Paduppa

8 minutes ago, Asiantravel said:

busted !

Haha Thank you for welcoming. I always appreciate everyone's thoughts and sharings :)

As far as I've watched here, never seen anyone get this kind of note before. And the way they count is kinda strange tho.

Hope our experiences useful for others.

42 minutes ago, darrendsd said:

I was at Ban Laem 3 weeks ago, the stamp out of Thailand, the visa and  in/out stamp to Cambodia and the in stamp back to Thailand takes up very close to 2 pages

 

Time to get a new PP

Yeah, he definitely need a new PP after next run.
Did you go there by yourself or use an agent?

Thanks for the info :)

59 minutes ago, elviajero said:

"TR" is the abbreviation used for Tourist Visa.  

Mhmmm... so this means that they counts almost every single entry as TR even those are VisaExempts?

59 minutes ago, elviajero said:

 

With the red stamp in his passport I would think it's unlikely. He could try and if declined enter using his second visa exempt entry.

I have some thought about that too. Which conculate seems ok to do so? Vientian or Sawannakhet?

And what if he get denied? Will they stamp anything to show that he get denied? 

59 minutes ago, elviajero said:

 

Nong Khai, Ban Laem would be my two choices. Nong Khai is easily done yourself. If you want to go to Ban Laem then this is a popular/reliable visa run company. http://www.thaivisaservice.com

 What do you mean by Nong Khai, is it the friendship bridge? Can we just out/in there? Or better if we stay in Laos for a couple of nights?
And how it works at Ban Laem.

Big thanks :)

13 minutes ago, JackThompson said:

Agree with UJ on Ban Laem.  And since the VisaExempts are per calendar-year, he could use his last one just before year-end, and have a fresh quota available for 2018.

 

The counting old tourist visas in ones passport, including those before a long-break out of Thailand, and getting red-stamped for the total-count also happened to me - but at Vientiane (in my previous passport).

He will almost surely be denied a Tourist Visa from Vientiane with that red-stamp in his passport - as I was denied there with a red-stamp from Phnom Penh (in my current passport). 

 

I was able to get a Tourist Visa from Savanakhet without issue to spite that red-stamp from Phnom Penh (providing all the documents Savanakhet requires).  That is not a guarantee, though, and if I had it to do again, I would have obtained a new passport from my consulate after receiving a red-stamp, before attempting another Thai Tourist Visa anywhere.

Thanks for your reply.

I think he should get a new passport during his next stay before trying to get new TV as you mentioned.

What about an idea of getting VisaExempt at the Friendship Bridge or Savanakhet? Are there good ones too? Can we just out/in in the same day?
 

Any other borders available? 

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The Ban Laem crossing is a good to one to use from Bangkok.

May I ask how it's work?

- Is it a border to Myanmar? So he will lose 1 of his 2 pages of PP left?

- Is it just out/in or requires at least one night stay? 

My US boyfriend get the "Red Stamp" from Penang last month for his 3rd TV.

We surprised that the red stamp was issued by them too soon, didn't expected to get it from just 2 times back to back TVs from Penang (the 1st one is from Vientien). This clearly shows that Penang consulate counts total number of TVs he has in PP for consideration. They doesn't count only the number of TVs issued by them.

They also wrote a note in hand writing on his visa - "6th TR".  

I wondered what is the "6th TR" mean so I looked up all his PP and found that it matches with the number of his Thailand entry record since he come here in Nov, 2016 even after he went back to US for 7 months. If he use the visa, it is his 6th entry to Thailand. So I assume it is the meaning.

He passed through the IO at DMK airport without any question anyway. (Always have 20K THB in pocket and flight out of Thailand booking.)

His Thailand entry records since his first entry in Nov, 2016 (with the 7 months away) are as following.

- 4 x Visa Exemptions by Air

- 1 x Visa Exemption by Land (Poipet Border in Jan, 2017)

- 3 x TVS with the red stamp (1 from Vientien + 2 from Penang) 

- 2 blank pages left in PP

He wants to stay here a bit longer but since he got the red stamp, it makes thing more difficult. 

We are interested in border run option based on these following reasons;

- He has only 1 Visa exemption by land in 2017 so he still has another chance.

- We don't think he can get a TV from Vientien, or he could?

- We notice if he fly in, this next entry is going to be his 6 Visa exemptions which alerts the IO at the airport.

We base in BKK. Please advice the available options to do border run.

Which are friendly borders for the Visa Exemption in this case?

Any advice?

Big thanks in advance.