doris day Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Guys, I was just wondering if it's possible to enter a country without getting your passport stamped and going thru the usual BS. And before you ask, no i don't want to do this cause I'm up to no good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorwolf Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 ...swim across mekhong, rummage around in lao (noone wants to see your passport anyways)...swim back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I remember reading in the Lonley Planet of a route through one of the Cambodian Islands via boat that meant you could alnd at a certain pier without getting stamped in. It was a while agao and might have been closed. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Back in the 1970s, I knew an American family that almost got stranded here. The father was a civilian contractor with the US military and had brought his wife and daughters into the country through a US Air Force base. They'd lived here for years without visas, and the kids even went to International School Bangkok. When the bases closed down, they tried to leave Thailand through Don Muang. The customs officers noticed they had ever been stamped into the country! Immigration told them, "We can't stamp you out because legally you're not here." They were getting worried, but the US military finally managed to squeeze them all onto the last US flight to leave Sattahip. Thus you might want to think twice about bypassing Thai immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Anybody thinking what I'm thinking? Is this the answer to 30 day stays, visa runs, etc? If you're not here, you can't be asked to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Now let's see ... all you have to do is sneak aboard the USS Ronald Reagan and pretend to be a sailor until they dock. Then go ashore at Phuket or Pattaya and disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 US non-military ships (cruise ships, etc) they collect all the passports before they enter the harbor. The country's Immi comes about the ship to clear/stamp everyone into the country. Military ships, we took the launch ashore and sometimes were stamped into the country, many times not! Depends on the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acockasian Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 There are a lot of places on the Thai-Malay border where people cross by motorcycle. Wouldn't recommend it and wouldn't try it myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Lots of boats cross the Mekhong from Laos too. But a Farang sort of stands out and is sure to cause talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I don't think getting into the country is a problem, sounds easy, being in LOS without the appropriate stamp sounds like the tricky bit. What you could do, is enter legally, get the stamp, then cross a border at night, to say, Laos or Cambodia, stay a day or two, then sneak back to LOS at night. Then you'd be there, "under the radar", but still have the stamp if things go wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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