ThaiHome Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 if by air one does not need to leave the transit area before returning to LOS airport in order to get a fresh (30day) stamp, so why buy the cambodia visa & up the border run price with 30USD just exit to 'transit' & re enter???... This was the reason that immigration was asking for your boarding pass when entering at the airport earlier this year. They no longer do that, so I assume the computer system has been upgraded to tie into the airlines to show your actual arrival on a flight. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 TH, what I mean with the airport transit area is at the destination outside LOS - sure in order to stamp out of BKK one need a ticket (to enter to immigration - even if cheating ones way in there immigration officer will be sure to ask to see your boarding pass!), but at the destination there is absolutely no need to enter immigration - just catch your same day flight back after a brief wait at transit So making the analogy to border run one would leave LOS - enter transit - re enter LOS - if only LOS immigration would allow such a practice e.g. with 'excuse' in poipet to visit the casino a few hours - would it work - tips & tricks? I've been seeing it's definitely practically possible the only obstacle I can see is immigration officer requiring a meighbour country stamp for whatever reason - immigration law expert where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai-dee Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 So making the analogy to border run one would leave LOS - enter transit - re enter LOS - if only LOS immigration would allow such a practice e.g. with 'excuse' in poipet to visit the casino a few hours - would it work - tips & tricks? Wait until your flight departs, then go back through immigration and say you missed your flight while shopping at the duty free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 You must be "stamped in/out" of another country before you can re-enter LOS. Way back when, I did a visa run to the casinos and didn't get stamped in/out of Cambodia. I got stamped out of LOS, spent the weekend in the casino and then figured, what they hey, and tried to enter LOS...wrong, had to walk in to Cambodia and then out and then it was Ok to enter LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 "You must be "stamped in/out" of another country before you can re-enter LOS." This is definitely not true!!! I frequently travel to e.g. Singapore by air obviously & there if being Permanent Resident or having any other visa like Student, Employment Pass etc you'll get no stamps in/out so back at BKK airport they'll just add another entry stamp no eyes blinked The same goes of course if traveling back to EU/Citizen country again no stamps given! Surely I haven't done a same day trip back & forth to EU, but to SG yes once although I did enter the citystate to run a few errands, but again no stamps to prove it only a computer entry I guess... Next theory why border crossers need to buy visas to re enter LOS? Could it be some 'agreement' with the neighbor thugs of Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted December 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 ok caverni - thanks for your poipet experience, but perhaps some borders will allow an (re)entry without entering the neighbour country? anyways what do all you border run people plan to do now with only a 15day stamp given? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 New. You go to the casinos at Pol Pet. Send your passport on (to Cambodia) and you spend the night at the casino. Next day, your passport comes back with a 2 ~ 3 month tourist visa. Just heard this option today, cost about 7K baht (total). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 ok so this 7k new 'option' will then compete with cheap flights of what 1-2k? to penang/kl for a fresh 30day stamp. I guess the 2-3 months tourist visa is the other option... or simply the 15day runs which however with the cambo visa still costs 800bt++ plus transport (~500bt)... 1y extensions will remain a comfortable option for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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