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Spaully
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We (both UK passport holders) flew into Bangkok on the 5th July, spent 3 days there then have been/will be in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos until about the 12th August when we plan to re-enter at the Huay Xai border crossing (Laos-Thailand). After that we fly out on the 15th.
It is unclear from the information on the Thai website whether we need to get a tourist or transit visa for our re-entry, as it lies outside the normal free 30 days.
Does anyone have experience of such a situation? Is the Huay Xia crossing sophisticated enough to notice any infringement (or would the airport officials check when we leave)?
Any answers are greatly appreciated - we should be able to make it to the Hanoi Thai embassy at some point, but if we could avoid that it might save time to file past Ho Chi Minh!
#1 Posted: 29/7/2007 - 17:17
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Right, having read the information on this site (!) it seems we should be fine - the wording is much clearer than the embassy site.
Sorry!
#2 Posted: 29/7/2007 - 17:26
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If you enter Thailand without a visa your passport (for about 43 countries) will be stamped (free) with permission to stay in the country without a visa for up to 30 days continuously.Technically this is not a visa. On leaving at any time in that period the stamp is canceled and you will receive another on re-entry.
There has however been a clamp-down aimed at people staying in the kingdom long-term and doing monthly "visa runs" year after year - this has resulted in a 90day maximum on this type of entry. This is enforced very inconsistently - at the end of the day it is down to the immigration official in front of you to make a decision.
It would look like you don't intend to stay continuously in the country for over 30 days so you shouldn't get any problems - however if you are going in and out more than 3 times you would be better off going to any consulate and buying a tourist visa.
#3 Posted: 30/7/2007 - 18:06
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A qustion RELATED to this scenario>>>
if you do 3 visa runs in 90 days (the max) can you then go to a neighboring country and get a tourist visa for thailand???? is that possible???
THX!!!!
#4 Posted: 30/7/2007 - 21:17
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Thanks khunwilko, saved us a trip to the embassy - even tour leaders we have spoken seem to give conflicting answers.
#5 Posted: 31/7/2007 - 07:45
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You will get a different answer every time in Thailand as they keep moving the goal posts and then often don't enforce the regulations after that
#6 Posted: 31/7/2007 - 09:50