Tourist visa holders denied entry to Thailand, left stranded
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:22 am
this will surely put an end to visa exempt runners and those who think they can now switch to a tourist visa to get back in to Thailand.
Sucks for those who have been living here for so long on tourist visas an visa exempt stamps, thinking it would go on and on.
Sucks for those who have been living here for so long on tourist visas an visa exempt stamps, thinking it would go on and on.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/742 ... ?p=8096024SUNGAI KOLOK (Southern Thailand): -- At least 20 foreign nationals were yesterday (Sunday) denied entry into Thailand using their 60-days Tourist visas, after attempting to enter via the Sungai Kolok border checkpoint in Narathiwat province.
Narathiwat is a popular destination for visa runners and border runners to exit and re-enter the country in order to extend their stay in Thailand.
All of the foreigners who were denied entry had a previous history of multiple visa exempt entries or back to back tourist visas.
Eight of the foreigners in question held visas issued abroad, as well as from Malaysia, namely from the Royal Thai Consulates in Penang and Kota Bahru. The countries of origin of the 8 refused foreigners include the UK, Italy, USA, Russia, Ukraine, Romania and New Zealand.
Immigration officials at Sungai Kolok, as well as at several other border checkpoints in the south, have been ordered by the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok to deny entry to foreigners holding 60-days Tourist visas.