leosmith Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (I'm a US citizen applying for a Thai tourist visa from an agency in the US) Is blue ink really required to fill out a visa application? I'm being told by my visa agency to use a blue pen, but I only own black ones. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Quite believable I'm afraid. I had some photocopies rejected by SCB because I'd signed them in black, "looks too much like a photocopy, please use blue pen". Blue pens are readily availalble even in the US. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 All Government,official forms are required to be filled in with blue pen. regards wogeodie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badrabbit Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Used a black pen for immigration forms for the last 9 yrs never had a problem, British passport application form states use a black ball point pen!Sent from my SM-P585Y using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Unbelievable what may be required by those with the power - remember in about 1985 being chastised by MSG (Marine Security Guard) at US Embassy in Beijing because I used a blue pen to sign in. Indeed had to do again in black to make them happy. Of course this was long before color copies so guess the tide has changed. Now some seem to argue must be ballpoint pen rather than gel (as some gel can be easily removed) - who has a ballpoint pen these days? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Esso49 Posted October 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2018 The reason that the UK and others insist on black ink is that they do not fade over time as much as coloured inks. I can only assume therefore that Thai's prefer a signature made with blue ink so that over time it has faded so much no ones thus knows who signed it in the first place so hence no one becomes responsible for anything. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Sod's Law in operation here. The UK passport renewal form specifically said use a black biro. Of course, I only had blue ones. So out I went, on a mission to secure a black one. Sod's Law meant that the Local 7/11 and CJ stores had no black biros, only blue ones. I eventually secured a multicolour red, blue, and black biro, a single example hidden at the back of a rack. Presumably the multicolour aspect had confused whichever of the Fates is running Sod's Law and it slipped through the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, lopburi3 said: Unbelievable what may be required by those with the power - remember in about 1985 being chastised by MSG (Marine Security Guard) at US Embassy in Beijing because I used a blue pen to sign in. Indeed had to do again in black to make them happy. Of course this was long before color copies so guess the tide has changed. Now some seem to argue must be ballpoint pen rather than gel (as some gel can be easily removed) - who has a ballpoint pen these days? A ball point leaves an indentation in the paper so that whoever is reading/examining the signed document can see that it is 'wet' signature and not a copy.....as if it really matters. Do banks, here or in UK, employ cryptographers to verify signatures....no Edited October 4, 2018 by wgdanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tanoshi Posted October 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2018 I believe it's a cultural issue. Blue pen on white paper which can be read (red). Very patriotic to the flag. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 When I was based in Hong Kong the Governor always used a green ink pen and nobody else was allowed to use green ink on official documentation. In the UK Military its a red ink entry in your log book for combat missions, black for all others. Specifying blue doesn't seem too weird to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiaexpat Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 What does a UK requirement have to do with Thailand government requirements? Completing and signing in blue ink has long been required in Thailand to prevent fraud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Several off topic posts meant to derail the topic have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I wonder if not this is a lot of confusion from people never worked in an office. I think that fill in the application in black pen, but the important thing is to sign it with blue colored pen. glegolo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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