Can I cross at a land border with a tourist visa in the same calendar year as my 2 visa-exempt land crossings ?

 

Or is the yearly limit 2 land-border crossings period ?

1  yes

2 no

52 minutes ago, BananaBandit said:

Can I cross at a land border with a tourist visa in the same calendar year as my 2 visa-exempt land crossings ?

Yes.

 

52 minutes ago, BananaBandit said:

Or is the yearly limit 2 land-border crossings period ?

No. The limit is specifically for visa exemption.

As long as you get the tourist visa, entering at most land crossings is no problem, with no official limit on the number of times you can enter with a visa. Just be a little careful about where you go to apply for the visa. It has become more difficult to get tourist visas at consulates in the region.

Immigration is actually killing tourism with their visa process hell...  the source is there ! 

5 minutes ago, peter14 said:

Immigration is actually killing tourism with their visa process hell...  the source is there ! 

???   KILLING TOURISM?  LOL Hardly,

killing those trying to live in Thailand without the correct visa...YES

 

Most TOURIST come for a 2-3 weeks holiday at Most 2x/year

It is an issue though for expats living in neighboring countries. Many in Laos and (westetn) Camb used to pop across the border on weekends to shop etc.

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2 hours ago, peter14 said:

Immigration is actually killing tourism with their visa process hell...  the source is there ! 

I think they're doing fine for the time being, as far as tourism is concerned. I also think, however, that they will be in for a surprise once there's a serious economic downturn in China. And it will happen, sooner or later.

 

When their ready supply of first time visitors (that they now clearly take for granted) stutters, they might finally realize that alienating their loyal repeat visitors - who tend to be a more resilient cohort whenever others stay away - wasn't such a brilliant idea, after all.

17 hours ago, Sheryl said:

It is an issue though for expats living in neighboring countries. Many in Laos and (westetn) Camb used to pop across the border on weekends to shop etc.

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as  i am moving to Cambodia full time next year would love to see a relaxation of the 2 land visa exempt land entries. Say if you hold a 1 year visa/extension for Cambodia/Laos they would allow multiple land border entries ????

 locals can cross multiple times already.....  ( wonder do they count each visa exempt entry from a local as a tourist?)

Edited October 8, 20196 yr by phuketrichard

as  i am moving to Cambodia full time next year would love to see a relaxation of the 2 land visa exempt land entries. Say if you hold a 1 year visa/extension for Cambodia/Laos they would allow multiple land border entries [emoji846]
 locals can cross multiple times already.....  ( wonder do they count each visa exempt entry from a local as a tourist?)

Locals are not covered under the 2 entry rule as visa exempt entry by Cambodians, Lao etc are governed by a reciprocal agreement between the respective ASEAN countries. There is no limit and Cambodians can and do cross every weekend as a visit to Tesco in Aranyaprathet on a Saturday will attest.

Locals do get flak/refusals if staying the full 24 dsys then doing back to back visa exempt entries i.e. suspected of working.

I think pretty much any entry on a goreign passport gets counted in tourism numbers..

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Sheryl;

I  understand about ASEAN<thanks anyway
They are still stamped in so my question is do they count as"tourists"

TONS of malay's come up to Betong/Hat Yai 2-3 x/month

 

PS; bet the numbers crossing at Poi Pet will drop now that they have a Big C

I heard somewhere that the tourist numbers ate based on entries by people with foreign passport regardless of visa status. If true then yes they'd be counted...and I'd be counted multiple times over each year...

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7 hours ago, phuketrichard said:

 

They are still stamped in so my question is do they count as"tourists"

TONS of malay's come up to Betong/Hat Yai 2-3 x/month

That's why they feature high on the list of nationalities that come to visit Thailand. I'm quite sure each and every entry is counted.