taxin Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Hi guys, does anyone have any recent experience of doing a border bounce via the Chong Chom/O Smach checkpoint ? Can it be done same day without any issues ? Im also reading on the Cambodia e-visa website that this crossing allows exit but does not allow entry, can anyone clarify this ? I have a 12 month multiple entry Non immigrant O visa, so im not a visa dodger ! Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 No problem to do same day border hop using your multiple entry non-o visa to get a new 90 day entry there. You cannot use a Cambodia e visa to enter there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 i went to the casino at O'smach (same day entry/return) and had to pay an extra 300thb. i was on an extension of stay-retirement with re-entry permit. this was july 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxin Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Oh ok, so I just do the standard visa on arrival ?Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, taxin said: Oh ok, so I just do the standard visa on arrival ? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewwwanuel Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hi. I'm planning to cross the Chong Chom border this month to obtain my second visa exemption. Has anyone done it recently or can confirm it's possible. Kind regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, ewwwanuel said: Hi. I'm planning to cross the Chong Chom border this month to obtain my second visa exemption. Has anyone done it recently or can confirm it's possible. Kind regards. No problem to do it if you it is only your 2nd one this year at a land border crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewwwanuel Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Thank you ubonjoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastien Froncek Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Hi Ubonjoe, i need to doing a border bounce at Chong Chom, to extend my Thai visa (1 year multiple entry Non immigrant O visa), i will go this Sunday but i never been there.Can it be done this day without any issues ? My visa has already been land extended 3 times at Wang Kelian (malaysian border) No problem for same day entry/return ? As usual, just need to cross Thai border, make a simple Cambodian visa and come back to Thai border for visa stamp? It looks like Thai immigration checkpoint is open everydayhttps://www.thailandtourismdirectory.go.th/en/info/attraction/detail/itemid/1169 Can u confirm me that opening is the same for Cambodian immigration at this border? Thank s a lot if you can reply me quickly ! I m pretty rushed with the time Edited August 1, 2019 by sebastien Froncek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, sebastien Froncek said: Can it be done this day without any issues ? No problem to do it the same day. The crossing is open everyday and the hours on that site appear to be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastien Froncek Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Thx for reply Ubonjoe ! Wanted to be sure, hear too many different things. So let s go for Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 8 minutes ago, tomster said: How about coming through this border for a 30 day visa exempt (I have no other visa exempt entries in the last few years)? Is it any harder then other borders, any gotchya's unique to this one? And are they likely to ask to see 20k in cash, obviously no problem to have it in dollars but would rather avoid the two sets of bank charges if it won't be required. No problem at the Chong Chom crossing. In don't recall any reports of them asking to see the 10k baht for a visa exempt entry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 22 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: No problem at the Chong Chom crossing. In don't recall any reports of them asking to see the 10k baht for a visa exempt entry. +1 .... but Chong sa Ngam, a little further away in Sisaket is friendlier - and quieter. I believe that they charge 300 Baht less - not sure if that is the visa fee 1,200 Baht vs 1,500 Baht or the 300 Baht 'fine' for not staying in Cambodia for one night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 16 hours ago, Jip99 said: +1 .... but Chong sa Ngam, a little further away in Sisaket is friendlier - and quieter. I believe that they charge 300 Baht less - not sure if that is the visa fee 1,200 Baht vs 1,500 Baht or the 300 Baht 'fine' for not staying in Cambodia for one night. Reports I'm getting is they are now like CC 1800 baht total for a u turn plus the Thai IO is trying to hog in on an extra brown envelope for them. Your mileage may very.???