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7 minutes ago, steve187 said:

pong nam ron is cambodia border

yes

Hi all

Iam a British citizen and my 48 page passport is nearly full, though that is not an issue as i have already been advised i have enough pages to do another visa run, however my question is can i get a visa exempt stamp at Pong Nam Ron   (iam aware it is 30 days as a G7 country from previous advice) on a day crossing at the border in cambodia. Please bear in mind the stamps currently in my passport which is now 5 years old. ( I plan to replace it back in the UK at the end of February)

2 x UAE work and residency visa

1 x Qatar  work and residency visa

18 x visa exempt at Swampy over 4 years and some with extensions, while on vacation from work

Over the last year i have

2  x visa exempt at swampy + extension

1 x SETV at Vientianne + extension

1 x Border crossing visa exempt + extension at Pong Nam Ron 

1 x SETV at Vientianne + extension (runs out 1st January)

Hi all

What is the minimum number of pages i require in my passport for a SETV at Vientiane?

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Hey all, has anyone had the experience of needing to do a visa run but are still awaiting a passport renewal to be sent back to them after it being already full? (UK passport

Hey Guys

I will be doing a trip to Vientianne over the weekend with a view to applying for an SETV. I have noted on the form from the website that it asks for a guarantor from both Thailand and Laos, who do i use for this? I am single in Thailand and do not know anyone in laos?

buy a good hand held air pressure gauge.never trust any other gauge, i have a number of big bikes and would never trust anything else

17 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

No compositions from me travelling all over Thailand done it for me.  

As kwasaki says its the same for me, and you do not need to big a big bike rider to do it. Many small loops from every part of Thailand that can be done on a scooter. Most adventurous, probably riding the entire border solo in one trip mainly on rural roads. Riding up tracks on the Cambodian border and being turned back at military checkpoints on sand tracks is fun, more so when you try to bribe them with a cigarette and they point to the land mine signs on the track you have just ridden through 555

43 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

...... The "Thailand is Polluted so its ok for me to smoke anywhere" argument is as unintellectual and as boring as the "go home if you don't like it" argument... as is the idea that someone who uses their own vehicle as a mode of transport actually "sets out to pollute the planet".... 

 

Winding down the window does not remove the stink of cigarettes...  But because I consider someone who smokes in a Taxi as Antisocial - I am now myself considered "Anti Smoking"... with "pasty, sickly sensibilities" and a "feeble, self obsessed, mealy mouthed, hand wringing zealot".....  

 

Thank-you for providing an example of the level of Antisocial, self-centred behaviour of an addict.... this is the behaviour I'm referring too that many find objectionable in smokers....

 

 

 

For the record: I'm not anti-smoking...  I'm anti-antisocial behaviour... I support smoking, people enjoy it and I support the freedom of choice to smoke.... What I don't support is the is the freedom to smoke and impact those who don't.... much in the same way I support the freedom to drink and get drunk but not to the degree that it negatively impacts others.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow so there are saints in a buddist country. Get over yourself, has no one ever told you prostitution is illegal here? and yes that applies to ladyboys too sorry to burst your perfectly spherical bubble

Iam a smoker and yes i do smoke in taxis, what is everyone scared of most the fact it smells of smoke or the fact that few taxi drivers can actually drive safely or the drivers around them. second most dangerous place in the world to be on roads and everyone is worried about smoking! I will continue to smoke in cabs after all with every journey it may be my last cigarette! i think the government should concentrate on driving lessons before a politically correct ideology of banning smoking.

11 hours ago, rhodie said:

 

Thanks for the update. Good to see it all worked out. If you can, please update the thread about getting a 30 extension in a month as all good info.

Went to see them today and although telling me i was lucky to have got the visa exempt stamp strictly speaking i have now only re-entered the country again so 30 day extension is no problem.

You can rent an onward ticket here https://flyonward.com/en/ just for these types of issues

Well iam very pleased and relieved to say my visa trip went fine thanks to the advice received above. 500km ride combined with only 30 mins at the border (did not even cross it physically) Iam now in possession of a 30 day visa exempt stamp.

However! I was told at immigration, very politely may i add, that strictly speaking as i have had a 60 day SETV combined with a 30 day extension and a further 7 day extension my stay without leaving the country has exceeded 90 days and strictly speaking iam not entitled to a visa exempt (news to me). The immigration officer was extremely polite but lacking ih English and this is how i understood what he described. He did however speak to his superior whom agreed to grant me the visa exempt despite this and there we have it. Thank you Ban Pakkan immigration. Iam not sure if i understood correctly or if this will affect me having a 30 day extension on this stamp, i will check with Chonburi immigration tomorrow as i did not want to bother this guy after his kind gesture. Either way its Nong Khai for a SETV next time in either a month or hopefully 2 months.

