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<description>Digest of the Visabordercrossings travel forum</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Returning To Thailand From Cambodia, And I Lost My Yellow Fever Certificate</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15618_Returning-to-Thailand-from-Cambodia--and-I-lost-my-yellow-fever-certificate/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm an Argentine citizen, and while I can enter Thailand without a Visa, I need to have had the yellow fever vaccine before coming to the country.

I entered Thailand with that certificate, and after a few weeks I left it and went to Cambodia. Now I was planning on staying an extra day in Bangkok, but I lost my certificate.

Does anyone know if this will be a problem, even through I have a Thailand stamp already on my passport? ]]></description>
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<title>Indian Tourist Visa In Bangkok</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15606_Indian-tourist-visa-in-Bangkok/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi everybody,
Im currently travelling around south east asia with plans to go to India after. I know the visa application process in Bangkok takes five days. I plan to go from Cambodia back to Bangkok, then head south to Koh Pha Ngan and the other islands for 10-12 days, before coming back to Bangkok. What I am wondering is, does anyone know if I can apply for the visa before I go south, and collect it 12 days later? Or do they require you to return after five days?
Thanks for any help. ]]></description>
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<title>Will I Need A Multiple Entry Visa For Vietnam?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15511_Will-I-need-a-multiple-entry-visa-for-Vietnam-/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ So, I bought a plane ticket on a whim in June for September and didn't fully think things through when I planned it out, but upon working out my itinerary I'm unsure if I need to get a multiple entry visa or not.
The situation is that my ticket is into and out of HCMC and I'm ending my trip in  Bangkok, so I'll be flying from Bangkok into HCMC then catching my plane home (not leaving the airport). I'll be travelling around all of SEA for 3 months and was hoping to just get a single entry visa into HCMC for 1 month(then Laos, Cambodia, Thailand), but do I need to apply for another visa for Vietnam if I'm just flying in to the airport and leaving within a couple hours?
It would suck if I have to spend the extra money for only a few hours. ... ]]></description>
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<title>Thai Tourist Visa</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15455_thai-tourist-visa/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I have a couple of questions about the thai tourist visa. Please forgive me if these have been answered already, I've done some searching but couldn't find the answers.

Can you get the Thai tourist visa in Thailand?
Is it possible to get a multiple entry Thai tourist visa?
Where can you get an extension for your thai tourist visa? Does it have to be at an embassy or consulate, or can a guesthouse or travel agent do it?
To apply for a Thai tourist visa before arriving in SE Asia, do you need to have a return air ticket?

Thanks so much for your help with this! ]]></description>
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<title>Anyone Entered Thailand Overland Recently?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15377_Anyone-entered-Thailand-overland-recently-/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Yes, another question on Thai visa exemptions...

Has anyone crossed into Thailand overland recently and been given the 15 day exemption? 

I am debating my trip right now but it will almost certainly end up with me crossing into Laos from Thailand then back into Thailand.

I called the UK Thai consulate recently (about something else) and they bashed me over the head with how I must have onward travel proof for an exemption if I cross overland (and Air) into Thailand. I did not even mention doing it, I was ringing about a Visa!

Thanks again  ]]></description>
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<title>Tourist Visa Questions</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15223_Tourist-visa-questions/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi there
First off this is the best website!

I just have a question on the Thai Visa situation which I cant seem to find answers for.
I am going to apply for a thai tourist visa with 3 entries I think as im there from sept until jan.
From what I can see I have to leave every 60 days which is fine as Im planning to go to cambodia and laos. I was planning on going to cambodia first off and then laos later on.
Will my next 60 days be activated if I travel overland though?
Also will it make a difference to my next 60 days if during that time I travel to Laos?

thanks in advance for any advice!! ]]></description>
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<title>Thai Visa Question</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15183_Thai-visa-question/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Im heading to thailand in a month and i am about ready to apply for my visa. My plan is to fly into bankok then spend about a month in chang mai/chang rai arrea the head to laos for a week or so. I would then probably head south and stay the next two months in souther thailand/malaysia. My question is since i would be entering the country technically three times do i need to pay the $35 fee three times for each entry or can i just do two since i would only be entering once from laos and once from malaysia over land? would it be ok just using my 30 visa exemption after arriving by air then using the two entrys toward the times when i arrive by land? ]]></description>
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<title>Postal Application For Vietnamese Visa From London</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15164_Postal-Application-for-Vietnamese-Visa-from-London/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone, first post on here, although I've been reading (and taking advice!) for some time [img]smileys/smile.gif[/img]

I'm just about to make a postal application for a Vietnamese visa from the London embassy. I've done this for a Russian visa a couple of times and have always sent a Special Delivery envelope with the application, however there has never been a postal charge if you do this. The Vietnamese embassy have told me to send an SAE in addition to paying extra for postage (£8 ). Do they want a Special Delivery envelope and are just charging extortionately for someone to walk to the post box?