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Cambodian visa is $30>> no reason to pay 1,200 baht>Just go to any bank and buy ur $$ not stay a night 300 baht Edited August 2, 2019 by phuketrichard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertik Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, phuketrichard said: Cambodian visa is $30>> no reason to pay 1,200 baht>Just go to any bank and buy ur $$ not stay a night 300 baht Could you please clarify. (no reason to pay 1,200 baht) (go to any bank and buy ur $$) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackThompson Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, albertik said: Could you please clarify. (no reason to pay 1,200 baht) (go to any bank and buy ur $$) Exchange your Baht for Dollars before going, and pay in Dollars. The big rip-off is the "conversion rate" used by Cambodian (and Laos) immigration for their VOA fee. I have always had to throw in an extra 100 Baht to get Cambodian IOs to process the VOA, though. Some report far higher if crossing at Koh Kong, with severe intimidation for failure to cough up the extra money. Others report if you wait long enough, they will eventually do it w/o the extra - YMMV. Edited August 2, 2019 by JackThompson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastien Froncek Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) On 8/1/2019 at 1:12 PM, ubonjoe said: No problem to do it the same day. The crossing is open everyday and the hours on that site appear to be correct. Hi ubonjoe I stay at Chaiyaphum. 2½ months ago, I've been by myself to Chong Chom to make my border bounce. I expect to go again in 2 weeks but the last time, the Thai officer told me that for the next bounder bounce there i can't get 3 months extension. I have a Non imm O visa (multiple). My Visa is available until the 11 Nov 2019 (1 year already) but normaly i should 3 months extension (so a total of 15 months with the same visa) and I should get my border form valid until around the 1rst February 2020. But the last time, the thai officer in Chong chom looks not aware that i can get this 3 months extension. i think i will get no choice that going with a Visa tour agency from bangkok (to Myanmar or Poipet), to be sure to get my extension. Do you have any recommendations ? Thanks Edited October 14, 2019 by sebastien Froncek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 10 hours ago, sebastien Froncek said: My Visa is available until the 11 Nov 2019 (1 year already) but normaly i should 3 months extension (so a total of 15 months with the same visa) and I should get my border form valid until around the 1rst February 2020. But the last time, the thai officer in Chong chom looks not aware that i can get this 3 months extension. You get a new 90 day permit to stay from your non-o visa not an extension when do a new entry. Extensions are only applied for at a immigration office. The officer was incorrect or it was just a misunderstanding. You will get a new 90 day permit to stay at Chong Chom if you do it before the the day your visa expires. There are other crossing you can go to much closer than going to Bangkok for a border run. There is a crossing at Sangam in Sisaket. Map here. https://goo.gl/maps/BfsNaZhBWQ5MRKfj7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastien Froncek Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 8:03 AM, ubonjoe said: You get a new 90 day permit to stay from your non-o visa not an extension when do a new entry. Extensions are only applied for at a immigration office. The officer was incorrect or it was just a misunderstanding. You will get a new 90 day permit to stay at Chong Chom if you do it before the the day your visa expires. There are other crossing you can go to much closer than going to Bangkok for a border run. There is a crossing at Sangam in Sisaket. Map here. https://goo.gl/maps/BfsNaZhBWQ5MRKfj7 Ok Thanks a lot Ubonjoe ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaduAlex Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Hi, just wondering if the info here is still correct. Will have to do mid-visa border run on METV at the end of the month. Did the last one at Poipet in June 2018, when the 24 hour rule was not enforced yet. Had to pay 200 Baht tea money in Chong Chom last time I was there in 2017 so just want to check if that will still work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, RaduAlex said: Hi, just wondering if the info here is still correct. Will have to do mid-visa border run on METV at the end of the month. Did the last one at Poipet in June 2018, when the 24 hour rule was not enforced yet. Had to pay 200 Baht tea money in Chong Chom last time I was there in 2017 so just want to check if that will still work. No changes at Chong Chom. But I think it 300 baht for not staying overnight now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaduAlex Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 One, er, two more question(s) about Chong Chom: I've read they're really picky now about paying in $ because it deprives them of the opportunity to rip you off. Is handing over $30 and wait sufficient or are they gonna make a real stink? And is it OK to go in the evening as it does not look very busy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 minute ago, RaduAlex said: One, er, two more question(s) about Chong Chom: I've read they're really picky now about paying in $ because it deprives them of the opportunity to rip you off. Is handing over $30 and wait sufficient or are they gonna make a real stink? And is it OK to go in the evening as it does not look very busy? You can try but be prepared to pay in baht. The crossing closes at 7pm I want to say. It is not that busy during the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I have Always ONLY handed over $30, (before $20) and never had any hassle or made to wait. were talking 15+ entries over the past 10 years, just at Chong Its NEVER busy ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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