Border bounce with DTV visa at Poipet - good idea?

[JoseThailand]

I have a DTV visa and am thinking about doing a border bounce at Poipet. Do you think it's a good idea? Will I be allowed to exit Cambodia the same day? Will Thai officers harass me upon entry into Thailand, despite the fact that I have a DTV visa?

[DrJack54]

No. Avoid

[Tod Daniels]

17 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

I have a DTV visa and am thinking about doing a border bounce at Poipet. Do you think it's a good idea? Will I be allowed to exit Cambodia the same day? Will Thai officers harass me upon entry into Thailand, despite the fact that I have a DTV visa?

You'd be hard pressed to find a WORST land border crossing in all of Thailand than Aranyaprathet/Poipet. 😮  😞 

If you're hell bent on bouncing yourself (which you shouldn't do because ANY cambo border can make you stay out overnight) you want to use either Ban Laem or Ban Pakard in Chantaburi province
OR
you should do IF you're in bangkok is use a service to bounce you out and back (they have already paid the border guards so you can get out/back the same day)
Someone like SWD Transport runs to the border every day from Bangkok

 

[JoseThailand]

4 minutes ago, Tod Daniels said:

You'd be hard pressed to find a WORST land border crossing in all of Thailand than Aranyaprathet/Poipet. 😮  😞 

 

I know about this, but given the fact that I have a DTV visa allowing long stay, maybe they will be less hostile? As far as I know, they mostly harass people bouncing on visa exempt. Do you know of anyone holding a proper long stay visa who was harassed at Poipet?

[Tod Daniels]

Just now, JoseThailand said:

 

I know about this, but given the fact that I have a DTV visa allowing long stay, maybe they will be less hostile? As far as I know, they mostly harass people bouncing on visa exempt. Do you know of anyone holding a proper long stay visa who was harassed at Poipet?

I would say you haven't bounced at that border in a good long while 😞 

it's NOT the visa you hold or don't hold it's the BORDER you're trying to use. That border is nothing but trouble and you might actually be told, you can get out but you have to fly back in (people on year/multi Non-O's were told this before) and they had to slog to Siem Reap and fly back

Keep in mind a DTV is just a glorified tourist visa in the eyes of immigrationz 😉 

That border was bad before covid and it only got worse once they re-opened.

Go try it,

I mean the worst they can say is you can get out but not back in OR tell you to stay in cambodia a night or two before you can get back 

Believe me they'll tell you when you go to stamp out how it will be

[JoseThailand]

10 minutes ago, Tod Daniels said:

you might actually be told, you can get out but you have to fly back in (people on year/multi Non-O's were told this before) and they had to slog to Siem Reap and fly back

 

That's terrible

[Yagoda]

I have a one year Retirement visa in Cambodia and have 3 entries into Thailand at Poipet and 5 into Cambodia this year and never any problem.

[JoseThailand]

36 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

I have a one year Retirement visa in Cambodia and have 3 entries into Thailand at Poipet and 5 into Cambodia this year and never any problem.

 

What visa do you have in Thailand?

[JoseThailand]

37 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

I have a one year Retirement visa in Cambodia and have 3 entries into Thailand at Poipet and 5 into Cambodia this year and never any problem.

 

Did you bounce in/out of Cambodia the same day?

[Yagoda]

3 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Did you bounce in/out of Cambodia the same day?

No, why would I do that?