is it me or these visa runner company is getting greedy, just because of the 60 days visa exempt, 4k for westerner, 6k for Chinese and 5k for those with 90 days country, you're just a taxi that take people to the border, doesn't matter what visa 30 or 90 or exempt enter, these van starting to rip people off big time.

DIY then

25 minutes ago, steve187 said:

DIY then

i don't do visa run anymore, just bring up attention for those who do, these taxi van is getting out of hand, everybody going to the same border doing the same thing, its none of their business what entry people have, why charge different price, Chinese 6k really, and people country that allow them exempt 90day pay 5k really, and for westerner 4k, get the . outta here

27 minutes ago, jacey said:

I don't do visa run anymore, just bring up attention for those who do, these taxi van is getting out of hand.......

Without specific reports or naming Visa run company with quoted prices, thread pretty pointless

1 hour ago, jacey said:

is it me or these visa runner company is getting greedy

Yep it's just you,

 

I think you failed to realize that all the border run companies that go to Cambodia have it pre-negotiated with the Thai side of whatever border they go to do they can get people out and back the same day without having you stay overnight in Cambodia.

 

And whether you know it or not the fee is different depending on how long people get stamped in for and what their nationality is.

 

So when they opened up the borders to 90 plus countries coming in on free 60 day stamps, rather than 55 countries that can come in on 30 day free entry the Thai powers that be at the border decided to increase the cost to let people out and back the same day.

 

You are always free to do one of those "I'm going to save money and bounce myself" train wreck of a border bounce.

 

Many, MANY people have found out it's not near as easy as it seems especially when you get denied entry trying to come back into Thailand.

It's well worth it for the hassle-free experience they provide.

 

Also, as you can now stay 60 instead of 30 days, you will still SAVE money. Do the maths lol.

I just looked up the border run company I used last November and it's still the same reasonable price

10 hours ago, Tod Daniels said:

You are always free to do one of those "I'm going to save money and bounce myself" train wreck of a border bounce.

These used to be pretty easy - just avoid Poipet - but it's been a few years for me - maybe different now. 

 

My primary incentive, back in the day, was not the ~$20 difference in cost - it was not feeling sick in a van at 5AM.   If they left at some reasonable hour, I would have used them.  There is a market-niche for 10-AM to 7PM Visa Runs - vs 6AM to 3PM ones - I would bet.

Topic covered. Thread closed.