Thread: Visa run to Mae Sot and on to Mae Hong Son

Thank's for that..... I should have looked at this Report earlier - when I was up in Chiang Mai last August. But then I did not need a Visa Run....and I don't have the use of a Car....
However, my next Visa Run is due before 7th January 2012 and now I am searching for suitable destinations to do one.
Have done Hanoi, Cambodia, Philippines & Nepal in the past and now I am looking at Myanmar - but flights & Hotels there are not cheap.
Also, it was mentioned that you got a 90 day Visa at the Border??? I was under the impression that one could only obtain a 15 day Visa on a Land crossing - while a 30 day Visa is available when arriving back into Thailand by Plane??
Are there any special provisions to get a 60 day - or 90 day Viasa at a Land crossing??
And if so, is such a Visa also available going in/out of Laos? If that is available I would not mind a Bus Trip to Vientiane (as my next Visa-run).
Any info is appreciated.

Originally Posted by albarb

Thank's for that..... I should have looked at this Report earlier - when I was up in Chiang Mai last August. But then I did not need a Visa Run....and I don't have the use of a Car....
However, my next Visa Run is due before 7th January 2012 and now I am searching for suitable destinations to do one.
Have done Hanoi, Cambodia, Philippines & Nepal in the past and now I am looking at Myanmar - but flights & Hotels there are not cheap.
Also, it was mentioned that you got a 90 day Visa at the Border??? I was under the impression that one could only obtain a 15 day Visa on a Land crossing - while a 30 day Visa is available when arriving back into Thailand by Plane??
Are there any special provisions to get a 60 day - or 90 day Viasa at a Land crossing??
And if so, is such a Visa also available going in/out of Laos? If that is available I would not mind a Bus Trip to Vientiane (as my next Visa-run).
Any info is appreciated.

Hi Albarb. The Mae Sot crossing is a very simple and cheap alternative although I should clarify that no visas are issued at the border on the Burmese side. I had a multiple entry non immigrant visa already ( from the U.K. ) . As you know, even with a multiple entry visa you still have to leave the country every 90 days to activate the next 90 days. Hope that explains things.