Thailand Visa Exemption (60 days) and Visa On Arrival (VOA) (15 days)

[VBF]

11 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

 

There are no forms.  You proceed to passport control and hand over your passport and your boarding pass.  Smile for the camera and provide your fingerprints, then wait for your passport back.

And when you get it back, check the "Permitted to stay" date is 60 days from when you entered including your day of entry.

IOs have been known to make mistakes - this year, before the visa-free period extended to 60 days, I had a tourist visa but the IO accidentally stamped me in for 30 days instead of 60 - oops! 

I politely pointed it out to him and he corrected it for me - smiles all round.

[Stichboypigeon]

Is there any value in paying for a £30 visa in the UK? If it's still possible 

I visit every year for 3 months. Just pay for a 60 day tourist visa and extend for 30 days at immigration for 1900 baht.

 

I'm wondering if immigration are a bit more favourable/ lenient. Particularly with an extension 

[Upnotover]

3 hours ago, daeumtnaot said:

or you really have to show a wad of cash

10,000 hardly constitutes a "wad of cash".  A card is proof of nothing.  Just tell them to take the money.

[Upnotover]

10 minutes ago, Stichboypigeon said:

Is there any value in paying for a £30 visa in the UK? If it's still possible 

I visit every year for 3 months. Just pay for a 60 day tourist visa and extend for 30 days at immigration for 1900 baht.

 

I'm wondering if immigration are a bit more favourable/ lenient. Particularly with an extension 

If you visit one time a year for 90 days then a visa is a waste of your £30.  They will extend a 60 day exempt entry without favouritism or lenience.

[Caldera]

3 hours ago, daeumtnaot said:

Hi all, 

 

My family is going to be doing a border run at the Chiang Khong - Huay Xai land border crossing.  They just had one visa exemption and this will be the second.  

 

Previous people on here said that shouldn't be a problem to get entry.  However.  someone posted on a different app that they were required to show 10,000 Baht and also a return/onward ticket to gain entry.

 

I'm wondering whether this is really true or if it's strictly applied.  Getting an onward ticket is a hassle since it requires trying to get some kind of refundable ticket.

 

If they require showing proof of funds, is credit and/or debit card sufficient or you really have to show a wad of cash?  Thanks!

 

Immigration MIGHT ask to see that money, and if they do, it needs to be cash. Same with the outbound ticket, they might ask.

 

If they really want to go to Chiang Khong, which is a questionable choice for a border run, they should definitely meet those requirements, as Immigration there seems determined to discourage people from using their border crossing for that purpose.