Border Run Mae Sai - Tachilek Myanmar

[ALFREDO]

My Passport nearly full - I thought ok - I make a nice extended Motorbike Tour from Udon Thani Province and drive to Mae Sai - around 850 km - so avoid the Lao Visa sticker.

Thought I would get a sticker in Myanmar too and made a Myanmar E- Visa for 50+ Dollar.

A friend with car joined the trip and he drove - as his GPS did not work 1450 km to Chiang Rai from 6 PM - 11 AM lol ha ha ha.?

We met in Chiang Rai - next day to border - I went for a 30 day Thai entry, he had a Thai Non Immigrant O Multiple Entry, but no Myanmar visa.

 

 I was a bit before at the Myanmar control - he had to get a Car parking away from the busy border - but no Falangs. ?

 

Had short discussion as I asked for my friend visa on arrival - was told no have!

But on the end he got his stamps paid much less money then me and did not get a visa sticker.?

 

Why should anybody make then a Myanmar E visa.?

 

Bought Myanmar cigars and back TH got stamped in with 30 days visa exempt entry no questions asked - friendly woman staff.

 

Beautiful country side all over - special Chiang Khong and Nan - Pua - super nice Hotel Pua de view.

Good for road trip - I LIKE ??

 

 

[ubonjoe]

You can get a border pass to enter Myanmar for a fee 500 baht or $10.

No need for a visa at land border crossings unless you are going further into Myanmar than the area near the crossing.

[ALFREDO]

Good roads ?

[ALFREDO]

19 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You can get a border pass to enter Myanmar for a fee 500 baht or $10.

No need for a visa at land border crossings unless you are going further into Myanmar than the area near the crossing.

Thank you - and not get a Visa sticker - as I saw.

 And - so next time do not need a expensive E- Visa to do such a Border run - yes?

Thank you ☺

[ubonjoe]

2 minutes ago, ALFREDO said:

And - so next time do not need a expensive E- Visa to do such a Border run - yes?

Correct

[cnx355]

4 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You can get a border pass to enter Myanmar for a fee 500 baht or $10.

No need for a visa at land border crossings unless you are going further into Myanmar than the area near the crossing.

Exactly ! You buy an e-visa only if you want enter Burma and travel in the country  

The Border pass is only for up to 14 days and only in the Tachilek area.

[marquis22]

5 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You can get a border pass to enter Myanmar for a fee 500 baht or $10.

No need for a visa at land border crossings unless you are going further into Myanmar than the area near the crossing.

If staying in Myanmar a few nights you need tell the officials as they fill out a different form.

I experienced that as at first they thought I was only going over and back but when I mentioned a hotel I was staying in for 2 nights about 3 km from the border, they wrote out a different "visa" form. Still only 500 baht though.

[0815]

23 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Correct

Just many times they do not let you do a visa run at Mae Sai.
Looks like you have to get there on a lucky day...

[ubonjoe]

1 hour ago, 0815 said:

Just many times they do not let you do a visa run at Mae Sai.
Looks like you have to get there on a lucky day...

If you have a valid visa for entry to the country you can do as many as you need to.

If wanting a 30 day visa exempt entry you can only do 2 of them per calendar year at a land border crossing.