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how many times border crossing by land?

  • cicerosf

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    Hello.

    I'm in Thailand now and I've a 30days visa, but I want to stay 75days.

    So, how many times can I cross the border by land? 3 times is possible?

    thank you.

    #1 Posted: 1/10/2011 - 03:18


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    No set/enforced limit, although Immigration officers can at their discretion give you less than the 15 days (visa exempt land entry) if they think you're a trouble-maker. Most appropriate thing to do if you want to stay 75 days is get a proper tourist visa (at the Thai consulate in Vientiane, Penang, Phnom Penh, etc)

    #2 Posted: 1/10/2011 - 19:39

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    http://www.thaivisa.com/visa/the-new-visa-run-rules.html
    Tuesday, 09 January 2007 "No Limit on back to back VOA"
    "Currently there is no limitation to the number of
    30 day visa exemption stamps you can have"

    #3 Posted: 1/10/2011 - 20:41

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    Just a quick question, does this mean you can re-enter thailand as many times as you want or have I misunderstood?

    #4 Posted: 6/12/2011 - 05:42

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    Just a quick question, does this mean you can re-enter thailand as many times as you want or have I misunderstood?

    #5 Posted: 6/12/2011 - 05:42

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    Yes it does,within reason.There used to be a limit on the number of days within a certain time period that you could spend in Thailand by using this method-commonly referred to as "Visa runs" As you now only get 15 days if you enter Thailand via a land border,this rule has been abolished,and in theory you can do it as many times as you wish,but,as has been said earlier,it's a lot easier and cheaper to get a proper tourist visa in the first place.

    #6 Posted: 6/12/2011 - 20:04

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