Bangkok Alex

If your employer takes care of the cost, some agencies offer taxi services to do a border run to Cambodia. Was 6k baht as of last year. They come pick you up at 4am and bring you back to your place around 2pm. Safe driving and comfortable enough to get more sleep. And privacy. I would recommend that.

I second that. If you arrive slightly before opening and if possible with all or most documents ready, you'll be out within an hour or so. If you come around 10am, be ready for a long day indeed. Place gets packed real quick. They usually ask tm30 for people who provide a condo address and not a hotel from what I observed. I might be wrong about that.

Thank you. Have tried to contact them by phone but it was fruitless.

Sorry if it was already announced elsewhere. Thank you in advance.

It is not indeed

You are right on both accounts

I was charged 4,500b at DMK and 5,000b at BKK. They give you a waiting point near immigration at the airport. An IO will come get you, processes you in 2 minutes at an empty desk. No question asked and you're out. Not cheap, but very efficient and practical if you have a long history in Thailand and no long term visa.

I have dealt with Friendly Thai Visa at both bkk airports and it went very smooth and i was out of the airports within minutes. Hope it helps.

If you decide to use a border service and don't mind spending a couple thousands more, I recommend doing it by private taxi service. 6k thb, they pick you up at 5am from your place in Bangkok and bring you back there about 2pm. No hassle and much more comfortable. Can contact Friendly Thai Visa on Line, Robert is great. Hope that helps you or others.

Am I allowed to? Was thinking could PM interested people.

You can always use a visa agency with connection at DMK or Bkk airports. You'll be let in within minutes with no question or no need to present anything. Price I paid is 4,500 to 5,000 baht. Hope that helps you as another safe option.

Regarding Elite, yes the visa and benefits were nice. I had a BMW series 7 pick me up and bring me back for international flights. I had a nice staff quickly bring me through immigration. But I decided it was not worth the price. Espeically by today's standards. My personal choice. Now, the agency i used also has services to do border runs to Cambodia. This time they recommended me their services for airport landing and for the price, I thought it worked very well. I can give contacts in private if it is of interest.

I used to have an Elite visa from 2014-2019 They told me that it was the only reason they let me back in. Meaning I was kind of proper in the past I guess and spent money here. That's the best way I can speculate

I'll just share my personal experience. In June 2023, I came back from a 3 days trip to Cambodia at BKK airport. Even though i chose a male IO that looked to process people fast and I dressed properly, I was pulled aside for my extensive history in Thailand. I was grilled for over 2 hours before they finally let me in. Main reason is they stated I used to have an Elite visa, but to not come back with no visa under no circumstances. Then, I stayed here for a year using multiple visas through agencies (which makes my my passport very dodgy now haha). I did 2 border runs this year. I had to leave the country earlier this month. My border run company offered to facilitate my arrival by plane even if I did just a 1 day trip out of Thailand and came back. I was quite nervous honestly but went with it. I did a 1 day trip to Kuala Lumpur and when I came back to DMK, a female IO was waiting for me at a meeting spot, showed me my photo on her phone, I said yes. She escorted me to a booth, processed me and I was out in 2 minutes. Service costed me 4,500B but was most certainly efficient. Not afraid to travel anymore now. Hope that helps some

Thank you so much for that. The money was earned a few years ago indeed. I will read the link very carefully.