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On 4/10/2020 at 8:48 AM, scubascuba3 said:

to be fair most countries have totally <deleted> up with the exception of Sweden and Japan, the economic catastrophe is slowly unfolding, most people haven't realised yet

I suppose you DO realise that Japan gave up on the "we must think of the economy" ...  ?

On 4/3/2020 at 4:00 AM, Skallywag said:

Anyone here in Pattaya on holiday should have left on or before March 17. 

Enough said

Not enough thought went into this post ...

Got out on the 25th March, having had 2 earlier flights out cancelled ..not for the want of trying.. 

So much for 'arm chair' experts  ...?  

Yet another 3 years on ..

If RU passport holder arrives at BKK without a visa and gets 30 days ...

Can they still do a Visa run to Laos - stay overnight - and come back with another 60 days ? 

Good question !

The best answer depends on your situation: 

If on a short stay of one month or less - get a local sim and use the codes each operator has for making international calls using VoIP - voice over IP - ( internet ) hence cheaper

If you are staying longer and have property in the UK - change to TalkTalk - take their unlimited UK / landline call boost ( 7.50GBP / month ) and install their Talk2go app on your Apple / Android mobile, before you leave the UK   - keeping your UK sim card in the mobile phone in Thailand

Then when you have Wifi in Thailand start the TalkTalk app, do a test call - and you can call landline and UK mobile calls for up to 59 mins and 59 secs for FREE ...

 I use it on my travels all over the world  and no need to use +44 - just dial the number as you would at home 

Thank you

Info much appreciated

OK

Another Q

Can a Russian get 30 days at Cambodia then another 30 days, a month later  - making 90 in total ?

This would take my Russian partner to 90 days in 12 months 

Hi Jack

Thanks for responding

Two questions now arise 

1/ 'Free'  - You mean the visa is free... but have the firms doing these visa runs dropped their prices :)?  I appreciated there is the cost of getting there and back - plus the hotel fee 

Any recommendations in the Pattaya area folks ?

2/ Sorry, what is this new  "2 Visa-Exempts per calendar year at land-border crossings" rule ... and of course, DOES IT apply to Ruskies ? :)

One year on - same question !

Can the Russian national still get 60 days via Laos ?

Can she still only get 30 days going to Cambodia - it is a shorter distance from Pattaya 

Scenario - she arrived Jan 11 2016, got another 60 days from Laos - leaving 25 March 16 - was out of Thailand for one day

This time arrived Jan 13, 2017 - got 30 days - has a return ticket for 22 March 

Thanks, again in anticipation

Mark

Hi Victor

Thanks for responding - I have found good programmers in another nation  - sorry - but thanks for responding 

Happy to place an ad - but capcha [ verification code ]always says entering incorrect characters  :)

I am looking for a Linux scipt kiddy to write some simple code to report a change of state - e.g a light has turned on -  Harware is Rasperberry Pi 3 with Arduino board- though h/w nbot set in stone

More detail on contact off board

I live in the UK but if i find some good will come to N. Pattaya area Jan / Feb for 1-2 months

Good English essential but I speak rudimentary French and Russian 

Update

Wifey went to Vientiane and applied for a new Thai tourist visa - stayed the night and received a new 60 day Tourist Visa.

Thanks for all your help

All clear, now

Many thanks, ubonjoe

Mark

Sorry, one more question

Wifey, insists that Russians can get 60 days from Laos...but does that involve STAYING there ?

Mark

I am very grateful for your prompt, clear and concise answers to my questions ?

May I trouble you, once more ....Based on your advice, my Russian national partner must leave - do a visa run - to get 30 days... can she do this twice - to be able to stay until March 25th ?

1/ I read somewhere last night that re-entry for Russians might be granted for only 7 days - or even that the out and back in a day 'visa run' might result in a refusal...

2/ From Pattaya, which crossing would you recommend ? .. I know one can take a bus, but was thinking of hiring a car or even flying her out and back to Malaysia..From the local airport it appear she can fly Air Asia at 10am and be back by 5pm

I am totally 'green' about all this and if someone knows a firm doing visa runs - specialising in Russians - I'd be grateful . Wifey was quoted 2500 bhat from Pattaya by bus to Cambodia, but she can fly to Malaysia for less.

Mark

additional info..We are in the Pattaya region

Hi, I am a UK national and my partner is Russian ...aged 56 and 47, respectively

We arrived on the 10th of Jan and must leave by the 8th Feb

I have booked a place until 25th March

Having never been here before, I have Russians telling me about Visa runs to Laos or Cambodia and stays from 30 to 60 days on re-entry

I..the Brit ..will be coming and going - visiting HK , Malaysia, so I wanted to know if we can pay for an extension on re-entry to Thailand or whether it is simply better for my Mrs to go on a visa run.

I am told if she goes to Laos, she will get 60 days and only 30 from Cambodia..

Wifey has a return ticket for 25th March..I have not bought one as I may go back earlier to Moscow or the UK. Is there a limit to the times I can go in and out ....

As my Russian is tat of a 5 year old, I'd like to hear the score in English

SO..

1/ can one buy an extension to an exempt 30 day stay

2/ if not - can one get 60 days, or is it two visa runs

THANKS