baz69er Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) I would be grateful for some advice, I'm from the U.k & entered Thailand with a SETV, after the two months had passed I went to immigration & extended it for another month, this will take me up to around the 27th January 2017, I was planning on going to Penang & applying for another two months visa around the 20th January, I already have my flight booked for the 11th March, was wondering whether it would be possible to do a border run (in & out) & then extend this for a further month, I don't have any back to back visa runs in my passport & have been using METV for the last 4 years without extending, staying for roughly 4-5 months without any problems. I was thinking this would be a lot less hassle & also much cheaper, I will take proof of flight & maybe 20,000 baht to be on the safe side. Thanks In advance..... Baz P.s the border that I always go to is near Satun (Khuan Don) border...... Edited January 8, 2017 by baz69er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 You should have no problem doing an in/out border hop (not all crossings) for a 30 day visa exempt entry, which can be extended by 30 days at an immigration office for 1,900 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz69er Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 1 minute ago, elviajero said: You should have no problem doing an in/out border hop (not all crossings) for a 30 day visa exempt entry, which can be extended by 30 days at an immigration office for 1,900 baht. I think I read on the internet that you are allowed two times a year & am I right that they lifted the 2 weeks to a month again for land border crossings, I need to be 100% as i will be riding my bike there & don't want to be stuck in Malaysia & my bike being left in Thailand..... Thanks for your reply..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 2 hours ago, baz69er said: I think I read on the internet that you are allowed two times a year & am I right that they lifted the 2 weeks to a month again for land border crossings, I need to be 100% as i will be riding my bike there & don't want to be stuck in Malaysia & my bike being left in Thailand..... Thanks for your reply..... They have limited the number of land border entries to two per year from the January 1st 2017. As a Brit you would have qualified for 30 days before the changes, but they have increased the countries that were limited to 15 to 30 days too from January 1st. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz69er Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 11 hours ago, elviajero said: They have limited the number of land border entries to two per year from the January 1st 2017. As a Brit you would have qualified for 30 days before the changes, but they have increased the countries that were limited to 15 to 30 days too from January 1st. I read on another post that you had replied to & saw about this & also an update on land border entries etc, thanks for you advice.... Cheers Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz69er Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Just an update on my in & out border run which I did last Friday, on my return to immigration, he flicked through my passport & asked where was my Visa in which I replied that I had initially entered the country on a SETV & then extended it at Krabi Immigration, he then showed me an A4 sized paper with the new regulations on, that was also on the wall, I explained to him that I knew about this & this was my first time this year, he said not to come back again & go to Laos or Malaysia etc, I told him I wouldn't be returning & that I had already booked my flight home on the 11th March, he spoke to the other Immigration officer & then told me he would let my through this time but not to return again, wasn't asked for proof of flight details or funds (which I had 20,000 baht) on me just in case, I was obviously apologetic & he stamped my passport & said have a nice day, this is the first time I have had any problems & was shitting myself a bit, my passport didn't have any land border crossings in it, just METV for the last 3-4 years, I don't think I will be doing it again......... Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I assume that may of been at the Poi Pet crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz69er Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: I assume that may of been at the Poi Pet crossing. Satun (Khuan Don) border...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 1 minute ago, baz69er said: Satun (Khuan Don) border...... I assumed Cambodia since you mentioned Laos and Malaysia was where you were told to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz69er Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: I assumed Cambodia since you mentioned Laos and Malaysia was where you were told to go. I think anywhere but there, I've always used this border, but not anymore...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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