As reported earlier this week, Thai immigration have recently warned they would start enforcing new overstay rules in just a bit over two months. The strict new rules will take effect on March 20, 2016, and allow for visa overstayers to be blacklisted and banned from re-entering the kingdom for 1-10 years. Thai immigration have… Continue Reading
Blacklisting for Visa Overstay to Go into Effect in March 2016
Watch out, the new strict overstay rules have now for the first time been officially confirmed by Thai immigration and will reportedly go into effect in just a bit over two months. According to the new rules, foreigners who overstay their visa in Thailand face getting blacklisted from re-entering the kingdom for 1-10 years depending… Continue Reading
Foreigners Targeted As Police Raid Walking Street Clubs
A foreigner of unknown nationality was arrested for carrying an expired passport when more than 100 Pattaya police officers raided several popular nightclubs on Walking Street late Monday night. The raids targeting foreigners were part of an ongoing nationwide immigration crackdown on foreign criminals and fugitives and tourists who have overstayed their visa. The Bangkok… Continue Reading
Blacklisting for Visa Overstayers to Start March, April 2016
Tougher new immigration rules that may see visa overstayers banned from re-entering the kingdom for up to 10 years have been in the news for more than a year now but, so far, not gone into effect yet. This may change soon. If you have overstayed your visa this may well be your final call… Continue Reading
“Proof of Address” Now Required for 30-Day Visa Extension
It’s always been a requirement for tourists who sought to extend their temporary stay in the kingdom for an extra 30 days at a local immigration office to indicate an address where they were staying in Thailand. This could be a hotel, guesthouse, condominium – whatever. In practice, immigration officials would never come and check… Continue Reading
No More Double Entry Tourist Visa in Vientiane
So it’s official now. As other Thai embassies around the world, the Thai consulate in Vientiane, Laos, will no longer issue double-entry tourist visas after November 12, 2015. Instead, from November 13, only single-entry tourist visas will be available to foreign applicants who are not Lao nationals. The new multiple-entry tourist visa (METV) will also… Continue Reading
Crackdown on Visa Overstayers – Blacklisting Mulled Again
One day after immigration police announced that more than 9,000 foreigners were arrested in Thailand over the past week, 97.5% of whom were found to be overstaying their visa and being in the country illegally, rumours are once again rife that controversial new overstay rules proposed in July 2014 might actually take effect soon. In… Continue Reading
New Tourist Visa Rules – No More Double-Entry Tourist Visas?
Here are potentially bad news for Thailand “long stayers” who are not in the lucky position to qualify for any other visa than a tourist visa and instead travel to Laos every few months to apply for a fresh double-entry stamp. Indeed, it looks like the ultimate end to “living” in Thailand on double-entry tourist… Continue Reading
Vientiane Revisited – Visa Run to Laos, September 2015
It’s only in Thailand, and only if you wish to stay here for longer than just a couple of months at a time, that being older than 50 is an advantage – at least when it comes to obtaining a proper long-stay visa. Unfortunately your webmaster, at the tender age of 42, hasn’t arrived in… Continue Reading
Thailand Launches Six-Month Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed today on its Facebook page that starting from November 13, visitors of any nationality can apply for a “new” multiple-entry tourist visa that will be valid for six months. As with all other tourist visa, the permitted duration of stay per entry will however be only 60 days,… Continue Reading
Thai-Cambo Border Closed for Out/In Visa Runs (Several Updates)
Starting Saturday afternoon, September 12, Thaivisa.com has received numerous reports from forum members indicating that immigration checkpoints on the Thai-Cambodian border were “no longer stamping visa exempt entries”. The checkpoint in Kanchanaburi on the Thai-Myanmar border was reportedly also closed for “border runners” holding a valid tourist or Non-Immigrant visa. >>> IMPORTANT UPDATES BELOW >>>… Continue Reading
Pattaya Immigration Arrest Turkish Expat with Fake Passport
A 40-year-old Turkish expat who claims he has lived and done business in Thailand for more than 10 years was arrested at the immigration office on Jomtien Soi 5 on Wednesday after officers found he was carrying a fake passport. Mr. Khatami Shahram reportedly visited the immigration office in order to extend his visa when… Continue Reading
