visa

[elhinekahla]

hi

 

i'm planning to come to live in los therefore i just read on a french forum that

there is a new law who prohibit to have an visa extention for one month on the cambonian frontier.

 

is that right?

 

regards.

[Soi7]

It has been said that they will start to limit the amount of times one can take the Visa run to get another 30 days in LOS but that has been Rumored for a long time. Ask this Question or do a search on the Thaivisa board

 

thaivisa

[cybers1b]

This rumour started last year again, actually I have not heard of anybody being refused a 30 day stamp at the border. But if they ever chose to do, up to them.

 

cheers

cyber

[wrassell]

Hello

 

I remember once a rumor where Thai immigration was requiring people to show them at least twenty thousand baht before they could be admitted into Thailand. Many rumors circulate here. Do your research and use common sense. Be careful of bar room know it alls, there are plenty of them....

 

[lemons]

This was rumoured to be the case at Had Lek last year, but turned out to be just an off the cuff comment by the Immigration boss there who 'wanted it to happen'.

 

After that, there was the nonense of charging a 1000baht 'fee' for those who didn't remain out of the Kingdom for at least 48 hrs. This lasted about a week, before being revealed as bullshit, (probably started by the hoteliers in Koh Kong )

 

L

[thaiflyer1]

Hello

 

I remember once a rumor where Thai immigration was requiring people to show them at least twenty thousand baht before they could be admitted into Thailand. Many rumors circulate here. Do your research and use common sense. Be careful of bar room know it alls, there are plenty of them....

 

Below is the official line from Thai Immigration Police........though whether your asked to the show funds is another matter.......

 

 

Immigration clarifies cash requirement rule at Arayaprathet Immigration Thai - cambodia border (Poipet)

 

 

Immigration clarifies cash requirement rule

 

 

- According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 6 February B.E.2538 (1995), 8 December B.E. 2541 (1998) 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002) and 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002) , passport holders from countries do not require a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes if their stay in the Kingdom does not exceed 30 days.

 

 

- The applicant must possess instrument of means of living expenses 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per family accordingly.

 

 

• 30-day “on arrival†visa: 10,000 baht (20,000 baht for families traveling together);

• 60 day tourist visa or non-immigrant visa: 20,000 baht (40,000 baht per family);

 

 

Children under 12 are exempted from the requirement.

[RhinoTusk]

Has anybody ever been asked by Thai Immigration to 'show me the money?'

[thaiflyer1]

Not at Aranya...........but at Mai Sai up north it's common.

[wrassell]

Not at Aranya...........but at Mai Sai up north it's common.

I have never been to Mai Sai so I cannot say one way or the other. But for immigration officials to ask people to show any kind of funds at any of the border crossings is ridicules. Only an idiot would pack 10 or 20 grand with them at one of these places and to start flashing it around in front of people that have never even seen that much money before is just asking to get robbed. Could the officials really be that lame in Mai Sai.? Doesn’t make much sense to me. Does anybody really know what time it is?