Visa exempt - land border crossing vs airport immigration

[spambot]

Am I assuming correctly that there is no difference doing a visa except regardless of whether doing this by land or st an airport - apart from potentially requiring a fligh ticket for exit from Thailand might be required by the flight carrier prior to take off (not immigration) if doing the except via the airport?

[elviajero]

There is a difference.

• All qualifying nationals get 30 days if arriving by air.
• Only nationals from G7 countries get 30 days at a land border. All other nationals get 15 days except Malaysians crossing the Thai/malaysian border who also get 30 days.

G7 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA.

[KhunBENQ]

A difference of 15 days depending on nationality.

Passport holders of G7 states get 30 day visa exempt, others only 15 days.

EDIT: at land borders of course (elviajero has detailed it quicker)

Also some countries have better conditions. But rarely participating in this forum (like South Koreans).

[ubonjoe]

The big difference between entering by air or at a border crossing is the procedures used to deny entry. At airports they follow strict procedures to do it. At a border crossing they do not always do it and will expect you to just turnaround and return to the country you came from.

If you have several visa exempt entries or are trying to do an out/in crossing for another one they can be strict at border crossings.

[BritTim]

Further, some border crossings (to Myanmar) do not allow visa exempt entries.

If entering by air, and can prove finances coming from overseas, there is virtually no chance of being refused entry. Land borders can, and sometimes do, make up their own rules.

[spambot]

Mnnn Excellent point btitim and ubonjoe + it would be kind of difficult for airport landing immigration to ask you to turn around and go back - But not so much for the land based immigration to do so.

[phuketrichard]

sometimes land borders will ask to be shown 20,000 baht needed to enter. ( not bribe)

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