Thanks [img]smileys/smile.gif[/img] ]]></description>
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<title>Bad Info About Crossing From Vietnam Into Cambodia With Vietnamese Motorbike?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15025_Bad-info-about-crossing-from-Vietnam-into-Cambodia-with-Vietnamese-motorbike-/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I have heard that it is pretty hassle-free to cross into Cambodia with a Vietnamese motorbike, but one response that I got from a rental shop in  Hanoi  has me a bit worried:

&amp;quot;According to me ride up through Cambodia from Vn side it is not sensible idea because Vietnamese custom not accept to ride any motorbike(even bike in your own name) to Cambodia if the bike don’t have a permit road work for crossing border. it make by ministry of communications and transport.&amp;quot;

We are planning on going from HCMC up through Cambodia and Laos, back to Hanoi via Sapa.  This shop wants us to start in Hanoi and end in HCMC, so they could be trying to convince us to rent through their shop in Hanoi rather than buy in Saigon.

Has anyone had ... ]]></description>
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<title>Entering Laos From Cambodia On Vietnamese Motorbike?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15024_Entering-Laos-from-Cambodia-on-Vietnamese-Motorbike-/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I have read in a few places that a one-month Laos visa may be changed to one week if you bring in a motorbike.
Here in particular:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=495503
Can anyone confirm or dispel this?

We have arranged a multi-entry three-month visa for Vietnam but have been told that Cambodian and Laos VOA is pretty hassle-free.

Thanks! ]]></description>
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<title>Thai Visa Exemption</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/15002_Thai-Visa-Exemption/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi,

I am heading to Thailand for my honeymoon in September and was looking at Visas.  I know I am entitled to the Visa Exemption as i have a UK Passport and am staying less than 30 days.

However, my question is regarding the proof of finances.  Is it 10,000 or 20,000 Baht per person? I have read both! and how do you prove it? cash? travellers cheques? bank statement?

Also, has anyone actually been asked to prove it or is it just a legality?

Thanks!!!! ]]></description>
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<title>Walking From Departures To Arrival For A Thai Land 15 Exemption</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14995_Walking-from-departures-to-arrival-for-a-Thai-land-15-exemption/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm pretty sure that this isn't posted already but correct me if I'm wrong.

I will be in Loei province (Dan Sai more specifically) for a few days just before my 15 day visa exemption expires. I was hoping to do a visa run, departing Thailand at either Chiang Khan or Muang Nong Khai.

I do not have a Lao visa currently, and I would prefer not to get one just yet.

Is it possible to just walk out of the &amp;quot;departures&amp;quot; office of Thailand, turn around and come back into the country again? Will the Thai authorities be looking for a Lao stamp? If not, any recommendations for the most painless/least expensive way of staying in Thailand for another several weeks

Thanks! ]]></description>
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<title>SEasia To Australia</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14993_SEasia-to-Australia/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ hi guys,

I'm going to be backpacking around SEasia for 7 months (aug-march) then getting a flight to Australia, where I'll be spending 1-2 years on a working holiday visa.

At the moment I'm looking at the flight between Asia and Australia, does anyone have any advice regarding the cheapest/easiest way to do it? I'm thinking  Kuala Lumpur  to Brisbane would be a possibility, anyone know any better? Do you reckon I should book the ticket way in advance, or will the prices not go up too much if I leave it to the last minute?

the reason I'm heading to Brisbane is so I can hopefully do a short stint of harvest work to build up a bit more cash before moving on to somewhere else in Oz - if anyone reckons I would do better starting somewhere ... ]]></description>
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<title>Phu Qoc To Shinakouville As Easily As Possible</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14961_Phu-qoc-to-shinakouville-as-easily-as-possible/0</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ So I am currently in Saigon and looking to visit phu qoc island before heading over the border into Cambodia. Ideally I would like to leave Saigon and travel to phu qoc, then from phu qoc go by land or water to shinakouville, then from shinakouville to phnom penh and siemens reap and so on. Is there an easy way to get from phu qoc to shinakouville, without having to back track back through Saigon, and without having to go to phnom penh first. Also, will I need to get my Cambodian visa in Saigon before heading to phu qoc, or will I be able to do visa on arrival at the border crossing between phu qoc and shinakouville?

