oldskoolbeatz Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Hello, I am not sure If I should go to Laos and get a tourist visa or do a second border run to get another visa excempt? I flew here in April 2018 no visa, got a 90 days stamp (bilateral agreement passport) then I did 1 border run to Cambodia and got another 90 days. I would like to stay until January 2019. Because I have been here already for a while, will I have any problems with immigration if I do another border run to Cambodia ( to get another 90 days)? Or should I just go to Laos to avoid problems? Many thanks to all Edited October 8, 2018 by oldskoolbeatz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 You are pushing your luck with another 'back to back' visa exempt entry. There is no set limit, but immigration will almost certainly stop you at some point. I would get a visa from Laos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackThompson Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Given you have a bilateral agreement, and this is less common, we don't have as many reports to work from as to when/if this is permitted. Agree with EV, above, that a TR Visa is much less likely to be a problem. However you return, be sure to avoid the Poipet/Aranya border to Cambodia. Any other land-border should not be a problem entering with a Tourist Visa. The issue of those with 90-day exempts was touched on here (below), but 3rd party reports: Edited October 9, 2018 by JackThompson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougiemac57 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 8 hours ago, elviajero said: You are pushing your luck with another 'back to back' visa exempt entry. There is no set limit, but immigration will almost certainly stop you at some point. I would get a visa from Laos. I got 4 ed to Thailand but came by plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YogaVeg Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Good question. That TV sure is a better value if you can use the days. I've noticed it's cheap to fly to Vietnam too... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskoolbeatz Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, YogaVeg said: Good question. That TV sure is a better value if you can use the days. I've noticed it's cheap to fly to Vietnam too... If I could squeeze 1 more visa excempt, (my second by border run to Cambodia this year) I would prefer that option. But I would hate to be denied entry at the border for staying here so long already on visa excempts. Looks like Laos for a tourist visa it will most probably be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I find it significant that visa run companies mostly seem not to accommodate people who want to get 90-day visa exempt entries. That certainly suggests immigration is stricter about providing those when there is not a significant gap between trips to Thailand. Get a tourist visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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