Can you still buy re-entry visas at the airport?

[dirtydog]

No idea, but I think my all new and fresh, "The Best Ways To Torture Dumb Thais" thread is going to be a sure fire winner

[aging one]

Oh shit man. Hope it works out. Glad to hear I was wrong on the fee. I am sure it will be okay, you worry much to much as I do.

[English Noodles]

So he passes it to the stupid bint on the desk behind and without even thinking she opens the passport and gives me another re-entry stamp on the blank page that I was saving.

Unreal.

[aging one]

Deleted.


damn it was a good one...

[The Fresh Prince]

Well, I spoke to a girl at the Irish embassy, she was the only person I could think might have a good idea, and she has given me a 75% chance of getting through. She said in a special case they can use the observation page at the back if they wont put the visa over the voided re-entry. The passport is almost useless after this trip anyway.

That's good enough for me so I've booked the flight.

I'll check back to this thread when I'm back as it could be useful info as to the result.

[English Noodles]

Well, I spoke to a girl at the Irish embassy

There is no Irish Embassy in Thailand.

[dantilley]

He probably means the consulate (Consulate of Ireland)

[English Noodles]

Probably, but you don't call MacDonalds Burger King.

[The Fresh Prince]

ok ok, it's just some chick i know that works for 'an' embassy or something.

My wife said Irish.

[chitown]

Well, I spoke to a girl at the Irish embassy

There is no Irish Embassy in Thailand.

Can you change your av? I am starting to picture you to look that way.

[The Fresh Prince]

Ok so for future reference, they love it when you try to enter their country with not enough pages in your passport.

My mate and I showed up at the visa application place in the airport and he was worried because he had forgotten to get photo's but strangely he was one of the first off the plane that was given his visa and he was though.

So I hand my passport in and am waiting at the back of the line. The conversation went something like this.

Officer:Fresh Prince?

Me: Yep I'm here.

Officer:Preace come over here.
(and they took me aside)

Officer:Why are you such a stupid boy? What makes you think you can come to our country with a full passport?

Me: if you look at the last page it was just a mistake with from Thai immigration, they've voided the last stamp so you can put the visa on top of that.

Officer:We can not put a visa over the top of an old stamp. There is no way you are entering our country.

Me: Its pretty important that i get in so please just find a space and put the visa in there somewhere.

Officer(s) now:This is an official immigration place. There is no way we are giving you this visa. But we understand that you have a problem.

Me: Yep I totally understand. How about if I was to make a donation to immigration? would that solve the problem?

Officer: I think that there may be some way we can solve this problem, yes. If you were to make such a donation, where abouts in your passport would you like visa?
(Quickly riffling through passport to find an old page)

Me: How about here, on top of these old stamps from 2005?

Officer: O.k, what kind of donation would you like to make?

Me: How about 20$?

Officer: But that is less than 10$ each. (there was 5 of them by now)

Me: Ok. How about 50$

Officers: but you will still need your visa.

Me: Ok how about 70$

Officer: Yes, I think 70 dorrars would be fine. But to put the visa over old stamps I need you to right a short not for the police and sign it. Here is the form I will tell you what to right.

Me: Ok, whatever.

Officer: Prease right, I The Fresh Prince, have been a very sirry boy. I should not have come to this country with not enough pages in my passport. I promise I will never do it again and I will get a new passport as soon as I get back to Bangkok. Signed, The Fresh Prince.

And with that they gave me the visa. The bastards must have been pissing their pants all night after that one

The last thing he said was: If you ever want to get into this country again, you come see me ok. wink wink.

[12Call]

You and your mate are clowns.

Is it all the Thai's fault that you have not taken care of your personal paperwork ?

You just come across as a cheapo (another here in Thailand).

[Smug Farang Bore]

Classic.! Never a dull moment.

[English Noodles]

You just come across as a cheapo (another here in Thailand).

Maybe, but he's not.

[Mr Brown]

Due to unfortunate circumstances, me and a few mates have to make an un-schedualed trip to Phenom Penn tomorrow for the day.

You and your mate are clowns. Is it all the Thai's fault that you have not taken care of your personal paperwork ? You just come across as a cheapo (another here in Thailand).

It was a question of time. Takes 10 days to get a new passport, better what FP did instead of throwing away a working visa

[dantilley]

he was worried because he had forgotten to get photo's

This is quite a common occurrence and they have standard procedures in place - at Thai / Cambodia land border crossings a 100 Baht fee will get you through. Not a problem usually.

to put the visa over old stamps I need you to right a short not for the police and sign it. Here is the form I will tell you what to right.

This shows that covering old stamps is also a standard procedure, as long as you sign something official to confirm that you agreed to it. So your offer of a "donation" was probably unecessary.

[dirtydog]

500baht at land borders with Cambodia to cover full pages, just as a thought, when he said that is less than $10 per stamp on your 5 stamp page, didn't it occur to you to use a less stamped page

[English Noodles]

I would have thought you could have problems getting back in to Thailand if you have defaced their immigration stamps in your passport. Would be far better asking them to put the visa straight over an old visa from the same country (Cambodia in this case) rather than stamps that have been placed by another country.

[dantilley]

I would have thought you could have problems getting back in to Thailand if you have defaced their immigration stamps in your passport.

Not if it's old stamps from a few years back, they would have no idea they're there if the're covered over.

[English Noodles]

^I disagree. What if entry and exit stamps from the same trip are on different pages? Then the passport is showing either illegal entry or exit to or from the country.

Show us how you entered the country! I cant, the stamps have been covered by this visa. Show us when you exited the country! I cant this visa is covering the stamp.

[dantilley]

^ That would only be if they really scrutinised the passport and checked every entry / exit. This is very unlikely, especially if arriving at the airport. If the visa is only covering stamps from many years ago, it's doubtful this will be noticed.

[English Noodles]

I still stick to my original statement.

I would have thought you could have problems getting back in to Thailand if you have defaced their immigration stamps in your passport. Would be far better asking them to put the visa straight over an old visa from the same country (Cambodia in this case) rather than stamps that have been placed by another country.

[dantilley]

^ The issue I can see with that, though, is that it would be more visibly apparent that the visa has been stuck over the old one - unless it's very precisely done, you will be able to see the edges of the old visa sticker around the new one. No problem for Thailand, I doubt, but it could cause you problems if you go back to Cambodia again on the same passport at some stage.

[dirtydog]

but it could cause you problems if you go back to Cambodia again on the same passport at some stage.

Thats really not likely to happen when you already know that your passport is full

[Clogiron]

^ That would only be if they really scrutinised the passport and checked every entry / exit. This is very unlikely, especially if arriving at the airport. If the visa is only covering stamps from many years ago, it's doubtful this will be noticed.

Obviously you have not been to immigration recently applying for an "Extension of Stay" as this is exactly what they do, not only scrutinies each exit / re-entry stamp but also asking for photocopies of each such stamp to be signed and dated by the appliicant.