hat yai immigration checkpoint by land from penang malaysia,

i want to traveller to hatyai by land from penang malaysia.

need help, anybody know immgiration checkpoint by land from penang malaysia can apply visa on arrival or not?

thanks

As far as I know Sadao is the most common point of entry/exit near Hat Yai. There is a (limited) bus service to the Hat Yai market. Also a number of van services run from there. However, if there is no bus service available, just position yourself on the main road outside the immigration and I am sure there always someone to 'help' you getting to Hat Yai for a fee.

Furthermore, there are van services from Penang to Hat Yai (Train station). Last time (long time ago) around 200 baht. They will do the border procedures. Depending on your nationality, 15/30 day visa exempt is available.

Look for these services in Chulia Street (Penang).

Edited February 8, 200917 yr by sniffdog

You can also go through Pedang Bessar. There is a mini bus from there to Hat Yai. When I used to do my border runs I always went there. The Mini Bus was 40 Baht, but that was 4 years ago.

i want to ask is if i go by van from penang malaysia to hat yai.

on hatyai immigration checkpoint have counter for apply visa on arrival or don't have?

anybody know?

thanks

Why do you worry about visa on arrival when you are coming from Penang? The Thai Embassy is down there in penang you can easily get a 2-month visa. The immigration checkpoint from penang to Hatyai is Bukit Kayu Hitam. There are vans running from penang to Hatyai at 30 ringgit.

After you get your passport stamped at Kayu Hitam, you arrive at Hatyai in about 30-40 mins.

You cannot get a visa on arrival at the Kayu Hitam immigration checkpoint, nor at Pedang Bessar. See here for the list of countries whose nationals qualify for a visa on arrival and the list of immigration checkpoints where the visa on arrival is available:

www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2491

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Wow ... Lite Beer had almost sent him to Padang ..... hmmmm .... maybe we have to moderate a Super Moderator .... Sadao for sure ....

Edited February 8, 200917 yr by sniffdog

Wow ... Lite Beer had almost sent him to Padang ..... hmmmm .... maybe we have to moderate a Super Moderator .... Sadao for sure ....

That is probably becaue so many people post on here calling a visa exempt entry a visa on arrival he just got a little confused when a person posted that wanted an actual visa on arrival.

Wow ... Lite Beer had almost sent him to Padang ..... hmmmm .... maybe we have to moderate a Super Moderator .... Sadao for sure ....

Admitedly not official information, but according to this you can get a VOA at Padang http://www.travexnet.com/thailand_visa.html