Hi all,

 

I'm thinking of doing a border run between Ranong and

Kawthaung, Myanmar in several months. I have a Non-B

on me now.

 

Could I leave Ranong for Kawthaung with a termination

letter from work and come back to Ranong, Thailand

for a visa-exempt entry again with no problem? I've not

been out of Thailand since last summer. I know Ranong

used to be one of the notorious checkpoints of turning

lots of tourists back.

 

Or would it be better to fly out and back into Thailand?

I heard that DMK is one of the notorious airports of

denying some tourists entry into Thailand even though

they had a tourist visa on them.

 

Thank you in advance.

I don't recall any recent reports of the crossing at Ranong being a problem for anybody.

You should not have a problem leaving the country and re-entering for a 30 day visa exempt entry.

Hi ubonjoe,

 

Thank you for your quick reply.

 

Should I spend at least a night on the Burmese

side or have 10,000B in cash on me to present

to the IO when I come back to Thailand?

Carry the cash, just to be on the safe side. Being asked to show it is unlikely.

Thank you for your info!

 

Ranong used to be one of the checkpoints best avoided for

a visa run, I believe, but the IOs are said to be generally quite

cordial now. What a change, eh!

A potential trap though might be your nationality, even if its abundant clear you have not been in that country for a long time. Suddenly all kind of bans are put in place for people from Corona-infected countries.

Seems f.e. in VNam several Europeans are detained, or officially put in isolation due to that.