e-Visa for Chinese tourists to be launched February 15

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Consular Affairs will officially launch the first phase of the Thai e-Visa in Beijing on February 15.

 

China will be the first country in the world to have the service, which will be extended to other Chinese cities in early March.

 

Chatri Archjananun, director general of the Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the Thai e-Visa was developed to provide greater convenience to Chinese tourists wishing to visit Thailand.

 

After its rollout in Beijing on February 15, the service is scheduled to open in other mainland cities on March 1.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30362938

 

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of course. 

14 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

of course. 

Off course.

Chinese New Year begins 5th Feb and ends 19th. 

So you will only be able to get this if you come to Thailand halfway thru the celebrations, and come from Beijing.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

After its rollout in Beijing on February 15, the service is scheduled to open in other mainland cities on March 1.

Just the same as the foreigner database, promised 'within six months', and now five months overdue with not a whisper from Prawit who promised it, or anyone in immigration.

Normal sort of a bullshit day really:

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025048-foreigner-database-to-be-ready-in-six-months/

 

Edited January 25, 20197 yr by bluesofa
misprit

More special treatment for the Chinese. And forget about all others.

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

China will be the first country in the world to have the service, which will be extended to other Chinese cities in early March.

As the rest of the world waits on the edge of their seats hoping and praying they are next 

Does this country really need even more of them ?

19 minutes ago, Deli said:

Does this country really need even more of them ?

No, only the money they spend.

Meanwhile, other countries worldwide are clamouring to be the next to receive this coveted recognition from Thailand...

13 hours ago, wgdanson said:

Chinese New Year begins 5th Feb and ends 19th. 

So you will only be able to get this if you come to Thailand halfway thru the celebrations, and come from Beijing.

Not me.

13 hours ago, wgdanson said:

Chinese New Year begins 5th Feb and ends 19th. 

So you will only be able to get this if you come to Thailand halfway thru the celebrations, and come from Beijing.

A partial respite/reprieve 

1 hour ago, Deli said:

Does this country really need even more of them ?

Them???

I love insights from cosmopolitans

Feel the Love.

Welcome Chinese.

Go home pesky Falangs 

Same system as going live in London in April.
For those not familiar with the new requirements at The Royal Thai Embassy in London to get a visa (Any type of visa) as from April 2019 here is the tutorial on how you will need to proceed. There will be no walk in or postal applications allowed. You only go and take your hard copies when your visa has been approved. ALL Thai Embassy's and consulates worldwide need to move to the new databased system by the end of 2020. Demo below in the link of how it works.
If you notice Vientiane and KL switch partly over too the system in February and April

https://thaievisa.go.th/Images/sliders/e-visa.mp4

 

Edited January 26, 20197 yr by Lovethailandelite

As the Chinese are eligible for a visa on arrival, and the vast majority are short term tourists, what are the advantages for them of an e-Visa?

Perhaps quicker entry processing at airports? 

Just now, Old Croc said:

As the Chinese are eligible for a visa on arrival, and the vast majority are short term tourists, what are the advantages for them of an e-Visa?

Perhaps quicker entry processing at airports? 

It isn't an E visa as such. See the demo

https://thaievisa.go.th/Images/sliders/e-visa.mp4

1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said:

No, only the money they spend.

yeah I guess 10 mill cup noodles from 7/11 count as income

7 minutes ago, Wallander4 said:

yeah I guess 10 mill cup noodles from 7/11 count as income

Obviously not the quality tourists they've been talking about, this is more about quantity...

Edited January 26, 20197 yr by RotBenz8888

6 minutes ago, Wallander4 said:

yeah I guess 10 mill cup noodles from 7/11 count as income

Not quite sure if that's 'mill' as in 10 million, or as in 10 milli-litre size cup noodle packs.

 

41 minutes ago, Respectthailand said:

Them???

I love insights from cosmopolitans

What's wrong with them? Shorter and easier to type than Chinese and certainly more polite than farang.

18 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

As the Chinese are eligible for a visa on arrival, and the vast majority are short term tourists, what are the advantages for them of an e-Visa?

Perhaps quicker entry processing at airports? 

No more hassle of filling in the arrival cards in English while they can't read or write the language.

17 minutes ago, Lovethailandelite said:

It isn't an E visa as such. See the demo

https://thaievisa.go.th/Images/sliders/e-visa.mp4

Thanks for that, haven't seen it before. (Amazing Thailand!)

So the Thailand version is not an e-Visa as I know it, more a complex on-line application for visas other than for short term tourist.

Can't see how this major initiative will impact on the vast majority of basic Chinese visitors.

7 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Obviously not the quality tourists they've been talking about, this is more about quantity...

They spend on average more a day than any tourists from any other country.

13 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Just the same as the foreigner database, promised 'within six months', and now five months overdue with not a whisper from Prawit who promised it, or anyone in immigration.

Normal sort of a bullshit day really:

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025048-foreigner-database-to-be-ready-in-six-months/

 

You haven't got a clue, the only BS is coming from you.

Total bulshit 

what about the western tourist that have helped Thailand grow with there pounds dollars and euos

noe the Chinese are not coming in there thousands as before they are trying to encourage them 

what about us westerners 

we are staying away because of exchange rates and visas

what will you do to encourage us 

nothing as usual 

plain stupidity

 

3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

No more hassle of filling in the arrival cards in English while they can't read or write the language.

If you look at the requirements outlined in the link above, I doubt many (or their agents) would go through that process.

Just now, FritsSikkink said:

They spend on average more a day than any tourists from any other country.

That must be a total per nationality, rather than per head.

Hence the need for increasing the number of Chinese visitors, to keep the total up, given the low spend by each individual.

 

5 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

13 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Just the same as the foreigner database, promised 'within six months', and now five months overdue with not a whisper from Prawit who promised it, or anyone in immigration.

Normal sort of a bullshit day really:

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1025048-foreigner-database-to-be-ready-in-six-months/

 

You haven't got a clue, the only BS is coming from you.

You're right, I haven't got a clue:

 

"The two agencies were told to have the new system fully functioning in six months.

As part of the new system, the Immigration Bureau will cancel the use of the Immigration 6 form and instead use e-passport data, Kongcheep said.

He said each immigration checkpoint would be equipped with identity-checking equipment, such as fingerprint readers and passport scanners, to enter information into the database."

 

The quote above is obviously my bullshit, and not that from Prawit quoted in the article 14 February 2018.

 

No I haven't left the country in a long time, so I take it there must be no TM6's any more, and everyone is having their fingerprints scanned at all checkpoints.

Sorry for posting incorrect information.

22 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

That must be a total per nationality, rather than per head.

Hence the need for increasing the number of Chinese visitors, to keep the total up, given the low spend by each individual.

 

No per head.