5 hours ago, Suradit69 said:

 

Actually the "7 day extension" isn't a proper extension, but an allowance for you to leave the country after your application for a second extension was refused.

 

To say you "just realized" it ended only a week later might seem a stretch if you were stopped with an overstay. Are you sure you got both the 30 day extension and the 7 day allowance to leave the country?

iam very sure, if you see my earlier post where i went to chonburi immigration yesterday while it was still valid and they advised regarding an unnofficial waiver for 24hrs

5 minutes ago, BritTim said:

I really am puzzled as to why the OP spent today posting on TV rather than just going to the border. Some people seem to just like living dangerously. He will probably get away with it but, if he encounters problems, he only has himself to blame.

The OP was too ill to travel today, it would be fairer to just ask the question as oppose express your opinions and assumptions without any factual basis for such

3 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Those were likely from September or October last year. It is back to normal now.

You will get an entry when you do the crossing.

Thanks again plotting on the GPS as we speak 

15 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You will get a 30 day entry at the any border crossing since you are from the UK under the G7 country rule.

If you go to the Ban Pakard crossing (nearest to Pattaya) you will likely not have a problem getting an entry. If you were going to Poi Pet then I would say it could be a problem.

Map of crossings is here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=12.36849%2C104.361086&spn=2.58554%2C3.621642&hl=en&msa=0&source=embed&ie=UTF8&mid=12ZbsV8mzWzOtktnqnz_vTYlwhrg

checking other forum posts its saying i cannot get a visa exempt anywhere, these are from 2015?

8 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You will get a 30 day entry at the any border crossing since you are from the UK under the G7 country rule.

If you go to the Ban Pakard crossing (nearest to Pattaya) you will likely not have a problem getting an entry. If you were going to Poi Pet then I would say it could be a problem.

Map of crossings is here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=12.36849%2C104.361086&spn=2.58554%2C3.621642&hl=en&msa=0&source=embed&ie=UTF8&mid=12ZbsV8mzWzOtktnqnz_vTYlwhrg

Ban Pakard/pailin it is then thanks all for the good advice

5 minutes ago, Ronuk said:

All this 'Unlikely to get arrested' I find pretty strange advice considering the law now plainly states that if your stopped on a short overstay, it involves arrest and a years ban from entering Thailand!

Personally, I consider riding a motorbike through a check Point particularly with the referendum security being put in place, really is the last thing to be doing.

A cab to the airport today, pay the one day overstay and fly out even if it means a weekends stop over to get it sorted would be what I would be doing.

Immigration have just confirmed it to me regarding only 24hrs only

As a small update for all i have just been to Chonburi immigration and been advised that i will have no issues traveling through checkpoints with only a one day overstay as a 24hr leaniency period is allowed. only question is now do i go to cambodia or laos, based on advice above i beieve these are my options 1) i would only get 15 days with a visa exempt at cambodia (if i got one at all) but could re-enter same day, 2) would get 30 day visa exempt at Laos and could re enter same day 3) SETV at Loas i would have to stay there the entire weekend. Have i got this correct?

13 minutes ago, elviajero said:

IMO doing an out/in visa exempt with an overstay is not a good idea at the Thai/Cambodian borders. They are far more unpredictable and inconsistent when it comes to out/in visa exempt entry than the Laos borders. I would go to Nong Khai so that if you have a problem re-entering using visa exempt entry you can go to Vientiane for a visa.

based on your advice though its not worth me going to laos and getting a visa until Monday am but that means travelling with a 4 day overstay through checkpoints en route, sounds risky? no problem paying for overstay but i do not want to be apprehended

8 minutes ago, elviajero said:

Technically possible but highly unlikely. If you are at the border they will let you exit as long as you pay the overstay fine.

yeah but what if iam stopped at a checkpoint along the way?

22 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If you apply on Friday you will not be able to pick up your passport until Monday afternoon, 

Yeah of course forget about that. so if my understanding is correct i can get a 30 day visa exempt in cambodia, return same day and then extend for 30 days? Thanks for the information by the way. Will still have to risk travelling there tomorrow with a 1 day overstay and fine

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You could make a quick to trip to the Cambodian border today to get a visa exempt entry unless you have several recent ones. You would get 30 days if you are from a G7 country or 15 days if not. You could then get a 30 day extension of the entry,

If you are plan on getting another tourist visa in Vientiane you may not have enough time left this week to do it unless you can be at the embassy by 11:30 tomorrow.

You could also apply for a 7 day extension. pay 1900 baht and be given 7 days to leave the country.

i already have the 7 day addittional extension and being british i would only get 15 days at cambodia, Why 11.30am tomorrow, what about crossing the border tomorrow and getting there first thing friday?

12 minutes ago, Eclipse said:

Probably just a 500 Baht fine.

but i have heard you get arrested on even a 1 day overstay?