I've done a bit of internet digging and it appears that there is a re-entry desk at Swampy but reports say that it's not always manned and not 24 hour (6am to midnight maybe). Also no photo booth so you need to take one along with you.
I emphasise that the above is not personal experience and I'd strongly advise anyone to get the permit in HH.
Dr Mike wrote:What the department says on its website and reality--not necessarily related.
i have the annual one but each time I go to the airport I look at the area where it should operate and it is always closed. Anybody travelling. take a look and report to the forum.
I have copied Dr Mike's reply and posted it here on the correct thread
Dr Mike wrote:What the department says on its website and reality--not necessarily related.
i have the annual one but each time I go to the airport I look at the area where it should operate and it is always closed. Anybody travelling. take a look and report to the forum.
I have copied Dr Mike's reply and posted it here on the correct thread
As of 10 days, definitely available at BKK Airport,
As of 10 days, definitely available at BKK Airport,[/quote]
I was with a freind who did not have a Re-Entry Permit (I did)...
At outgoing Immigration he asked a female Immigration Officer about the situation and she said follw me... and off he went and I continued thru to the other side and waited for him.
His account of what happened... He was taken to a small room where he completed the paperwork and submitted it. He said there was a stack of completed Permits about 6" hign on the desk. The officer asked him for Baht 1,200 fee. As he was leaving the room, he turned back and asked for money receipt. This was handed to him but he did not look at it until waiting in the departure lounge. Surprise! Surpries! The amount on the receipt wa Baht 1,000. Assuming that there was at least 100 completed forms on the desk... 100 x 200 = Baht 20,000... not bad for a day's work.
As d-m has already said, I got my re-entry stamp at Nong Khai with no problem whatsoever - no ticking off that I didn't get it in HH or that I would have to get it in HH next time.
You can't get it at the border though - you have to go to the immigration office (about 1 km from the Friendship Bridge crossing).
The fee for the single-reentry stamp is 1000 baht.
