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Chicagonaut
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I'm flying into BKK on Jan 13, spending a week or so in Thailand, visiting Cambodia for a month and catching another week in Thailand before flying out of BKK on Feb 28. On previous trips I've gotten a 60-day multiple entry visa to Thailand, but I'd prefer to do the free tourist 30-day upon entry and the same when re-entering from Cambodia. Now, the question:
Because my return date out of BKK is later than the 30-day free visa, am I going to encounter any hassles at BKK immigration? I'm almost certain it's not a problem, but I've read differently recently, so now I'm getting curious and would like this cleared up once and for all. I have plenty of time to get a 60-day multiple entry before I leave -- is this something I need to go ahead and just do, or should I go with my gut and blow it off?
Thanks for your patience. Forgive me.
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Posted on: 9:56 pm on Dec. 18, 2003
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Walley
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You'll be fine as long as your passport is stamped. Just get your passport stamped in Cambodia and you'll be fine.
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Posted on: 10:03 pm on Dec. 18, 2003
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caronte
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Not a big deal: you'll have only to pay 200baht per each day of overstay directly at the airport after the passport control.....usually it takes only 5 minutes to do all the process.......
Just estimate how much is gonna cost you to do the visa before arrival (including your time and all other costs) and compare to what they would charge you as overstay at Dong Muang......then just chose the cheapest way!
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Posted on: 10:25 pm on Dec. 18, 2003
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ThaidUp
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Caronte, in looking at Chicagonaut message I think he will only be in Thailand for two weeks, he will not be overstaying his VISA. He will come into BKK get a 30 day entry VISA stay a week or so, go to Cambodia for a month then return to BKK and get another 30 day Entry VISA.
He question (BTW Not Stupid) is do they check to make sure your exiting ticket is within the initial 30 day entry VISA time limits. In the 30+ times that I entered and exited, they never checked my airline tickets so it should be No Problem. If questioned, tell them what you are planning to do.
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Posted on: 10:37 pm on Dec. 18, 2003
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Minder
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Yep, agree with ThaidUp. The question (and its actually a good one not stupid at all) is if you enter Thailand with a return ticket with a departure date more than 30 days in the future - do you have hassles at immigration.
I can say that in the dozen or so times I have passed through Don Muang international no-one at immigration has been the slightest bit interested in seeing my ticket.
HOWEVER if I were to write 50 or 60 (anything more than 30) days in the space provided on the Thailand immigration issue-on-arrival-visa paperwork maybe it would be a different matter.
Chicagonaut my advice is on the paperwork where it has intended length of stay - just put the 7 days or so you intend to be in the kingdom BEFORE going to Cambodia not the 60 days it'll be before you fly out from the same spot.
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Posted on: 12:25 am on Dec. 19, 2003
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Arcadius
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I wouldn't advise anyone to see overstaying purely in terms of comparative cost.
Thai law on overstays is bizarrre. Provided you voluntarily turn yourself in to Immigration (at the BKK office, the airport or any other exit point), an overstay is treated as a minor bureaucratic irregularity - you pay your B200 per day fine and that's it.
On the other hand, if you get caught on the street it will be treated as a serious matter. You are then liable to arrest and deportation to your country of origin. If they think the circumstances are aggravated, you can even be declared persona non grata (ie, barred future entry to Thailand).
The chances of a cop demanding to see your passport are low (it's never happened to me in 18 mos here), but if you get involved in a shakedown, accident or whatever, you could find yourself in a quite serious jam.
Overstays are easily avoided. A day trip to Poi Pet gets you another 30 days, and you can repeat this manoeuvre ad infinitum. Alternatively, if you've entered LOS on a 30 day point-of-entry stamp, you can get a one-off 10 day extension at the Immigration office in BKK. Until recently, this cost only B500. Unfortunately, they've now jacked the fee up to B1,900 so it's only worth doing for convenience sake if you're sure you'll be leaving during the extension period. If you enter on a POE stamp, never claim you intend to stay longer than 30 days.
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Posted on: 1:06 am on Dec. 19, 2003
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ringthebells
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spot on arc, as usual.
they really can throw you into immigration jail for it. so it's not worth the risk. not at all.
rtb
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Posted on: 1:47 am on Dec. 19, 2003
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The Machine
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Guys
Are three month visas to Thailand still available?
I remember in the eighties getting one through the embassy in Oz when I had an extended vacation.
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Posted on: 12:40 am on Dec. 21, 2003
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DrLove
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Thaidup is right.
He's only staying week after coming back to Thailand from Cambodia. No need to do all the hassle to get visas in your own country.
Machine, apply for a tourist visa (60 days) and get an extension of 30 days at the immagration office at Suna Phlu (1,900 baht).
There are even double entry visas available at some embassies (e.g. Penang) giving you even 180 days (including extensions and a visa run).
Arc, true. In 20 years I have never been approached by a police officer. As long as you look 'caucasian' and don't don the 'Khao San' look, I think the changes you will be bothered are slim.
Waiting for a train to Aranyaprathet on Friday, two elderly women from Malaysia (or Cambodia) were approached by a guy in plain clothes who claimed to be a police offer and asked for there passports. I was sitting around three meters from them, but he even didn't notice me. Also in the train, Thais are all checked for their IDs. They walk past by foreigners without even the need to get your passport out of your bag.
But then again, you never know....
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Posted on: 1:27 am on Dec. 21, 2003
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Vancouver Jay
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The other argument against a deliberate overstay is the xenophobic Thai bureaucracy. Just because you get out of Thailand after an overstay and pay a small penalty THIS TIME is no guarantee that a few years down the road they won't start disqualifying EVERYONE with a past overstay from being given ANY entry privileges.
It's a a bit far-fetched, but within the realm of the possible, so why take the chance? Just keep your paperwork in order and your options open.
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Posted on: 2:43 am on Dec. 21, 2003
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