Red Stamp

[jacktrip]

I have a red stamp declaring no more 15 day pass from land borders.

Can i still now tirn around and get the 30 day visa at an airport arriving from an international destination?

Im worried about getting turned back at the airport.

//Edit: Unfounded claim, best ignored -- Maestro

[Hedghog]

That's serious sh.t,what border?

How many crossings?

Seems like the Immo are trying to make it more difficult to border hop.

Sorry don't know about airport,probably ok at present,but that could be next.

Good luck.

[jacktrip]

That's serious sh.t,what border?

How many crossings?

Seems like the Immo are trying to make it more difficult to border hop.

Sorry don't know about airport,probably ok at present,but that could be next.

Good luck.

i dont think it matters what border does it?

reports are you can now get only 3 or 4 15 day land passes.

this could not be per border or people could simply travel around in a circle all year and get stamps.

im getting s new visa soon so not an emergency for me, but it could cause inconvience towards the end.

[lopburi3]

What reports? Do you actually have such a stamp? Where was it issued and how many border crossings have you made. Your statement that "reports are" seems to indicate second hand information so confused

[lemoncake]

May be best to contact immigration and ask them. I heard red stamp means the end, but again it's only "he say/she say"

Contact immigration to be on the safe side

[Hedghog]

Border is relevant,not all border crossings,consuls,immo offices,follow the same criteria.

[jacktrip]

Border is relevant,not all border crossings,consuls,immo offices,follow the same criteria.

therefore i can attempt another 15 day pass at another border crossing with a red stamp?

[barefoot1988]

what red stamp was that and what reports had you seen a restriction on border crossing? i only heard of red stamps on tourist visa. previously there was only a thread about max 4 border crossing but afew members including me posted having no issues despite having more than 4 consecutive stamps. im in maesai now and had been crossing maesai border nearly daily, no issues. From what i know and told, they are stopping passport with dodgy stamp from mailing passport for stamps, getting a dispatch for stamps etc etc

why are you given a red stamp? what did they told you? it could be your nationality, i don't know.

[visarunner]

There is no red stamping for 15 day runners.

Mae Sot seems to be checking people after 3 consecutively visa run, but that is legit n in line with the official policy.

If you stay longer in this country than it is better to get tourist or non immigrant visa, plenty of option available.

[jacktrip]

There is no red stamping for 15 day runners.

Mae Sot seems to be checking people after 3 consecutively visa run, but that is legit n in line with the official policy.

If you stay longer in this country than it is better to get tourist or non immigrant visa, plenty of option available.

what do you mean 'checking people'?

[jacktrip]

what red stamp was that and what reports had you seen a restriction on border crossing? i only heard of red stamps on tourist visa. previously there was only a thread about max 4 border crossing but afew members including me posted having no issues despite having more than 4 consecutive stamps. im in maesai now and had been crossing maesai border nearly daily, no issues. From what i know and told, they are stopping passport with dodgy stamp from mailing passport for stamps, getting a dispatch for stamps etc etc

why are you given a red stamp? what did they told you? it could be your nationality, i don't know.

how many consecutive 15 day stamps do you have crossing mae sai currently?

hard to see, but are you getting the same immigration person each time on the entering side?

[ubonjoe]

. im in maesai now and had been crossing maesai border nearly daily, no issues.

But are you really leaving Thailand and then getting 15 days each time? You can cross over border without being stamped out of Thailand or entering Burma officially.

[Mario2008]

Immigration can check people who do continous border runs, they will want to make sure you are not working illegally.

[Nana Cowboy]

Back 5 years ago no one believed that Penang was putting red stamps in passports until someone scanned it and posted here. This will be the case here

[khwaibah]

The Chong Chom border crossing into Cambodia allows unlimited 15 day visa exempt stamps. Kap Choeng Immigration which is 11km north of the crossing has verified this. I also know individuals that are hear after 6 months of 15 day hops

[ubonjoe]

But that could always change with no advance notice.

Also that is probably not a real busy crossing for those that are here working illegally like those near Bangkok or Chiang Mai.

[Paul888]

As is often the case, we only get part of the story. Are we led to believe that the OP got a straight red stamp without any prior questioning as to why he was doing so many consecutive 15 day border runs?

