# Visumvrij entree max. 3 keer **URL:** \ **Category:** Thailand\ **Created:** [5 mei 2014 om 08:30 UTC](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/t/visumvrij-entree-max-3-keer/140136 "2014-05-05T08:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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Thailand gaat de regels voor visumvrije entree stricter handhaven: iemand kan maximaal 3x visumvrij het land binnen komen. Zie bijgaand artikel. > **PHUKET: – Officials at Ranong Immigration today confirmed to the Phuket Gazette that they are turning away any foreigners attempting to enter Thailand after using three consecutive “walk-in” visas.** > The news follows reports of immigration officers allegedly stopping Phuket expats on visa runs to Ranong from exiting the country. Ranong, nearly 400km north of Phuket, has for decades been a prime destination for foreigners conducting “visa runs”. > “We began enforcing the rule from May 3 [Saturday] after receiving an order from Bangkok,” an officer at Ranong Immigration told the Gazette on condition of anonymity this morning. > “We have already spoken with several foreigners and strongly advised that they do not exit Thailand to arrive in Kauthaung [in Myanmar], as there is no Thai embassy or consulate there. > “We explained that if they went and tried to re-enter Thailand without first obtaining a visa from a Thai embassy or consulate, we would have to refuse them entry because they would have already entered Thailand three consecutive times on ‘visa exemption’ status.” > Any foreigners who ignore the advice risk being stranded in Myanmar, the officer warned. > The officer explained that the crackdown on the “three-visa-and-out rule” was aimed at catching foreign criminals staying in Thailand. > “This is just the first step in a crackdown on expats and tourists who keep renewing their visas so that they can live in Thailand for the wrong reasons,” he said. > “Some foreigners live here and form their own ‘networks’ to carry out illegal business. Some of the people we are targeting are known associates of international criminals.” > Visa run companies in Phuket have been notified of the situation, the officer assured. > “These companies can explain the rules to foreigners before they book them on a visa run,” he said. “This will help avoid any problems at the Ranong checkpoint.” > “As I said, this is just the first step as we attempt to root out foreign criminals. The next step might be tougher than this one, but law-abiding foreigners should be aware that we are not picking on any particular nationalities – criminals are the ones we want to catch.” > Any foreigners caught overstaying their permit to stay are subject to a fine of 500 baht per day, up to a maximum fine of 20,000 baht. > Foreigners caught grossly abusing the maximum overstay fine rule risk being deported and added to the immigration blacklist, barring the foreigner from re-entering the country (story here). > — Chutharat Plerin > Source: [http://www.phuketgaz…s-Myanmar/29346](http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Visa-crackdown-risks-stranding-Phuket-expats-Myanmar/29346)