I've had 3 VOAs this year, there has always been a time frame between them, meaning I got one, left for other countries, in a month-two-three I returned, got another, stayed for a month, then left, in a month-two-three I returned.... 2 times by air, one by land. Yet, in Cambodia I was refused to enter by land because, I believe, of my previous VOAs for this year. By a computer, not by a staff. The computer showed "not allowed", whereas the staff had even put a stamp on my arrival card a moment before that. I was told  I needed a visa. But I was going to leave in a week or two, I showed them a visa to other country to prove that.

As you can see, I haven't been visa running.

So, is it like this everywhere now? If a computer refuses to let you in, neither you, nor a staff can do anything?

 

edit:

 

voa == visa on arrival, 30 days.

Edited November 21, 20169 yr by chado

Sounds unusual I think. I'l be interested in replies here. Do you mean 'Visa on Arrival' or "Visa Exempt Entry'?

visa on arrival.

I assume you have not gotten 15 day VOA's after paying of a fee of 2000 baht but have gotten visa exempt entries.

I suspect that happened at the Poi Pet crossing. 

At other crossings or by air you would not of had a problem.

Please be very clear here.

A Visa on arrival is different from a visa exempt  free entry.

{t may seem to be a matter of semanics to yo, but to Thai immigration it is definately not.

Also, were you actualy denied entry or were you taken out of the line for an "interview" for questioning only.

i am not questioning what you say, I am just asking for more details.

 

 

visa on arrival, 30 days.

I was denied to entry, no questioning, no payments.

yes, Poipet.

Edited November 21, 20169 yr by chado

What nationality are you?

I suspect you are referring to visa exempt entries not visa on arrival.

6 minutes ago, chado said:

visa on arrival, 30 days.

I was denied to entry, no questioning, no payments.

yes, Poipet.

 

Visa on arrival is not 30 days it is 15 days.

 

 

 

Edited November 21, 20169 yr by muzmurray

6 minutes ago, chado said:

visa on arrival, 30 days.

A visa on arrival only allows a 15 day entry. You got a 30 day visa exempt entry.

one more time:

30 days, visa on arrival

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Thailand see  30 days visa-free (19 nations)

12 minutes ago, chado said:

one more time:

30 days, visa on arrival

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Thailand see  30 days visa-free (19 nations)

Have a look here to see if your country is on the list for visas on arrival or on the list for visa exemption. http://www.consular.go.th/main/th/customize/62281-Summary-of-Countries-and-Territories-entitled-for.html

21 minutes ago, chado said:

one more time:

30 days, visa on arrival

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Thailand see  30 days visa-free (19 nations)

why were you told the get a visa if you were going for a visa on arrival instead of a visa exempt entry?

how much did your other visa on arrival cost?

35 minutes ago, chado said:

one more time:

30 days, visa on arrival

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Thailand see  30 days visa-free (19 nations)

 

And one more time - there is no 30 day visa on arrival. You must have had a visa exempt entry.

 

What country is your passport from?

sorry to repeat but there is no 30 day visa on arrival, only a 30 day visa exempt entry

 

 

OP, you would probably be better off getting your information from the thai immigration web site rather than wikipedia...

 

 

I think the core of the issue here is "Poipet".  It is not a use-able crossing point if you have been to Thailand with any frequency.  Months apart, etc, may or may not matter.   As this traveler's story emphasizes, who knows how many vacations Poipet's policies have ruined, harming Thailand's reputation as a haven for tourists in the process. 

 

OP - if you are still in Poipet, your most probable working solution is to go to Battambang, then on to the Ban Laem crossing.   Both can be reached by shared-taxi - possibly by minivan on the Poipet to Battambang leg.   I would not pay more than $9 for each leg of this - should be less, but depends on the "tout" and your bargaining skill.  Taxis in Battambang are found near the downtown-block where the many bus stations are found.

2 hours ago, chado said:

one more time:

30 days, visa on arrival

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Thailand see  30 days visa-free (19 nations)

 

Did you even read your own link? "Visa-free" means "without a visa", or in other words, "visa exempt entry". One more time: A VISA ON ARRIVAL IS ONLY 15 DAYS.

Wikipedia sums it up nicely:
Visitors to Thailand must obtain a visa from one of the Thai diplomatic missions unless a) they come from a visa-exempt country or one of the countries whose citizens are eligible to obtain visas on arrival.

The OP obviously is from option A.


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2 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

OP, you would probably be better off getting your information from the thai immigration web site rather than wikipedia...

 

Actually, that Wikipedia article is perfectly accurate. They use the term "visa-free" rather than "visa-exempt" but clearly distinguish between that and a visa on arrival. The problem is not the article but reading comprehension.

Edited November 21, 20169 yr by BritTim

I think the main point to be taken here is that Poipet is not by any means a tourist friendly border crossing as has been posted numerous times on various threads in regards to these idiots at Poipet.

Poipet is probably the worst border to cross into Thailand. Even if you had a visa you might have been turned away and told to fly in.

 

 

I was previously told that 3 x 30 day stamps in one year is the limit at PoiPet. They told me land entry is different to the air route. 

That clears it up nicely then, up to 'them' as usual

8 hours ago, chado said:

visa on arrival.

 

If you stayed for thirty days or 30 days plus 30 day extension, you had visa exempt entries, not visas on arrival. And if you were getting 30 day visa exempt entries at a land border, you must be from a G7 country.

 

A visa exempt entry means you are allowed to enter without a visa, whereas a visa on arrival is a visa given you upon arrival, so if you had the latter someone wouldn't tell you that you need a visa.

 

Since you've clearly got that wrong and refuse to believe those correcting you, one wonders how accurate your description of your predicament is or why you bother asking for help and then refuse to listen to what you've been told repeatedly.

Edited November 21, 20169 yr by Suradit69

6 hours ago, Myran said:

 

Did you even read your own link? "Visa-free" means "without a visa", or in other words, "visa exempt entry". One more time: A VISA ON ARRIVAL IS ONLY 15 DAYS.

Visa on arrival can be also of 30 days. My country has 30d

4 minutes ago, MaxiMaxi said:

Visa on arrival can be also of 30 days. My country has 30d

There is no 30 day visa on arrival for Thailand.

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

There is no 30 day visa on arrival for Thailand.

And how are called those 30 days written on the stamp they put on passport ?

8 minutes ago, MaxiMaxi said:

And how are called those 30 days written on the stamp they put on passport ?

You need to go back read the entire topic again, Answered several times already,

11 minutes ago, MaxiMaxi said:

And how are called those 30 days written on the stamp they put on passport ?

That is an "entry stamp" (not a visa) for a visa waiver country.   A visa waiver country is a country which Thailand allows to enter without any visa (i.e. visa free travel).  If you are traveling and getting a "visa on arrival" you typically arrive at an airport and are directed to a special Visa On Arrival queue (separate from customs and immigration - I have seen it but not used it) where certain countries (Andorra, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Ethiopia, India, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) citizens are allowed to get a visa at time of arrival (15 days) -- all others arriving are just getting an entry and exit stamp (no visa).

If the OP answered that he paid xxxx baht on arrival it's a VISA. If they just put an ink stamp in his passport and he paid nothing then it's not.

Would be nice if he gave that info.