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Was there at food mall ....at first i tought it was tenagers hype at some local celebrity crap... Then i realised it was serious stuff after hearing first gun shoots ... The few still there started runing towards other way and went to ground level by the back stairs near bathroom.....to a level wich is some sort of big clothes shop. Security...well ..more like local unarmed floor clerk told us to keep on going ... Wait couple minutes there ....and it seems he went up couse we heared again fire shoots at our floor not far...everybody stormed out of there like there was no tomorrow left to the street by parking lot .... At some point i could not stop thinking about mumbai ... Better go far just in case... Met some kuwaiti fellon and his girlfriend on the way out through some narrow thai style allyes and we ended close to pratunam pier.... .... Its probably a kid with a gaming overdose.... Thai kids do not strike me as bullies so i doubt its his background...is it ? VID_20231003_161814.mp4

3 months for Vietnam ! And e-visa? No gov building process crap? Thats great news . I prefer it here in some ways ... Viets are not so open as Thais ..but that does not have usually to be a bad trait at all. Noble and fair as its the case in most of the area countries. Cheers.

yeap i have problems myself to understand it ????... english not native language ..sorry about that .. what i mean its thats probably a rule they demand only ocasionally whenever they want someone to sweet it off ... you know happy ever persons behind a service desk ...specially with no personal profit from it at all ....

Thanks for replays guys ! We i shall consider it yet i still found very strange people actually get rejected if not shown 60 days.... ...and with political turmoil perhaps wiser to try shorter way... ....my guess it just a rule they force on will alone...and a western dude has many tickets to get hassled by 'ever happy' - probably like most places on earth - thai civil servants ... Regards.

Exactly ... requirements and that my only question/doubt .... ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 2.5. Accommodation / Place of stay (1) Applicant staying at the hotel Copy of hotel or accommodation reservation, covering full period of stay. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// this is on their website regarding requirements ... DO I REALLY HAVE TO SHOW BOOKING OF 60 days ..... thats my only question here and doubt .. if so i shall stick with exempt and laksi ... plane to vientiane is too expensive from hcmc for my liking ,,,plus another trip to bkk somehow ..maybe next run ... Best regards .

What do you mean? I am in Vietnam right now till 5-10 august. Landed in sea back in september ... 3 of 4 months spent on thailand last years ..never made quick visa runs stay at least a week or more in saigon or KL. This year 45 + 30 since mid jan .... Out in malaysia since late march.... So i doubt i can be labelled as visa run hopper ???? The problem ok so if it fails i go visa exempt but i allready had to book a flight not of my liking ie round with upgrade to be able to exchange data....plus all hassle of the rest plus the usual pain in the. * of dealing with the usual bunch at this places ..like at laksi or any other inmigration office .... There is really noone who aplied at hcmc that can provide answer Cheers !

It also probably have to do with number of potential aplyers.... By becoming harder ...word spreads and they do not get so much work... Travellers may prefer saigon to vientane .....also flight tickets cheaper if not mistaken.

Anyone. ? I guess it will be visa exempt then !????

Crist ! ???? my english sucks i guess... Thank for quick answers from all but it was not really answered. I kind of understand all requisites yet i have doubts about proof of accomodation.... Last time i tried in New Delhi -and mumbai weeks before- they wanted proof of all days ie 60 days reservations on wichever lodge instrument.... I just do not want to do everything else and face some worn out "public servant" smiling and asking me for that ridiculous part... Why would anyone book 60 days in advance ....disgusting ...say the least .. So trump mate you succesfully aplied a week ago , what sort of accomodation proof was shown? Thx and best regards all.

do they ask for proof of accomodation full period i.e 60 days tourist visa ? cheers

Hi mates, i am considering aplying for a tourist VISA - 60 days if not mistaken - at HCMC thai embassy . Before i get an appointment wich suits me well couse i shall be for around one month in vietnam i am wary of usual trouble one can get in such places - specially western white dudes traveling solo ???? as u know after so many years of mass tourism it seems regrettably SEA has some sort of xenofobic traits on some individuals , anyways i read some feedback on the embassy at google and people specially westeners talk about lack of good manners towards them .... ... couse i tried some months ago to do so in India and failed due to their funny requisites - actually it was not through proper embassy but some sort of contracted agency doing paper work for many embassies - . Apart from usual round flight ticket wich sounds legit they also asked for proof of accomodation OF WHOLE PERIOD i.e 60 days .. and as i said above that sounds hilarious and rather ilogical from any tourist point of view even those that stick at same resort for months ... many id even say most tourist just plan trip along and like not to be stuck with some pre booked itirenary . This is what i read at thai embassy in hcmc website regarding required docs to walk in the previously apointed day and time . 2.5. Accommodation / Place of stay (1) Applicant staying at the hotel Copy of hotel or accommodation reservation, covering full period of stay. Hotel reservation must start from the date of arrival into Thailand. Proof of hotel accommodation reservation shall have the name of person, including family member(s) or accompanying person's name(s) applyng for visa. So , my doubts are if is this actually real and anyone here has experience aplying for visa there , do they really ask for whole period proof of acc .. ??? :0 i was just gonna buy a round ticket with options to change days and book some 3-4 days hotel with optiopn to cancel ... as most likely shall book airbnb one or 2 days before arrival ... so not available day i show at embassy ... if this is the case .. i shall stick with visa exempt and 30 days extension ... excuse my english and thx for response in advance .

wow .. ok ! I guest its just not even mention .. there was no disrespect ! cheers!

I am asking this couse if i am not mistaken there were big riots back in 2020 and this is been hapening every few years for many decades due to their lack of fairness and democracy i believe ... cheers !

Hi mates , as much as one feels simpathetic with thai people quest for democracy and fairness one aims to spend some months in bkk and surroundings from mid august onwards ,... shall be mainly hopping around chatushak and kaset areas ... So from my egoistic point of view one wonders if protest get on the way of falang travellers .. is one likely to get involved even if not aiming for it ? Read above about airports ... Can one get stuck somehow.. im sure there si always land border crossing . What about other major cities... like chiang mai or had yai .. equally amidts turmoil? Thx in advance .