Finlaco Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hi Anyone know if the border is owned or still closed? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Both, I believe. This one would be better in the Visa Forum where there is already a thread running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlaco Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Do u have a link for that thread cos can't find it. I assume u don't know if it's opened at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Closed the last time I called Tak Immigration a couple of weeks ago. If it was open it would certainly be announced in the Thai press and certainly on this forum because it is an excellent border crossing for many visa runners in central Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 moving to Visas forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Mai Sot is closed and no word when it may open again - Mai Sai is open as normal. As you posted 'owned' meaning 'open' will not make any guess as to which 'mai' you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Has anyone done a Mae Sod visa run recently? Passport photos copy of passport $10 or 500฿ crisp and unmarked Anything else in terms of documents? I am on a triple entry tourist visa so I hope to nip in and out and get the next 60-day instalment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 There is a thread on the Central Thailand forum about visa runs to Mae Sot, with no mention of a closed border (ignore the so-called "humorous banter"). I have been planning on going tomorrow so will check with NS immigration that all is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Has been open since 5 December 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullupullo Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Done several times, need only passport and 500b. Never tried with $10, don't know if they take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 No copies of passport required? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullupullo Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 No, only passport and 500b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Very friendly and helpful Myanmar and Thai staff at the border, farangs seem to get priority treatment for some reason. Also it's nothing like as busy as Laos or Cambodia which makes things a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Are things unchanged at Mae Sod? Still 500 Baht and passport only? No photos or photocopies required? Recent information would be helpful. I plan to cross in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Passport and 500bht. No copies required since years ago. Made the crossing myself recently as did a friend just last week. Still a nice quiet crossing for a farang but the mountain road is getting busier and can be a pain with the increase in slow moving lorries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thank you for the update. I assume you mean the mountain road between Tak and Mae Sot, through Taksin Maharat National Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thats the one:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Last request for any trip reports from Mae Sod before I ride into the Valley of Death the River Moei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I crossed here the other day. Only passport required and then $10 on the Burmese side. Interestingly, they stamp you in and out immediately on the Burmese side so there is no need to be stamped out as you have been stamped out immediately. Also the Thai side was pulling aside visa runners who had used visa exempt entries back-to-back for several months and grilling them in an interview room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parryhandy Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 how much space in your passport does this crossing take ? Is it just 4 in and out smallish square stamps (about half a passport page if done neatly?) Might be able to squeeze in an extra visa run before having to renew my passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 how much space in your passport does this crossing take ? Is it just 4 in and out smallish square stamps (about half a passport page if done neatly?) Might be able to squeeze in an extra visa run before having to renew my passport. That is correct, 4 small stamps taking up about 40% of a passport page. No stickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parryhandy Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 is this crossing open at weekends ? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 It is open 365 days a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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