 more days in Jan. Any ideas what to do? I know I can fly out to Singapore, but just see anyone got better recommendation! Thanks in advance!

Excellent! Thanks for reply! Also, any place in bkk city got storage as well? Just in case if I go straight to city!

Thank you very much! Let me check!

Hello,

If i fly out before midnight from Bangkok, and I will have half day layover after arriving from Chiang Mai in the afternoon, so is there any storage at Airport for my luggage, then I can have half day trip in Bangkok?

thanks in advance!

Hello,

Anyone know where can i take Japanese course, no need to have ED visa! thanks!

What kind of surgery you want to do?

I stay in Thailand more than 6 months a year, I fly out to Asia every 30 days, stay there for few days more or less. I don't work in Thailand (I don't have to work) and I have enough money to stay here, (just small money compare to the living standard in other Asian countries). I rent a condo to store my things. I learn muay thai and training here (to get myself healthy due to my health problems before). I am under 50, and this is just my lifestyle, I know people ask about why i don't get a proper visa, but I think because i like flying around, and Thailand is just easy to stay, so i never bothered to get a tourist visa or whatever.

Am I abusing the visa exception? I don't know, yes or no. But I am sure, I have to think about if I want to stay here anymore after the policy enforced strictly in August! It seems like the policy is so confusing and all dependent on the immigration officers' interpretation!

This is obviously super confusing and seem very inconsistent so I guess anyone's guess is as good as my own but maybe someone been in a similar situation that I will be in next week.

In my passport (Swedish) I have a double entry tourist visa for 2012/13 with extensions (done in Chiang Mai) and 2 extra border runs to Mai Sae for 14 days visa exemptions.
I also have a triple entry tourist visa for 2013/14 with extensions (done in Bkk) and same day border runs to Cambodia to activate the 2nd/3rd entries.
I have several tourist visas in older passports (would they have access to that information?) I work online and haven't worked a single day in Thailand and I don't have a Thai bank account and I just cash out with my overseas VISA when needed. So no paper evidence to show for none Thai based income.

I am leaving Bangkok by air at Suvarnabhumi Sunday next week and I am attending a funeral the day after arrival so delays would be disastrous.

What can I expect when I leave? Questioning and delays? Possibly being detained & delayed several days (lol really? seem absurd) and get blacklisted? Fines? A quick stamp, smile and a 'hope to see you again' greeting?
Obviously no one really knows for sure since it seems so inconsistent but what is your guess, anyone been in a similar situation recently?
Anything I can do to prepare for my exit to avoid problems?

Unrelated but still interesting question in my case> If I get a new blank passport in my home country and a new tourist visas would I be able to get back in? (I have a condo and a lot of possessions here)

Thanks

The question is are you a resident in your home country or Thailand? Reading your last paragraph I'd suggest you are resident in Thailand in which case you need more than a tourist visa.

Tourist visas are what they say on the tin.

What is the definition of a resident? What is the definition of a tourist? I pay taxes in Sweden if that matters. I stay in Thailand about 7 months a year, 3 months travelling Asia and 2 months in Sweden and I rarely stay less than 2 months in one place. I have a condo in Bkk to store my stuff but I only live there in total maybe 4-5 months a year. In which countries am I considered a tourist? Where am I a resident? The world isn't as easy anymore like 99%+ of people showing up in Thailand either has a job that pays a salary which requires you to perform that job in a physical location, or you have wealth and don't need to work anymore. There are a lot of location independent jobs that you can perform anywhere. And there are a lot of people that don't have one fixed place of residency and move around a lot because they like that lifestyle.

But all that is irrelevant and mine and your definition of what a resident and a tourist is doesn't matter. What matters is what the immigration officer interrogating me next Sunday thinks it is. Sometime with little experience on the job and quite often with limited English. Looking at what ever documents I am producing. Have they had a shitty day? Do they have some quota to fill? Are they getting crap from their supervisor for not being firm enough? And this is the big problem here now. The lack of predictability. They can set what ever rules they want but they should be clear. If people show up with a tourist visa and still get denied entry or get blacklisted for 5 years because they have one to many stamps from an arbitrary number of correct stamps that is a big problem. I realize it is early days and it will hopefully become clearer what those rules are but I expect it to be major inconvenience and stress for a lot of people the next 6 months while they try to figure it out.

Are there really that many illegal Russian real estate agents & tourist operators that it is becoming a major issue? I mean do they really need to boot out the illegal English teachers? Are they stealing that many jobs from the great pool qualified Thai born English tutors? Maybe they need more English teachers, not less? Did I miss any other jobs that people actually perform on illegal visas?

I am sure there will be more updates from "big guy" soon! They just keep changing all the time, and it is so confusing about even a "tourist" has never done visa run before and they may subjected to be deported due to immigration staff's suspicion? So about visa exempt now, does it mean it doesn't matter how many days leave the kingdom and back by air, and based on the immigration staff's judgement?

Still a lot of confusions, it's thailand anyway! Sure they will have more updated information later.

didn't even mention how many days in between out the kingdom and back!

Looks like visa on arrival could soon be history.

People have to get a visa which makes more money for the bent officials.

Does anyone know how much a visa is these days?

May not be cancelled because it is about intercountry agreement. If Thailand cancelled one day, other countries may cancel their entry visa exemption for Thai citizens as well.

But fly out and fly in in 2 days won't be affected?

So fly in and out every 30 days won't be affected?

It will be effected in August 2014.

Correct.

It seems that as of 12 August border runs by air will also no longer be allowed.

So fly in and out every 30 days won't be affected?

Thats great, coz I think I got one overstay stamp from samui 2 years ago.

Thanks!

Yes I got international ticket already, and going to buy a separate phuket domestic flight from thai airways. Thai airways wasn't sure if I will be regarded as overstay even in BKK transit area or not!