Visa run to Cambodia

[cherochero]

Hi all,

I have been doing visa run to Cambodia for the past 4 months and the immigration officer at Thailand already warned me so.

Questions:

1. Does the immigration officer have such rights in doing so? As i understand that as long as i have a valid visa it should not be a problem.

2. I have a girlfriend in Thailand and by marrying her, does it solve my visa problem?

Thank you.

[Mario2008]

1. immigration has the right to question you. Even if you have a visa, they can deny you, the reasons are in the immigration act and you can appeal to that decision. if you stay continuously on visa exempt entries and such, immigration has cause to check if you are really a tourist or not.

But the question is if you really had a valid visa or are on visa exempt entries. If you have a real visa, questions are les common.

2. Yes, if you are married to a Thai national, you can get a visa based on that. You can even get 1 year extensions of stay if you can show an income of 40,000 a month (can be from abroad) or 400,000 in a bank account in Thailand in your name for 2 months.

[stoli]

I don't think I would get married just to avoid a visa problem. Just a thought.

[ubonjoe]

I doubt very much you have a valid visa since you say you have been doing border runs for the past 4 months. A visa exempt entry for 15 days is not a visa.

Some border crossings are now limiting these 15 day entries to 4 meaning a max stay of 2 months doing them at the same border crossing.

If you had a valid visa you would of only needed to do a border crossing once in 4 months. Non immigrant visa gives 90 days on entry and tourist visa 60 days plus 30 day extension.

[cherochero]

By the way, i still do have a valid visa.

[crazygreg44]

cherochero, you better listen to what ubonjoe says. It seems you do not have a 'valid' or 'invalid' visa, you've just got a 15 day stay permit, regarding all info you give here. TV members cannot help you if you hide the facts

[cherochero]

Thanks for the concern, maybe I should explain myself more in the previous post. I really did my visa run to poipet for the past 4 months and until recently then I'm being question.

Although he questioned me, but he did let me through. They did not stop me at the 2nd month of my visa run though.

Nevertheless, I think I have found a long term solution to my stay in thailand.

Thank you for the concern and it was never my purpose to cause the misunderstanding.

[jpinx]

Were you using a visa agent?

Did you get page-sized sticker in your passport or did you get *only* a stamp when you came back into Thailand.

[cherochero]

Hi,

I'm a citizen of an asean countries and hence, able to have a normal tourist visa without the hassle of applying visa beforehand.

[ubonjoe]

That is still not a visa it is a visa exempt entry or one based upon a bilateral agreement.

What you get can be found here: http://www.mfa.go.th/main/contents/files/services-20130503-153844-612966.pdf

Immigration still has every right to question you about why you are making so many entries and even deny you entry.