Pattaya57

Hey genius, this thread is a complaining thread, you know where people can complain about "what grinds their gears" 😀 I also doubt the KFC order machines were fitted when you were here so what's the relevance that you've been there before and never had a problem. I've probably been there 100 times with no problems when they didn't have the order machines

It clearly states it's 90 days on the Vietnam e-visa site "Vietnam E-visa is valid for maximum of 90 days, single or multiple entry." https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/trang-chu-ttdt It changed from 30 days to 90 days in August last year, same time as they increased the visa exempt from 15 days to 45 days (for 13 countries)

Well my experience is that if the e-visa application site requires you to provide 400,000 baht or equivalent financial proof then that is what you'll have to do if you want the visa (note fees are non-refundable if you apply without it)

It appears you're applying for a non-imm O based on marriage. Why would you think you wouldn't have to show financial proof of the required 400,000 baht every other non-imm O marriage applicant has to show? One of the advantages of the e-visa is that all requirements are now the same all over the World. I couldn't get my non-imm O in Australia as they demanded 3 months insurance which no Thai company offered (only 12 months). Australia went to e-visa in March and this crazy insurance magically disappeared 😀

This surcharge has been around for as long as I can remember. In Australia your gas, electricity and council rates are all 1.5% higher if paid by credit card (same as airport duty free you would have seen on your way to Thailand)

Bloody electronic food ordering kiosks. just went to KFC in Central mall basement and you can now only use those stupid electronic order machines. They've even taken all the menus off the wall and taken the cash register away so you can't order at the counter like McDonalds. I thought ok time to get over myself and use the machine and it gave me 6 options to pay, none of which I had, i.e. I only had cash (well I didn't see cash as an option if it is there) Walked out in disgust. I guess that's it for KFC in Pattaya for me. I wonder how much their sales drop in November?

Why, people who do border runs can get a free 60 day visa exempt so why would anyone wait around to apply and pay for a tourist e-visa to get the same 60 days entry (any other visa is not a border run imo)

As I said in my post above, if you scroll past the "valid from/to" field and go the the "Information about the Trip" section and in length of stay field you can type in 90 days and the valid from/to dates in prior section automatically change to that 90 day period. By the way, my Mate did a border hop to Danang but fell in love and stayed. I just spoke to him and he's just done three 90 day single entry visa's in a row. His next one he'll do a 90 day multi because he wants to go away for Christmas.

I'm guessing you're another typical American overseas who always has to be the loudest person in the bar because you think the World revolves around the USA and you want everyone to know it This whole thread is moronic and just another way to talk politics outside the political soapbox thread

I've got the OP posts blocked but is there any way to block his threads as well so I don't have to constantly see his dribble clogging up the Pub sub-forum where he seems to live? Wish it was like a real pub where political discussion is banned and loud obnoxious people always trying to be the centre of attention are quickly encouraged to piss off 😉

You should resist giving advice in the visa forum given this load of rubbish. Why would someone on a non-imm O e-visa ever need an onward ticket as they may never leave Thailand again. As said previously, a one-way ticket for OP is fine.

As far as I remember it's been that way in Thailand all year. As for auto gates elsewhere, my passport is 9 years old and I don't have a single Aussie entry/exit stamp so not a new concept (have about 10 pages of Thailand stamps though)

I was down Pattaya beach this morning and they're all busy setting up for the bikini race on Saturday 😀

Meanwhile I've remitted 920k baht this year and will stay 250 days and I won't be going anywhere near an accountant or the tax office. OP needs to relax a bit in my opinion. If not, maybe contact/join the Pattaya City Expats club and they may be able to provide a contact. I know they've had many speakers on tax at their weekly meetings. https://pcec.club/

How can someone out vote the law? It's not an AGM decision to make, it is the law that you cannot rent out a condo for less than 30 days (unless you have a hotel licence)

Yes you are missing something. You have to provide proof of address in the country you are applying for the e-visa in.

OP pretty clearly states non O e-visa (whereby a one-way flight is fine)

They have for me when I told them I was extending my visa exempt entry by 30 days as allowed (and promoted) by Thai immigration. You'll get many on here that insist it must be within your visa exempt period though.

I have a question as well. The e-visa application valid from/to dates default to 30 days as per pic below, but you can scroll down the page and change the "Intended length of stay" to 90 days and that automatically changes the prior "visa valid from/to" dates to that 90 day period. I'm just wondering if you say you intend to stay 70 days as per your actual flights, will they only issue a 70 day visa as per the valid from/to dates that automatically changed to that 70 day period? Seems silly the application doesn't just say a fixed 90 days validity?

You can stay up to 90 days. When you go into the e-visa application it has the following fees to be paid in step 2 before you enter how long you stay on page 2 of application. So it should be $25 for single entry 90 days as far as I can tell (I apply in next 2 weeks) Edit: US Embassy in Vietnam states the following to confirm what I said above. E-visas are issued with a validity period of up to 90 days, one-entry for 25 USD or multiple entries for 50 USD,

What is it with all the repetitive thread spammers having usernames starting with G?

My non-imm O e-visa was approved and sent to me within 72 hours. I applied on a Wednesday and it arrived on the Saturday, so it was not restricted to business days.

How does any of the following paragraph make sense? You are saying someone would think to go to Vietnam, make e-visa application and then go home to await the issued visa. The whole point of the trip was to get the visa to allow you to go home, so why (or how) would someone think to go home without it? E-visa dilemma Now, the e-visa concept might sound as smooth as silk—head to Vietnam, apply online, and zip back post-application. But here’s where it gets sticky: what if they ask for more documents after you’ve returned home? Or worse, if they reject your application, you’re stuck reapplying. Suddenly, staying put for the 5-10 day processing time seems unavoidable, turning the supposedly slick e-visa tech into a sticky wicket compared to the speedy traditional walk-in approach, Thailand Life reported.

Yes, 49ers have clawed back to 4-4 with their 6 point win over cowboys (although yet another scare of losing after 17 point lead going into 4th quarter). Lucky for 49ers the NFC West has Cardinals and Seahawks also 4-4, while Rams are 3-4. So all they need to do to get into play-offs is stay ahead of those crappy teams (49ers are seeded 10th and 2 wins behind other teams for a wildcard entry) Good thing is 49ers can't lose this week as they're on a bye 😉

Wow, digging up a 10 year old thread to talk about VoA and Visa exempt when everything changes reguarly (and the OP was full of false info for 2014 anyway). @freddel08 there is a massive "VoA and Visa exempt" thread pinned at the top of this page with current info