baboon Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 There is a new rumour [and I do say RUMOUR] doing the rounds down here that in the near future ALL Thai missions in neighbouring countries will no longer issue any class of visa to non nationals of that country. This sounds highly implausable to me, but I would be interested to know if anyone else has heard similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakanong Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 There is a new rumour [and I do say RUMOUR] doing the rounds down here that in the near future ALL Thai missions in neighbouring countries will no longer issue any class of visa to non nationals of that country.This sounds highly implausable to me, but I would be interested to know if anyone else has heard similar. I would not put it past them I would also not put it past them to have no exceptions ie people who are not natinals of say Malaya but can prove they are resident there! Like a national from a country requiring a Thai visa but with PR in working in say Singapore in a senior banking position not being able to get a Biz visa to vist his staff n BKK without getting the visa rom his home country. Then there is the whole issue of tourists - they could argue they should plan ahead but even the countries with strict visa controls allow you to get a visa in a 3rd country. But - as of now it is a rumour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Philippines (Manila) and Cambodia (Phnom Phen) already practice this (actually they use the term 'non-residents' rather than 'non-nationals' so someone with a residents permit is fine) EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. Edited May 25, 2007 by Crossy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 By the way, the source of this rumour is a Thai who runs a bar/guesthouse/restaraunt catering to foreigners and apparently is quite knowledgeable about this kind of thing as he would need to be. I hope he is wrong or a lot of lives including his are about to become very miserable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakanong Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Philippines (Manila) and Cambodia (Phnom Phen) already practice this (actually they use the term 'non-residents' rather than 'non-nationals' so someone with a residents permit is fine) EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. If it was non-residents then I can not see too much wrong in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludosiam Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Philippines (Manila) and Cambodia (Phnom Phen) already practice this (actually they use the term 'non-residents' rather than 'non-nationals' so someone with a residents permit is fine) EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. If it was non-residents then I can not see too much wrong in that. Would not surprise me at all! It's more or less common practice in many countries already. I had a business trip planned to Bangladesh and needed a proof of residence to issue a visa here in Bangkok. They accepted my work permit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakanong Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Philippines (Manila) and Cambodia (Phnom Phen) already practice this (actually they use the term 'non-residents' rather than 'non-nationals' so someone with a residents permit is fine) EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. If it was non-residents then I can not see too much wrong in that. Would not surprise me at all! It's more or less common practice in many countries already. I had a business trip planned to Bangladesh and needed a proof of residence to issue a visa here in Bangkok. They accepted my work permit though. It seems sensible though. I am literally just off the phone to my pal. He had a friend from Thailand come to Singapore last week for a visa. I have been told by our visa agents, have read it on the web and my secretary has been tld by the Thai embassy here - they do not issue multi entry non-imm b here no matter how big the company My pal swears his friend got a multi -entry non-imm b here last week and he has seen it hmmmm I have my doubts. This was given to a girl with supposedly years of tourist visa's back to back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. That's true, but is tourism the main industry in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I can imagine the Thai authorities applying this new, at least rumoured rule at Thai embassies and consulates in neighbouring or regional countries. But can you imagine a situation where say an Aussie tourist in the UK is denied a Thai tourist visa for a stopover on his way home because he's not a UK resident??.....No I don't think so. Penang, Phnom Penh or Vientiane......yeah I could see it happening there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 If it's the case then it would have a massive impact on the teaching profession in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebusjones Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. That's true, but is tourism the main industry in the UK Tourism is not the main industry in Thailand, either. It accounts for roughly 5% of the Thai economy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand#Economy) And I would think that the majority of tourists do get their visas in their home country / country of residency. Edited May 25, 2007 by jeebusjones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 my $'s is on the majority of tourists being eligible for visa free entry .................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebusjones Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 my $'s is on the majority of tourists being eligible for visa free entry .................................... Exactly... So combining the new rumored "rule" with the 90 day limit of visa exemption, Thailand will have purged itself of the so-called "undesirables" and truly closed any loophole for living here as a perpetual tourist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakanong Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 my s is on the majority of tourists being eligible for visa free entry .................................... Exactly... So combining the new rumored "rule" with the 90 day limit of visa exemption, Thailand will have purged itself of the so-called "undesirables" and truly closed any loophole for living here as a perpetual tourist. And so if it is true it is towards its stated aims anyway? Ie getting rid of the perpetual tourists. I think the girl in my post above had been told to get herself a proper visa after 5 years of perpetual tourism radng between the lines of my conversations with her friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. That's true, but is tourism the main industry in the UK Tourism is not the main industry in Thailand, either. It accounts for roughly 5% of the Thai economy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand#Economy) And I would think that the majority of tourists do get their visas in their home country / country of residency. Sorry, but you'll need to list something a little more substantial than wikipedia to convince me of that fact... There's no evidence on that page to back that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangsay Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. That's true, but is tourism the main industry in the UK Tourism is not the main industry in Thailand, either. It accounts for roughly 5% of the Thai economy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand#Economy) And I would think that the majority of tourists do get their visas in their home country / country of residency. Sorry, but you'll need to list something a little more substantial than wikipedia to convince me of that fact... There's no evidence on that page to back that up. http://www.thailandoutlook.com/thailandout...issues/tourism/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3666515.stm http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=488464 Three sources quoting 6% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Cheers for that Joe - wikipedia is sort of the internet equivalent of barstool facts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I'm surprised that the moderators have allowed this thread to continue. It's a totally unsubstantiated rumour at a time when people are starting to report 4 tourist visas in a row from Penang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopenyang Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I'm surprised that the moderators have allowed this thread to continue.It's a totally unsubstantiated rumour at a time when people are starting to report 4 tourist visas in a row from Penang. Disagree. A whole lot of what has come to pass began as "unsubstantiated rumours" reported on this board and others. The ostriches among us didn't want to believe any of them. They were wrong. Very, very wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I can imagine the Thai authorities applying this new, at least rumoured rule at Thai embassies and consulates in neighbouring or regional countries. But can you imagine a situation where say an Aussie tourist in the UK is denied a Thai tourist visa for a stopover on his way home because he's not a UK resident??.....No I don't think so. Penang, Phnom Penh or Vientiane......yeah I could see it happening there. It will not happen Ned. It's a late night booze inspired, baseless rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebusjones Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 It will not happen Ned. It's a late night booze inspired, baseless rumour. I hope you're right, Dr Pat Pong. And since the source of this rumor is a "guesthouse/bar owner," I think you probably are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 (edited) EDIT Try to get a UK visa in a country in which you are non-resident, not going to happen. I fail to understand this point.. It was far far easier for my Thai GF to get a UK visa in Holland than it was in Thailand for the same visa.. The English embassy in wireless Rd even told us it would be and advised us to go this route as we were time limited in BKK. Edited May 27, 2007 by LivinLOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astor Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 And then the embassies in Laos and Cambodia will close. Because I want to see how many cambodians and laotian will ask for the visa for came in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted May 27, 2007 Author Share Posted May 27, 2007 It will not happen Ned. It's a late night booze inspired, baseless rumour. Dont judge us all by your standards! It was actually an early afternoon, lemon juice inspired rumour. Baseless or not, I do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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