Immigration police detail restrictions on Cambodian visa runs from Pattaya

[geovalin]

Thai and Cambodian border police at Aranyaprathet and Pong Nam Ron, a three-hour drive from Pattaya, have detailed the rules for foreigners wishing to obtain a further 45 days to extend their stay in Thailand. The new entry stamp can later be extended for a further month at Thai immigration offices for 1,900 baht. The scheme is popular with Brits, western Europeans, Americans and Australians.

Borey San, a Cambodian clearance officer, said it was essential that applicants register with a Pattaya tour and minibus operator in advance of travel to the border. The company must then send a passport copy to the border post of choice to check that the applicant is eligible for the new permission. Unregistered individuals arriving at the frontier under their own steam could not be serviced the same day and would need to spend several days or a week in Cambodia on vacation pending a review of their application. The alternative was to remain in Thailand to risk overstay.

 

A Thai immigration captain explained that most nationalities could take advantage of the visa run scheme, but there were 19 countries whose citizens could not get a new permission at any land border. The countries included China, India, several central Asian “stans” and a dozen states in Africa and the Indian Ocean. Separately, no individual could take advantage of the scheme more than twice in a 12-month period to prevent foreigners living permanently in Thailand by regular border trips. He said prior submission of passport copies was necessary to avoid international visitors wasting their time by turning up unannounced.

 

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[bigupandchill]

Seems like a fairly reasonable set of requirements.

[Bagwain]

Kickbacks in order from the tour agents! ????????

[d4dang]

more visits to casinos and duty frees and bad buffets 

[steve187]

So only at Aranyaprathet and Pong Nam Ron, what about other crossings and what about if you're from places other than Pattaya, seems like a scam to use agents.