He doesn't state his nationality, the number of border runs he has done, whether he has been warned before etc.

Something doesn't add up.

The last case I heard about restrictions on 15 day crossing (on thaivisa also) was also at Mae Sot. Could it be that there is a vigilante immigration officer there making his own interpretation of the rules if he doesn't like your face/attitude?

Some people have legitimate reasons for doing 15 day runs. Especially since the law change this year that you can't get a non O for dependent child based on just name on birth certificate. Getting the legitimisation documentation that many people didn't realise they needed from the family court can often take a few months to obtain.......

[ubonjoe]

Some people have legitimate reasons for doing 15 day runs. Especially since the law change this year that you can't get a non O for dependent child based on just name on birth certificate. Getting the legitimisation documentation that many people didn't realise they needed from the family court can often take a few months to obtain.......

I can see doing a couple of 15 day border runs. But beyond that they should get a tourist visa.

For most people a two entry visa is easy to get in Vientiane or Savannakhet Laos.

A person with a Thai child can get a 60 day extension from immigration without the court document.

[barefoot1988]

what red stamp was that and what reports had you seen a restriction on border crossing? i only heard of red stamps on tourist visa. previously there was only a thread about max 4 border crossing but afew members including me posted having no issues despite having more than 4 consecutive stamps. im in maesai now and had been crossing maesai border nearly daily, no issues. From what i know and told, they are stopping passport with dodgy stamp from mailing passport for stamps, getting a dispatch for stamps etc etc

why are you given a red stamp? what did they told you? it could be your nationality, i don't know.

how many consecutive 15 day stamps do you have crossing mae sai currently?

hard to see, but are you getting the same immigration person each time on the entering side?

over 20. immigration officers are the same, alternating between entry and exit if i noticed correctly.

as for now, i suggest you don't risk and try to cross any land border. you might have a slim chance getting rejected entry from the other side as well when they see you being red stamped from thailand unless you have a proper visa for the country you are entering for. if that happens, you would get deported back.

pm me your details if its inconvenience here

. im in maesai now and had been crossing maesai border nearly daily, no issues.

But are you really leaving Thailand and then getting 15 days each time? You can cross over border without being stamped out of Thailand or entering Burma officially.

im getting stamped. vip pass and day pass is actually a pita, requiring photocopies and you had to pay for both side. meant for people with existing fresh tourist, ed visa etc etc

[cbrer]

The Chong Chom border crossing into Cambodia allows unlimited 15 day visa exempt stamps. Kap Choeng Immigration which is 11km north of the crossing has verified this. I also know individuals that are hear after 6 months of 15 day hops

But that could always change with no advance notice.

Also that is probably not a real busy crossing for those that are here working illegally like those near Bangkok or Chiang Mai.

Chong Chom also demand cash, 100b at least from everyone crossing over, before you get stamped back into Thailand.

I think I can gather why they're allowing continuous 15 day runners.

Anyway, OP, please post a pic of said stamp.

[jacktrip]

over 20. immigration officers are the same, alternating between entry and exit if i noticed correctly.

as for now, i suggest you don't risk and try to cross any land border. you might have a slim chance getting rejected entry from the other side as well when they see you being red stamped from thailand unless you have a proper visa for the country you are entering for. if that happens, you would get deported back.

getting stuck in myanmar without a visa is not my cup of tea. i guess you mean they would deport me back to home country (usa) if thailand rejected entry. i would sit in myanmar detention until i could buy a return ticket?

or, as was my inital question, could i in such a situation fly from myanmar into thailand and get a 30 day entry stamp? would the red stamp apply only to land crossings, or also at the airport?

[visarunner]

over 20. immigration officers are the same, alternating between entry and exit if i noticed correctly.

as for now, i suggest you don't risk and try to cross any land border. you might have a slim chance getting rejected entry from the other side as well when they see you being red stamped from thailand unless you have a proper visa for the country you are entering for. if that happens, you would get deported back.

getting stuck in myanmar without a visa is not my cup of tea. i guess you mean they would deport me back to home country (usa) if thailand rejected entry. i would sit in myanmar detention until i could buy a return ticket?

or, as was my inital question, could i in such a situation fly from myanmar into thailand and get a 30 day entry stamp? would the red stamp apply only to land crossings, or also at the airport?

