Leon1980

Thailand lost many tourists today and I hope the powers that be realizes the damage done. I had flights on Friday week and my girlfriend refuses to travel, she refuses to wear a mask in 2024.. We are fortunate in that we get most of our trip refunded but not domestic flights or our first 5 nights hotel. Absolutely sick

In Hat Yai there is a belief that Covid originated from westerners and the students cough and pull up their masks when the teacher walks into the room. So much so that 2 of the teachers quit. Racism is much worse down south

I know with visa exempt the minimum is 2 to 3 weeks before expiry, but can Tourist visas be extended earlier? Cheers

I think I made it clear I didn't have time not a printer. I got issued my tourist visa en route to airport. There's always one karen on these boards who feels the need to chime in. That's why people don't post. Thanks for everyone's advice. I had no issues

I just got my tourist visa by email from the UK Embassy. I applied one month ago but we had huge difficulties. I fly in a few hours and don't have time to print. Is it okay to just show immigration my phone in Bangkok or do I need to a print copy? Thanks

It will be very interesting to see what the Russian and Ukrainians in Thailand will do for visa runs when they have completed their 2 land border runs. The land border crossing at Wang Prachan had lines of Russians in March. Most arrived in November and I expect by middle of May there will be some announcement on changes and relaxing of rules to prevents overstays

The best airport in Thailand we have found to fly back hassle free is Krabi. The immigration are the nicest we have come across. They actually want tourists and smile. There are only a few immigration officers and no hassle whatsoever. We fly from Krabi to Kuala Lumpur return for about 80 dollars. We book a few weeks in advance. We normally spend 2 to 3 days but many in my condo go back same day. Krabi is the way to go if it's possible for you

The border at Danok is 400 to return same day. However Danok is a dump. Wang Prachan for most people is 1500 but more for others. Pedang Basar will let you return next day but must have return flights, hotel bookings and 20,000 cash.

I'm just preparing my tm7 form for tomorrow to do my 30 day extension of a visa exempt. I did a visa run to Malaysia last month but arrived in Thailand by air in may. What should I fill in under "port of arrival" and "date of arrival"?. Should I put the dates of my visa run last month or my arrival by air in May? Cheers

My visa exempt expires on Dec 21. If I go early my extension will begin on December 21, not the day I do extension?. Thanks

Yes Tamalang. There is one ferry each day at lunchtime. The only option is to stay one night as by the time you get to Langkawi there are no return ferries that day. Somebody told me that if you go to Wang Prachan after midday (the border closes at 5 or 6pm) when all the visa runs have left you will be fine. Also on Tuesdays and Thursdays when less vans.

Pedang Besar land border made it clear that they don't allow same day visa runs. Although people have said the rail crossing immigration are more open. I think it is possible at Sadao but I have never tried. But they definitely want a "fee"

Not buying into your story. I had a friend from Wales, UK there just over 48 hours ago. He got a ferry to Langkawi after giving up. By January that border will be chaotic. Hundreds of thousands of Russians in Thailand since mid October and they will all be needing visa runs by end of December, early January.

Update on Wang Prachan. The border is now too busy with organized visa runs from Phuket and fees have increased and many turned away.

A warning about Wang Prachan. I left a post last month about how easy it was to do a visa run from Hatyai to Wang Prachan. It appears to be too busy now with visa runs from Phuket and other tourist areas and people are being turned away. They can only process a certain number each day and priority is given to Phuket visa run vans. Border fees are increasing too and one friend was quoted 3,500. Avoid