This morning, I called the Thai Consulate here in Dublin. I am travelling to South East Asia this coming summer, so I was hoping to get a free 2 entry visa for Thailand.
However, according to one lady at the Consulate, they have not yet been notified, and therefore, visas are not free (yet). However, I was also told that even though visa fees may be waived there will still be 'an administration fee of 20 Euro'. Besides, according to the same person at the consulate in Dublin, during the last promotion (the one that ran till March 10) only 1 entry tourist visas were free. Those who applied for visas with multiple entries (2 entries, etc.) would still would have to pay at least 80 Euro for a 2 entry visa...
To be honest, I am a bit dissapointed with the whole 'promotion'. If the visas were to be truly free, there should not be any additional administration fees, otherwise, technically, the price of a 1 entry visa only goes down from 40 Euro to 20 Euro.
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This morning, I called the Thai Consulate here in Dublin. I am travelling to South East Asia this coming summer, so I was hoping to get a free 2 entry visa for Thailand.
However, according to one lady at the Consulate, they have not yet been notified, and therefore, visas are not free (yet). However, I was also told that even though visa fees may be waived there will still be 'an administration fee of 20 Euro'. Besides, according to the same person at the consulate in Dublin, during the last promotion (the one that ran till March 10) only 1 entry tourist visas were free. Those who applied for visas with multiple entries (2 entries, etc.) would still would have to pay at least 80 Euro for a 2 entry visa...
To be honest, I am a bit dissapointed with the whole 'promotion'. If the visas were to be truly free, there should not be any additional administration fees, otherwise, technically, the price of a 1 entry visa only goes down from 40 Euro to 20 Euro.