Paulinho Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Wondering if like some government offices here they will be closed at all during the holidays? Anyone has any experience of this? Gracias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Closed from the 12th to the 16th for Songkran. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulinho Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Lucky I asked Thanks ubonjoe. So is it closed on 16th or until? I. E can I go on Monday day? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Paulinho said: So is it closed on 16th or until? Closed on the 16th. Open on the 17th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulinho Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozza Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I have booked a flight to visit the Thai Embassy in Canberra for Monday the 16th of April based on this list posted on their website, now im a little worried that it may be closed .dosent mention Monday the 16th but no worry it will be my probwem, Fawang silly. Royal Thai Embassy Canberra OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS 2018 Monday 2 April 2018 Easter Monday Friday 13 April 2018 Songkran Festival Wednesday 25 April 2018 ANZAC Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozza Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 For peace of mind i have changed my ticket to the following Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 9 hours ago, wozza said: For peace of mind i have changed my ticket to the following Tuesday. Probably for no reason. Embassies and official consulates do not strictly go by Thailand official holidays. They have to balance them out with local holidays as well. An example of that is the Australian holidays shown in your post. In the case of Laos it is also a holiday there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 in my experience embassies and consulates close for public holidays in the countries they are situated as well as those in their homeland. and why not?! songkran is celebrated in laos. i was there a few years ago and it was a much more civilised affair than in thailand with water throwing taking place in the afternoon allowing people to go about their normal holiday relaxation and pleasure in the morning and go out for a relaxing dinner in the evening without some idiot throwing water at you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiWai Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 14 hours ago, Paulinho said: Lucky I asked Thanks ubonjoe. So is it closed on 16th or until? I. E can I go on Monday day? Thanks Aside from the fact that is brutally obvious they would be closed can you not check the calendar on their website yourself? UJ has plenty to do without these calendar questions every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najinsky Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Savannakhet, Thai Consulate is closed same. Got my application in today, pickup tomorrow, just avoided a four day enforced stopover! Assuming I actually get the visa tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 43 minutes ago, Najinsky said: Savannakhet, Thai Consulate is closed same. Got my application in today, pickup tomorrow, just avoided a four day enforced stopover! Assuming I actually get the visa tomorrow Did you ask them? Vientianne is closed tomorrow according to UbonJoe so maybe Savannakhet is closed also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemaker Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 4 hours ago, ThaiWai said: Aside from the fact that is brutally obvious they would be closed can you not check the calendar on their website yourself? UJ has plenty to do without these calendar questions every day. It must be Love ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyclist Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 6 hours ago, samsensam said: in my experience embassies and consulates close for public holidays in the countries they are situated as well as those in their homeland. and why not?! songkran is celebrated in laos. i was there a few years ago and it was a much more civilised affair than in thailand with water throwing taking place in the afternoon allowing people to go about their normal holiday relaxation and pleasure in the morning and go out for a relaxing dinner in the evening without some idiot throwing water at you. Probably due to the fact that the Laotians lack the repressed aggression of the Thais ,that comes to the fore especially during any drunken revelry that Songkran in Thailand is.Much gentler people over in Laos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhatley Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 The Royal Thai Embassy in Vientiane website says they are closed 13, 14, 15, 16.... open 17th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, ccwhatley said: The Royal Thai Embassy in Vientiane website says they are closed 13, 14, 15, 16.... open 17th. ThaiVisaService, who will know as they run trips there, have put this on their website, April: no trip on Tue 10th as Thu 12th announced as additional holiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 30 minutes ago, ccwhatley said: The Royal Thai Embassy in Vientiane website says they are closed 13, 14, 15, 16.... open 17th. They did not change their calendar when the 12th was added as a holiday on February 27th. A visa run company was informed that they would be closed on the 12th. Not the first time they closed for a added holiday with no announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozza Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thai consulates around Australia are closed Friday and Monday yet the Embassy has only listed Friday as a holiday , Email just came in from the Embassy that they are open on Monday, correct again UJ, changing the ticket was insurance for me, being in Canberra unnecessarily for a day would be boring , turned out better actually, Qantas gave me an upgrade for no extra costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najinsky Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, darrendsd said: Did you ask them? Vientianne is closed tomorrow according to UbonJoe so maybe Savannakhet is closed also? They list office hours here http://www.thaisavannakhet.com/savannakhet/th/consulate/officehours/ There was also a sign on the wall listing the April holidays when they are closed. They also gave me the collection ticket and said pick up tomorrow. But I’ll know for certain in a few hours when I go to collect the visa! Edited April 12, 2018 by Najinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najinsky Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 On 4/11/2018 at 1:16 PM, darrendsd said: Did you ask them? Vientianne is closed tomorrow according to UbonJoe so maybe Savannakhet is closed also? It was open and collected Visa ok. Report here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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