justsomeguy23

Update: I crossed the border on land and had no issues. The immigration officers did take me to the back office and asked me some questions, but it was all pertaining to my visa cancellation date from my school, not about the volunteer visa. Everything was sorted quickly and I was given 45 days on arrival. Good luck to others facing the same situation, but I didnt have any problems

Ok thank you, I see that now

Hello, does anyone know how many days you are allowed for a visa exempt if you arrive by land? I have read mixed reports but it seems like 15 days by land and 30 by air. Is this accurate?

Thank you

Thank you for your thoughts. Sorry if this is a basic question, but does the return ticket need to be from your home country or can it be a ticket to a different country?

Thank you for the advice. I have not had any tourist visas (long term or Visa exempt) since probably 2012, and I onlt had a couple. Most of my other visas are either Non-imm b with work permits or education visas through a university (again I have the diploma and transcripts to prove it is legitimate.). I only had the one volunteer Visa from the agent for a few months between ending my studies and finding my next job during covid time. Unfortunately, I do not have time to waste in another country for a week, as i need to start my new job asap. I actually own a condo here and can prove residency because I have a yellow book (blue book but for foreigners) for my condo, and I will have at least 20k thb in cash no problem, with more in my thai bank account here if they ask to see it. Hopefully these things will be in my favor, but maybe flying is the better option for re-entry...thanks for your input.

Thanks for sharing your experience. That was very encouraging to read, so I appreciate your input. I also can speak Thai decently well, so fingers crossed everything will be ok.

That's reassuring to hear and makes sense. Thanks, I appreciate your thoughts.

Hello, thanks for your input. You say that the volunteer visa ended up being a nightmare, but then say the OP won't have an issue. Why do you say there will not be an issue?

I have seen some posts regarding this topic but no definitive answers. I apologize if this has already been addressed and answered in depth elsewhere. I have a volunteer visa stamp in my passport from covid time from a Visa agent that was only used for approximately 6 months. It was used as a last resort to avoid leaving the country during uncertain times. All my visas before were either for legitimate jobs with work permits or education visas with universities (actual education visas, not only in name. I have degrees to prove it). I have since changed visas within Thailand and have worked at a school for over a year with a legitimate work permit and Non-imm B visa since around August 2021. I am transferring to a different job, and my new employer advised me that I will need to leave the country to make a tourist visa on arrival, come back to Thailand, get the proper documents, then go back and make a new Non-imm B visa in a foreign country, most likely Laos. My concern is that I have heard rumors of people being denied re-entry into the country if they have volunteer visa stamps in their passports. I have also heard that it is advised to get a new passport, but I do not have time to wait for a new passport unfortunately (and it seems odd that this could actually fix the issue, as surely immigration has access to your records regardless). Does anyone have any information on the likelihood of being denied entry back into the kingdom? I plan to cross the border via land, not air, to get my visa on arrival (I am American) before getting documents to leave again and go to make the new Non-imm B visa. Can anyone comment on the risk involved in being turned away? Thanks for any input or advice.