Tourist Visa

[gk10002000]

I think I want to spend more time in Thailand. My current visa expires November 6. I am in Ao Nong and have a flight booked back to BKK on Nov 6, because I was originally going to fly back to the USA. It is going to be hard for me to change that flight today Nov 4 in the PM. So I think the best I can do is get to BKK on Nov 6.

1: Can I quickly fly up to Vientienne or maybe Cambodia, wait a night then turn around the next morning and fly back to BKK? Just the usual 30 day visa stamp would be sufficient

2 :I am also thinking about getting the 60 day tourist visa also in case I change my mind and stay here through New Year's. Is there a visa company in the airport at BKK that can help me get the Thai Tourist Visa if I decide to go that way? How a bout a late night flight out of BKK to Laos or maybe even Cambodia?

Either way it looks like I can't fly out of BKK until Nov 7 so I will over stay by one day. No problem paying the 500 baht.

Thanks

[Mario2008]

As a US-citizen you can also just drive to the border, enter nother country and return. (There is no need to stay a night in another country, you can come back the same hour).

Depending on wher you go, you can use the service of a visa agent in that city. You can not use a visa agent at the airport, but there are agents that orgnise trips by land transport. Laos or Malaysia would be best, as it takes only 2 days there and 4 days in Cambodia.

[gk10002000]

As a US-citizen you can also just drive to the border, enter nother country and return. (There is no need to stay a night in another country, you can come back the same hour).

Depending on wher you go, you can use the service of a visa agent in that city. You can not use a visa agent at the airport, but there are agents that orgnise trips by land transport. Laos or Malaysia would be best, as it takes only 2 days there and 4 days in Cambodia.

Land border crossings only give Americans 15 days. Russians get 30. I did one land crossing already this trip. I should have planned better and exited for a few days and gotten the tourist visa and come back, but I didn't

[lopburi3]

US passports get 30 days from latest reports this week - G-7 nations now get the old 30 days on land entry.

[gk10002000]

US passports get 30 days from latest reports this week - G-7 nations now get the old 30 days on land entry.

I did a Cambodia Land Visa Run from Pattaya on Oct 24. I only got 15 days, actually 14 days. They even shorted me one day. Are you saying that as of today a USA citizen would get 30 days on a land crossing?

[Lite Beer]

That is the way it looks but not confirmed.

We need some more members to report.

[gk10002000]

That is the way it looks but not confirmed.

We need some more members to report.

OK. Would like to hear anybody else that has done itrecently besides me. I suspect few have beause they were expecting the 15 days and would not even attempt it.

[ubonjoe]

It apparently started on the 1st of this month.

They didn't short you a day the 15 days includes the day you enter the country.

See this topic. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?/topic/678982-30-day-stamp-land-crossing-in-Ranong?

[gk10002000]

It apparently started on the 1st of this month. They didn't short you a day the 15 days includes the day you enter the country.

Yes they did short me. I made the border run on Oct 24. Visa stamp says Nov 6. I can't get 15 out of that no matter how I look at it. But thanks for the other info.

[Maestro]

Now that you have given the dates we can see that you have indeed received a wrong date stamp. (It is nationals of Cambodia who get only 14 days, I believe)

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