user70 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Is the land border crossing at Mae Sai/Tachileik currently open for non-Thai/Burmese citizens? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahseer Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Absolutely not. It's been closed since June and odds are it will be many a month before it opens to foreigners. If it's a visa run you are looking at then Laos is the destination of choice. Chiang Khong is 90 minutes east of Mae Sai. Flights to Rangoon from Chiang Mai if you are looking to visit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 26 minutes ago, user70 said: Is the land border crossing at Mae Sai/Tachileik currently open for non-Thai/Burmese citizens? The border is open for Burmese citizens 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user70 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 37 minutes ago, Mahseer said: Absolutely not. It's been closed since June and odds are it will be many a month before it opens to foreigners. thanks, out of curiosity, why was it closed last June? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 40 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said: The border is open for Burmese citizens Why were two posters sad ? The question wasn't clear as to whether the O.P meant "open for non-Thai/Burmese citizens?" or open for open* for non-Thai/ non Burmese citizens?* The question wasn't clear as to whether he meant Burmese citizens or non Burmese citizens 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 8 minutes ago, user70 said: thanks, out of curiosity, why was it closed last June? Covid and civil war in Burma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user70 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said: The question wasn't clear as to whether the O.P meant "open for non-Thai/Burmese citizens?" or open for open* for non-Thai/ non Burmese citizens?* Sorry, I meant open for individuals who are neither Thai citizens (or residents in Thailand) nor Burmese citizens (or residents in Myanmar). Edited March 25 by user70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korat Kiwi Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Bugger, that use to be my favourite crossing when I was living in Chiang Mai. Back in the day of visa runs. Duty Free Dark Rum was a bonus of the crossing. But I did notice/taste that more and more of it was becoming fake. Found Lao Duty Free to be twice the price of what could be bought locally in Vientiane. Go figure! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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