Re: anyone been up to Mae Sai for visa this month ?

On 27 Nov 2005 16:01:18 -0800, rickwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>they get angry if you do too many 30 day visa runs (oddly, more so if
>you do it at the same border crossing) and can arrest you presumably on
>the suspicion of working without a work permit, though deport is more
>likely. I think a few people have had their passports stamped that they
>have to leave the country within 7(?) days after doing a year of 30
>day visa runs. Lots of rumours about the laws tightening up, etc.

If the government really want to restrict the number of visa-free
entries a person is allowed to make, or limit the number of days spent
in the country over a particular period of time then it would be so
simple to pass laws to formalise that.

What is plain stupid is hassling people for doing something which is
actually within the law, or threatening to arrest them for some
unspecified offence.

This issue has been rumbling on for years now. Its about time the
government made up their minds what they really want so that everybody
is clear about what they can and cannot do as far as staying in
Thailand is concerned.

Chris
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