Thanks ]]></description>
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<title>Getting A Working Holiday Visa For Australia - In SEasia</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14942_getting-a-working-holiday-visa-for-australia---in-SEasia/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ hi guys,

this is my first post so go easy on me!

I hold a UK passport, and am going travelling around south east asia in august for 7 months.

At the moment, I'm considering going straight from SEasia to australia to work for a year or two, rather than getting on my return flight to england and having to fly back at some point.

Does anyone have any experience getting a working holiday visa for australia in south east asia? will it be any different to getting one in england?

also, I read that once you've been granted a working holiday visa for australia, you have 12 months to enter the country - should I just get one before I leave to go travelling? or does it not really work like that?

cheers,

Joe ]]></description>
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<title>Thai Visa - Booking Onward Travel Within 30-day Period</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14885_Thai-Visa---booking-onward-travel-within-30-day-period/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone,

I am currently getting mixed messages about not needing a Thai Tourist Visa if I am planning on staying in the country for less than 30 days, and wondered if somebody in the know could help?

I arrive in Thailand on Aug 21st 2011 and plan to move on to Laos after 3 weeks via the overland crossing at Vientianne. I am yet to book any transportation so have no confirmed outward travel dates. Do I need to present documentation to show I intend to leave the country within 30 days in order to gain entry in the first place?

I have been told that customs on arrival are quite lenient with this from some sources, but I have also been told from others that they will only accept confirmation of an outbound flight as proof of my ... ]]></description>
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<title>Border Crossings On Motorbikes....advice Needed</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14714_Border-Crossings-on-Motorbikes----advice-needed/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 11:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ We are currently in Siem Reap, Cambodia and own a Minsk (with vietnamese plates and papers) and a dirt bike (with cambodian plates no papers).  We are planning on heading across the border into Laos at Dong Kralor then spend 1 month in Lao before crossing into Thailand on the same bikes (cross at either the  Nong Khai  friendship bridge or at Chaing Khong/Huay Xai in the north)
Firstly, is this possible as one of the bikes has no papers? Also, we have heard stories on various forums about having to get insurance at the borrder and officials only allowing a 1 week visa for Laos plus you need paperwork for them to stamp....Very confused - has anyone out there attempted this and if so what were the conditions?
Thanks!  any advice ... ]]></description>
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<title>Avoid Train From Nong Khai To Thalang!!!</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14683_Avoid-Train-From-Nong-Khai-To-Thalang---/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 01:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ This place is a scam.
1. The worker behind the counter lied to me and told me the train went all the way to Veintaine when, in reality, it goes just over teh bridge where it dumps you at imagration. About 20-30 Baht for a 5 minute train ride (Which I know might not sound like a lot of money when you compare it everything back home, but as a long term budget traveler who had just paid 250 to go all the way from Bangkok (612 Km's and a 12 hour trip) I was a pit pissed.
2. Even though it was almost 9:30 in the morning , we had to wait for almost half an hour for the border counter to open, even though there was at least 4 officials walking aroudn doing nothing. Looked like a money grab to me, basically being stuck inbetween countries with ... ]]></description>
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<title>Price For Thai Tourist Visa</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14647_Price-for-Thai-Tourist-Visa/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 04:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm going to be applying for a 60-day double-entry tourist visa to Thailand at the end of July 2011 (I'm a US citizen, if that makes a difference) I know the fee for tourist visas was exempt until March 31, 2011 but cannot seem to find information from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding how much this visa will cost post-March. I'll mostly likely travel to Phnom Phen or  Vientiane  to apply for the visa. Does anyone know how much the visa will cost me?

Thanks! ]]></description>
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<title>Crossing Into Thailand By Land - Visa Extension</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/visabordercrossings/14546_Crossing-into-Thailand-by-land---Visa-extension/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 05:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi guys,

So, a pretty simple question, and one that I'm a bit emabrassed to be asking on this sort of forum as I'm sure the answer is out there, but I've been trawling the internet and travelfish for hours now and can't find the answer. So apologies if this is a really easy question to answer.

I'm hoping to cycle from Singapore all the way up to the Thai border where I'll get a 15 Day Visa (as I'm entering on land) so then I have 15 days to get an extension on the visa. The question is just where and how do I actually do this? Is it just a case of going along to the embassy in the street, or can I extend it on the day that I actually cross the border? Or is there anything else that I don't seem to know about?

Thank you  :~)
Ali ]]></description>
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