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15 hours ago, ubonjoe said:
It has changed.
This is what visa run company has on their website.
"Tourist Visa, if you had previously some Tourist visas your application will be considered more carefully. Vientiane is now, in most cases, asking for proof of funds, Book Bank with balance THB 20,000.- up OR print out from Bank account from home country value USD 700.-up. Onward air ticket is not required."
When did this change? I was there 2.5 months ago and no such documentation was asked for. Have someone been there recently and can confirm this?
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Are tourist visas and visa exemptions effected by the tm30 debacle when extending at CW? For example staying at a friends place and not staying in any hotel or such since entering the country. Is this liable to be a problem at CW?
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I went to the consulate in Penamg today for a setv and the atmosphere was not pleasant. I had everything in order and even a letter from someone I know in Thailand to confirm that I'm going to the hospital in Bangkok and by no means are doing anything illegal. Only one visa exemption in the passport.
I was there 6.20 pm because of all the rumors about not getting a spot to be able to apply. Not a soul there when I arrived. One guy entered around 8pm with a backpack which I guess was the agent with all the passports for the visa agencies. Around 8.15 other "normal" applicants started to show up. Felt like a <deleted> for standing there for 2 hours getting killed by mosquitos for nothing. There were maybe 30 people or so lining up at 9.00.
When the guard opened the gate he was very pissed of at us for some reason. Got the receipt and filled it out. No need to fill out your info in a logbook anymore. I didnt rush to the counter s like some other people so got some time to listen to the officers questions tor the applicants ahead of me. The counter to the left was asking everyone applying an awful lot of questions and seemed not very happy to see all these applicants. I got my turn and for me it went much more smoothly with my officer to the right. Just a few questions, I got my receipt back and quickly left.
Outside I sat down to talk to some of the others there and while having a chat a girl came out to and told me that after I applied everyone after me got rejected.
I dont remember this place being like this. This used to be easy and relaxed. Now you better hope for a nice officer if you have previous Thai stamps or visas in your passport. And if you are lacking any documentation forget about it.
When they start using even more strict rules shortly I cant see the officers getting more relaxed. This place feels just like a bad mistake now, especially if you are relying on setvs for staying in Thailand. I have a round ticket to penang in 85 days but gonna try and go to Laos next time since I need more time for hospital visits and relying on penang consulate not to screw you over seems like a risk. Maybe I'm wrong but they certainly dont feel happy to see you applying for visas there.
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Automatic visa extensions for tourists in Thailand “just a matter of time” - details being ironed out: govt spokesman
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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Im honestly pretty scared of the situation. Not the virus itself, Im still relatively young and relatively healthy but I dont want to infect others and Im freaking out about these visa problems. Impossible to get to an embassy so we really are at the mercy of local immigration. I feel like they are happy to let us suffer, expose ourself and therefore others, while cashing in as much as they can in the process. I feel it truly is shameless, but Im not suprised. Seing how they have been tightening the screws for years making it harder and harder to stay here. Only quick in and out tourists are welcome but they treat them like dirt now as well.