Embassy refuses Visa, tell you go on 30 day exemption instead....

[jethro69]

Hi guys,

I'm pretty sure that I can meet all the requirements vor a single entry tourist visa, even in Manila. But I start wondering for what cost?

I think I can pretty much come up with all the papers, for the flight the cancellation fee is 2000Thb, in case that's really necessary to have a flight back to the Phils.

Then comes a minimum of 2 times going to Manila, for the application, and the passport pickup, that will sum up to somwhere 2000Thb - 10000Thb (public transport, or private car).

Then the fee for the visa itself, I guess something around 1000, with only 20% chance to get actually one.

At the end you might come up with a rfused stamp in your passport, and you get problems all around the region.

What happens actually when you run this routine, 30day visa exemption followed by 4 land crossings, can you repeat that as long as your passport is full ??? (Would be very cheap for me, I have 3 border crossings within 60Km, and for Lao I got Visa exemption too, so basically no costs involved.)

Or had someone trouble when visa was refused to enter again under the 30 day exemption again?

[ubonjoe]

You only get 15 days at borders unless you are from a country with a bilateral agreement for exempt entries.

Why go to Manila when you can go to Vientiane or Savannakhet for 2 entry visas.

[jethro69]

I'll be in Vientanne anyway next year January, so I didn't do that twice. Phnom Penh was my first thought to go, but I skipped, at present nobody knows what's happen next in PNH.

I'm just wondering, if you return to Thailand, if the routine starts again?

[TheSpade]

What happens actually when you run this routine, 30day visa exemption followed by 4 land crossings, can you repeat that as long as your passport is full ??? (Would be very cheap for me, I have 3 border crossings within 60Km, and for Lao I got Visa exemption too, so basically no costs involved.)

I did a border run with a company from BKK earlier in the week and the van was full of people who did back to back land crossings.

One guy said he had been doing it for 2 years and from all the stamps in his passport it seemed to be true.

Seems like a lot of hassle unless you live close to the border though.

[jethro69]

What happens actually when you run this routine, 30day visa exemption followed by 4 land crossings, can you repeat that as long as your passport is full ??? (Would be very cheap for me, I have 3 border crossings within 60Km, and for Lao I got Visa exemption too, so basically no costs involved.)

I did a border run with a company from BKK earlier in the week and the van was full of people who did back to back land crossings.

One guy said he had been doing it for 2 years and from all the stamps in his passport it seemed to be true.

Seems like a lot of hassle unless you live close to the border though.

At least here in the north are only 4 land crossings allowed, and this policy is enforced as well. After that you have to check for someting new. Let it be a visa, or at least another 30 day exemption.

[ALFREDO]

So mix the entries, 15 days, 30 days, Tourist Visa up, I did so for years, no problem.

Nowadays since 2009 I qualify for Non Immigrant O - Family stay to.

Laos Visa exemption, you from Switzerland?

[jethro69]

So mix the entries, 15 days, 30 days, Tourist Visa up, I did so for years, no problem.

Nowadays since 2009 I qualify for Non Immigrant O - Family stay to.

Laos Visa exemption, you from Switzerland?

Luxembourg, actually. Finally it pays of for the individual for the huge amount of development aid we paid