Tod Daniels

This post reads like a slow motion train wreck ???? The adage "fail to plan means planning to fail" comes to mind. ????

okay let's sort out this "grace period " b/s There is NO grace period The "window of opportunity" for you to file a 90 day report IN PERSON is from 2 weeks before the due date down until 1 week after the due date. On the 8th day after your due date you get a 2000baht fine. That is a static fine that does not increase whether you're 8 days late OR 8 months late, you just pay it when you go file the next 90 day report NOW on the rare chance you're arrested for something else and they find out you haven't filed a 90 day report on time you can be fined up to 5000baht and 200baht a day for every day you're been late. <- at least that's the posted fine but I've never heard of anyone EVER having that happen.. I know people who go to the immigration office once a year, just before they get their next yearly extension, file a late 90 day report, pay the 2000baht fine, get their yearly extension and then NEVER file another 90 day report the rest of the year. Their reasoning is the b/s 2000baht fine is nothing compared to having to go to the immigration office 4 times a year and file a 90 day report. ???? As people correctly pointed out, once you're 8 days late you might as well wait until you have to go back to the immigration office for something and file then, the fine isn't gonna change

Just go to the thai consulate in Savannakhet Lao <- across the river from Mukdahan It's walk up service, no appointment needed and they have two day processing, apply one day in the morning, get the passport back the next working day afternoon

You won't get in the gate without an appointment. That's how it's been since before the countries closed due to Covid AND keep in mind they have 3 working day processing time <- example you turn in your application Monday morning that means you can pick your passport up with the visa Wednesday afternoon.

IF you use a border bounce service you CANNOT get an eVisa for Cambodia because the borders they use do NOT accept eVisa for entry. You can't use an eVisa at Ban Laem OR Ban Pakard to enter cambodia

To be completely honest I did not even bother to read the previous comments (so some people might have gotten it correct, but the brief scan I did of the responses showed most were FAR from the mark ???? Here's how it works sports fans IF you enter on a visa exempt or tourist visa entry THEN you switch that to a 90 day Non-O visa in country you DO NOT do any 90 day reporting until you get your FIRST yearly extension. That's when most offices put a small paper in your passport showing you WHEN your first 90 day report is due

The Chong Mek/Vang Tao is a totally acceptable border to use for a bounce It's not a busy border, and you shouldn't have any issues bouncing out and back there

From Bangkok the 3 borders that are easily accessible are Aranyaprathet/Poipet, Ban Laem/Daung and Ban Pakard/Phsar Prum. AVOID the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border AT ALL COST. Even visa run companies wont lug their clients there. It ain't the border it was pre-covid Ban Laem and Ban Pakard are okay to bounce at but you might be told you have to spend a night in Cambodia. Also if you have a passport filled with covid/ED/Volunteer visas/extensions you're gonna get given a hard time Going with a border bounce service gets you out of this overnight stay conundrum and makes it so you're not hassled no matter what stamps are in your passport http://www.thaivisaservice.com <-bounces 4 days a week to Ban Laem in VIP (10 seat NOT 14 seat) mini-vans.

News Flash !! ALL Land borders with Burma are CLOSED to foreigners bouncing out and back and have been since March 23rd 2020 when the country locked down. With that being said ALL land border with Burma ARE open to local traffic <- (for the thick that means thaiz and burmeze) Three of the four countries who have land borders with Thailand are open; Malaysia, Cambodia & Lao One final time BURMA land borders are CLOSED to foreigners exiting OR entering

The Aranyaprathet / Poipet crossing is by far the worst border crossing of all the land borders in Thailand post covid. For Cambodia cross at Ban Laem or Ban Pakard. And if you have a passport filled with covid extensions use a border bounce company to lug you there-n-back and grease the wheel so you get in without issue. Good luck, choose wisely.

They only have room for 10 people, Plus the seats are way bigger and more comfortable than the one where they jamb in 12 or 14 people

Tanya at B/B doesn't run, but Thai Visa Service runs from Tesco On Nut 3 or 4 days a week https://www.thaivisaservice.com/

Just so you're clear. The STV program ran out Sept 30th, and it was not continued like it was the previous year. It's not even on the eVisa site (used by some consulates) as a choice. And if you got an STV before the program ran out, all you get is the 90 days you got stamped in for when you entered. It cannot be extended inside the country any more.

There are copy/photo shops on either side of the immigration office on the 3rd floor at IT Square Laksi Plaza You can get photos, copies, and they'll even fill out your forms (for a fee) if you want

ANY country that uses the eVisa online portal to get a visa for thailand has the option of getting a 6 month METV, https://www.thaievisa.go.th/ You FIRST select Tourism/Leisure Activities, that will fill in the next spot down "Visa Type" with Tourist Visa (TR) and then you select Multiple in Number of Entries. Keep in mind IF you want a 6 month METV you have to show you're exiting/re-entering within 60-90 days of your expected arrival. They specifically say if you don't show you need this visa you will get sold a single entry and NOT get the difference refunded (example an METV in the US is 200 and a SETV is 40 so you lose 160 if you don't show you're exiting/re-enter thailand

All the land borders with Burma have been closed for more than two and a half years. Why not just go to the immigration office and get a 30-day extension for 1900 baht off your 30-day entry stamp Or if you're hell bent going on a board of bounce slogan up to Chiang Rai province and bounce out at the Thailand/Lao border crossing of Chiang Khong. You need to buy a Lao visa to stamp in and out of the country for $40 but that is the closest land border that's open to Chiang Mai

Hate to go against ubonjoe ????BUT in Vientiane it is NOT turn in one day pick up the next afternoon anymore ☹️ Now they have a THREE day processing <- meaning you turn in your application and pay one morning and then TWO days later (the 3rd day) you pick your passport up in the afternoon. This means if you apply on a Thursday you get your passport back MONDAY afternoon Also you aren't gonna get IN to the consulate without booking an appointment in advance but joe did link to the appointment web-link Pay attention to the posted holidays too. This Friday Aug 12 is a holiday SO if you turn in your passport Wednesday this coming week you ain't gonna get it back until Monday

Just curious why you paid or said you paid 2000 baht for a visa to Lao when they are typically 30 to 45 USD depending on nationality.

I believe that is a misunderstanding on the immigration office/officers part of how the rule is really written. ???? There is NOTHING in the rule in thai or english that says for the combination method that you must bank 400K baht. ???? What it says is the seasoning requirements are in effect for the banked portion <- That means what you're banking has to be in the account for 2 months before you apply, must remain in the account for 3 months after and then the balance can't go below 50% of that amount the rest of the year (no matter how much you're banking) ???? I know of a couple immigration offices that told people that, one person I spoke with filed an appeal and had their initial denial of extension overturned (he was using 200K baht banked to make up the short fall of his monthly transfers). Another person wasn't bold enough to tell the officer he disagreed and wanted to file an appeal and I don't know what happened in his case. As Scott424 correctly suggested, GO talk to the immigration office in person, BUT make it clear you know that there is no "must bank 400K baht" in the combination method and push it as far up the flag pole as you feel comfortable with if you're getting a different answer