Can Thai citizens travel to Cambodia without a passport, using only an ID card?

@Stelar ******

ID live in (house registration) more than 6 months.

@John **********

They can go to Siam-reab but not more than 7 days. (Only Sa-keaw province population)

@Steve ******

Clearly you don't. You're here to troll and suggest doing illegal and insulting things.

@Paul ******

Give it up Mr James, you're obviously living on a different planet to everyone else!

@Steve ******

I know the Cambodians very well and Thais too. They're not idiots. They'll trade in their own currency or other acceptable ones only.

Pushing Thai Baht on someone based in Phnom Penh is an insult. Next time, try purchasing something with Bangladeshi Taka and see how far you get.

@Nick ***************

how is the price of beer Lao compared to beer Leo?

@Nick ***************

How is it that they don't stamp your passport though? Legally you need an exit stamp from the Thai side to be able to obtain a Lao arrival stamp and the same in the reverse direction.

@Nick ***************

What border and how far/how long do you go for?

@Paul ******

Nong Khai and anything from a couple of hours to 3 days.

@Nick ***************

Ah yes, that works. I think the limit is 3 days and only for travel within Vientiane city (Kampaeng Nakorn as it's known in Lao).

@Sri **

Moreover, each border has their own rules. The most generous are the Burmese borders. Off the top of my head, here are the rules for Thais using border passes:

Myanmar borders:

Mae Sot: 1 day with car permitted within 12km of the border to Myawaddy. 7 days without vehicle and permitted to stay overnight in Myawaddy. Must use local transportation as Thai cars are not allowed to remain overnight in Myawaddy.

Mae Sai: 7 days with car permitted but only in Tachilek. Beyond that, a passport is required with a 14 day pass that allows travel up to Kengtung or sometimes even Mong Lar. Must return the same way you came. Else, a passport + Myanmar visa or e-visa and then you can travel to other parts of the country and exit from a different border. Permitted length of stay for tourist visa holders: 28 days. Must fly from Tachilek or Kengtung if seeking to travel to the "interior" of Myanmar. Overland travel west of Kengtung requires special permission and can't be granted on the spot.

Phu Nam Ron, Kanchanaburi: Thais can get a 7-day pass to travel to Dawei and back. Permission is granted to stay overnight at beaches just to the north and south of Dawei, down to Grandfather beach. If seeking to travel south to Myeik or north to Mawlamyine, a passport with visa is required. Thais using a border pass will be arrested. There is a checkpoint about 100km north of Dawei and hotels outside of Dawei and nearby beaches won't accept a Thai border pass. Thais registered in Kanchanaburi can get a 14-day border pass and have the same restrictions on travel.

Dan Singkorn, Prachuab Khiri Khan: Thais on a border pass can get a 14-day pass to travel to Myeik and its immediate surroundings. They must return the same way they came. It's illegal to travel north to Dawei or south to Kawthoung on a border pass.

Three Pagodas Pass, Kanchanaburi: a one day pass is issued to Thais with permission to travel no further than the waterfall, about 12km from town.

Ranong pier: Thais receive a 14-day permission to visit the islands of the south and Kawthoung. Generally, they want a passport here but I understand a Thai border pass is equally acceptable. Permission is granted to travel as far as 24km north of Kawthoung.

@Sri **

No, not anymore. Cambodia doesn't allow Thais to use ID cards. Like I explained, when an ID card can be used, it only allows limited travel within the same border province and you can't bring your car. For that a passport is required.

@Shane *******

Yes true, but in Thailand (and most other countries around the world) there are both entrance and exit checks.

@Michael *******

Yes, back then border passes were permitted, but it was mentioned in the news maybe 3 or 4 years ago that they put a stop to it. Only for Cambodia though. Laos and Myanmar are still fine. Malaysia - not sure.

@Paul ******

think malaysia is only for registered people in adjacent states/provinces but again that may have changed after all the roghinya smuggling a few years ago. Again been a while since been that far down

@Michael *******

Ah I see, yes that could be. I was just down in Malaysia a month ago and don't recall even seeing a border pass office or option but I didn't really look either. I arrived by car and used the booths for drivers to get stamped out. I then crossed back at a different border, which is much smaller and quieter but same thing there.

@Onne **********

you write ID card. Id card is not passport