There is no RED STAMPING.

IMHO, if there is a problem Thai Immigration would let you know before they would stamp you out of Thailand.

And the myanmar entry stamps from the Thai-Myanmar border will not allow you to travel to Rangoon to catch a flight back to Bangkok.

[jacktrip]

over 20. immigration officers are the same, alternating between entry and exit if i noticed correctly.

as for now, i suggest you don't risk and try to cross any land border. you might have a slim chance getting rejected entry from the other side as well when they see you being red stamped from thailand unless you have a proper visa for the country you are entering for. if that happens, you would get deported back.

getting stuck in myanmar without a visa is not my cup of tea. i guess you mean they would deport me back to home country (usa) if thailand rejected entry. i would sit in myanmar detention until i could buy a return ticket?

or, as was my inital question, could i in such a situation fly from myanmar into thailand and get a 30 day entry stamp? would the red stamp apply only to land crossings, or also at the airport?

There is no RED STAMPING.

IMHO, if there is a problem Thai Immigration would let you know before they would stamp you out of Thailand.

And the myanmar entry stamps from the Thai-Myanmar border will not allow you to travel to Rangoon to catch a flight back to Bangkok.

so i show up on the day my last 15 expires and they tell me in exit no more passes?

the option is then to get out of the country within a day or two and settle affairs.

if im lucky and hear the agent correctly, they may mention it on the last pass as to give me forwarning (the red stamp).

[lopburi3]

I ask once again - do you have a red stamp or not? Please reply here or to the PM I have sent you. Thanks.

[IMA_FARANG]

IF you actually have a red stamp in your passport it's going to be very unlikely to get any entry visa or stamp when entering Thailand.

It may be possible, but that red stamp is like a red flag to the immigration, and you will very likely have to answer some very pointed questions at the very least.

The reason, although they may not SAY it directly is almost always because they think your working in Thailand illegally without a work permit.

That is why someone in immigration gave you a red stamp in the first place, at least in most of the cases of actual red stamps that is the case.

Usually, unless you are very dense and not listening they probably told you at least once that you were abusing the rules and trying their patience in immigration.

You were probably warned you were pushing the limit, bit you didn't listen.

[Huayrat]

The Chong Chom border crossing into Cambodia allows unlimited 15 day visa exempt stamps. Kap Choeng Immigration which is 11km north of the crossing has verified this. I also know individuals that are hear after 6 months of 15 day hops

But that could always change with no advance notice.

Also that is probably not a real busy crossing for those that are here working illegally like those near Bangkok or Chiang Mai.

Chong Chom also demand cash, 100b at least from everyone crossing over, before you get stamped back into Thailand.

I think I can gather why they're allowing continuous 15 day runners.

Anyway, OP, please post a pic of said stamp.

so paying 100 baht is in your favour then as you get what you want... better than crying at kap choeng because they want to keep the 100 baht change.... see it does work in the favour of the falang sometimes

[jacktrip]

The Chong Chom border crossing into Cambodia allows unlimited 15 day visa exempt stamps. Kap Choeng Immigration which is 11km north of the crossing has verified this. I also know individuals that are hear after 6 months of 15 day hops

But that could always change with no advance notice.

Also that is probably not a real busy crossing for those that are here working illegally like those near Bangkok or Chiang Mai.

Chong Chom also demand cash, 100b at least from everyone crossing over, before you get stamped back into Thailand.

I think I can gather why they're allowing continuous 15 day runners.

Anyway, OP, please post a pic of said stamp.

so paying 100 baht is in your favour then as you get what you want... better than crying at kap choeng because they want to keep the 100 baht change.... see it does work in the favour of the falang sometimes

is paying 100 baht or 3 usd even an issue? you must be pretty broke to even bring this up. you expect everythinb to be free?

posting pages out of my passport wont happen here. request denied.

[Nana Cowboy]

ok glad we got that sorted. No red stamps folks so carry on

[cbrer]

Yup.

Carry on folks. Nothing to see here.

[Maestro]

I have a red stamp declaring no more 15 day pass from land borders.

I'd love to have a scanned copy or photo of it for my reference album "Current visa stamps, etc". Would you be so kind as to post it in this topic?