Visa Run Advice

[willbartholomew]

I have a friend coming for a visit to Chiang Mai from Koh Samui. He needs to make a visa run at the same time he will be here. I have a retirement visa so have never had to go on a visa run. Any advice on the options he has available would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

[thaimiller]

I have a friend coming for a visit to Chiang Mai from Koh Samui. He needs to make a visa run at the same time he will be here. I have a retirement visa so have never had to go on a visa run. Any advice on the options he has available would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

3 options really, drive up, take a state bus up or a private minibus up to the mae-sai border. Its an easy crossing to do when you get up there and shouldn't be too much of a problem.

If he's not going to drive up then he can get tickets for the other 2 options easily enough, but try to book a few days in advance.