Condog97

10 hours ago, Yadon Toploy said:

That's because Thais frequently work illegally in other countries. Look at the hundreds of thousands of Thais working illegally in South Korea as an example.

 

It's a false equivalence and a nonsensical argument.

I'm not talking about illegal migrant workers, I'm sure some people in the UK would be more than capable of doing the same thing over here. Just pack their bags and find a job over here illegally so they can live a better life. I'm talking strictly about your average tourists who just wants to visit and see a country for recreational reasons. If your a brit and you want to visit thailand, no problem. If your a thai and you want to visit britain, good luck getting permission.

5 minutes ago, LastStraw said:

You got a 30 day, right? If so, a visa exemption. So they wouldn't ask about your financial situation. 60 day tourist visa you need proof of funds. I've never applied for anything else, but people will tell you there's a lot more you need to provide for retirement visa, marriage visa, etc.

Yes, I always get a visa exemption and just extend it to 30 days, no questions asked and no need to prove anything. Much simpler that way and beneficial for me, I dont need to stay any longer than 60 days at a time and if I do, i quite enjoy visiting other countries for visa runs. I understand that isnt the case for everybody, just emphasising how easy it is to visit the country and how laid back the immigration is about it.

6 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Your point is that why can some people walk into another’s country easily while other’s can’t. Two of the most powerful passports in the world are from Singapore and Japan. They get to walk into other countries easily because their governments run things much better than most and their citizens have high GDPs. People from wealthy countries generally don’t go to poorer countries for a better financial future. And if they do, they don’t achieve it easily. 
 

Japan and South Korea have discussed before about ditching their VOA for Thais. The reason being many people going their to work illegally.
 

If you wanna blame someone, blame s***** governments who stifle their country and citizen’s progression either through poor management or gross corruption. 

I'm not blaming anyone, like I said above, I was just emphasising the relaxed laws on  visiting Thailand. I understand they're are people looking to come and work illegally in other countries, I just think its harsh of people to slander the rules on visa's in thailand right now... when theres no factors such as a global pandemic affecting travel and causing restrictions. The thai government is extremely relaxed on letting people come and go freely to visit their country. My girlfriends been wanting to come to visit the U.K now for over 2 years... just looking at the whole process, I think what's the point, when it's so much easier, cheaper and generally just better to come and see her here.

41 minutes ago, Badboldie said:

When applying for a Thai visa you have to be self funded! When Thai's apply for a UK visa who's paying?

Why should our UK tax payer pick up the bills for Thai left stranded in the UK when relationship go wrong!

Is the Thai government going to Pick up your bill, if you are left stranded? 

I'm sorry, I must of completely missed the part at the airport where they ask me my financial situation... because they did not

40 minutes ago, rbkk said:

When I took my wife to the UK, her visa, both times, was for 6 months.

Did you have to apply for it and pay £xxx for it even with a chance they could turn around and say no? Did she have to go to bangkok or a local embassy to apply?

Or did she just arrive and walk freely through immigration without any interrogation whatsoever? That's the point I'm trying to make

53 minutes ago, Mister Fixit said:

You might want to think about brushing up your maths and knowledge of current exchange rates.  

An extension to a 30 day visa exemption costs 1,900 baht, which at the current rate of (approximately) 40 baht to the £ comes to £47.50, well over double the £20 you quoted.

 

 

Good point! I normally just do the maths at 1000 = 25... I intended on adding that to the 20. My mistake! 

I normally just read the forums, never felt the need to post before... however I just felt like I needed to give my opinion on this subject...