hugolars Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Hello, Anyone has a opinion about obtaining METV these days? I intend to stay longer than 3 months in Thailand. METV is still issued from my country. STV seems too complicated due to the fact that I want to travel soon. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) Yes METV is available from some countries. Excellent visa. The issue being that it requires exit after 60 days. However you can obtain a 30 day extension to each entry. So effectively after entry to Thailand you would need to exit within 3 month (if obtain extension). A guess at a border being open at some point next year is bit of a gamble. Edited December 13, 2021 by DrJack54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugolars Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said: Yes METV is available from some countries. Excellent visa. The issue being that it requires exit after 60 days. However you can obtain a 30 day extension to each entry Yes but no border runs are allowed yet due to pandemic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, hugolars said: Yes but no border runs are allowed yet due to pandemic? Yes, I was adding to my post at same time you posted. Land borders closed. So arrival to Thailand say December would require exit late March. No one can state absolutely that a land border will be open by then. World news shows if anything a backward step with new variant. Your call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Lowf Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I wish I could have got a METV - London embassy took the £150 fee off my credit card but then said that they could only give me a 60-day SETV. No refund of the difference of course, a bit like dealing with Thai Airways! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomnow Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 OT - but wonder if covid extensions will roll right into late 2022 as omomonicron escalates...negating such visa need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 14 hours ago, DrJack54 said: No one can state absolutely that a land border will be open by then. they have plans to open the crossing to Vientiane from Nong Khai on the 24th. And some crossing to Malaysia late ths month. But for both there is not info about what the requirements will be. When they do open the borders it will not a simple matter of crossing and then turning around and returning to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThLT Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 7 hours ago, ubonjoe said: they have plans to open the crossing to Vientiane from Nong Khai on the 24th. 27th of January, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 1 hour ago, ThLT said: 27th of January, correct? The 24th of the is month (fixed a typo in my post). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugolars Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 16 hours ago, London Lowf said: I wish I could have got a METV - London embassy took the £150 fee off my credit card but then said that they could only give me a 60-day SETV. No refund of the difference of course, a bit like dealing with Thai Airways! At this point with land borders closed and amnesty what benefit do you see with METV? One can only stay 60 (+30) days in the country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Lowf Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 2 hours ago, hugolars said: At this point with land borders closed and amnesty what benefit do you see with METV? One can only stay 60 (+30) days in the country. The clue is "Multiple" - I originally planned to do an Oct-Dec trip, go home for a few weeks over Xmas, and then return for another three months without the hassle of applying for another visa. A lot has changed since I laid that plan and so I am now just doing (hopefully) one much longer trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 23 hours ago, ubonjoe said: they have plans to open the crossing to Vientiane from Nong Khai on the 24th. And some crossing to Malaysia late ths month. But for both there is not info about what the requirements will be. When they do open the borders it will not a simple matter of crossing and then turning around and returning to Thailand. Do you think it will be possible to fly to Phnom Penh or Malaysia, stay 10 days, re do THai Pass and fly back to Thailand and receive 30 days on arrival ( uk pass) and then extension 30 ? I see plenty flights to Phnom Penh. I have friends there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 2 hours ago, geisha said: Do you think it will be possible to fly to Phnom Penh or Malaysia, stay 10 days, re do THai Pass and fly back to Thailand and receive 30 days on arrival ( uk pass) and then extension 30 ? I see plenty flights to Phnom Penh. I have friends there. Yes you could do that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxT Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 trying to keep/catch up... is it possible to get an SETV (or is it STV now?) whilst there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 44 minutes ago, MaxT said: trying to keep/catch up... is it possible to get an SETV (or is it STV now?) whilst there? You can apply for either of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxT Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Great good to know many thanks for the info much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymatheson Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, MaxT said: trying to keep/catch up... is it possible to get an SETV (or is it STV now?) whilst there? 1 hour ago, ubonjoe said: You can apply for either of them. I might be missing something, but are you saying people can apply for a STV at the Thai Embassy in Cambodia? They've been notoriously difficult for even a single entry tourist visa for a decade for those with even a slight history of Thai visa experience. I'd be highly interested and skeptical at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxT Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Agreed - I never tried in Cambodia mostly because of the stories how difficult it could be and Vietnam/Laos always went smoothly but have no idea about air/land travel to/from either of them at the mo was just thinking 'generally' if things were starting up again Been trying to work out what the STV is all about and other than it looked to have ended in Sep '21 (various googling/Thai Embassy London website) the Thai Embassy Hague website is showing it ending Sep '22 so guess it's still available but even if it is all info I've read clearly states can only apply in home country or country of residence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 21 minutes ago, MaxT said: .......but even if it is all info I've read clearly states can only apply in home country or country of residence Also METV own country or country of residence. Where are you now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxT Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 I'm in Thailand - just seen by chance on an FB group someone managed a Cambodia bounce back in on the visa exempt few days ago and another commenting on the same thread saying they've just succesfully applied for and received an SETV there no problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinyara Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 12/14/2021 at 12:05 AM, London Lowf said: I wish I could have got a METV - London embassy took the £150 fee off my credit card but then said that they could only give me a 60-day SETV. No refund of the difference of course, a bit like dealing with Thai Airways! A bit harsh you were effectively overcharged for an effectively lesser visa. I wonder why they wouldn't give you an METV, it wouldn't really make much difference to them if everything was to shutdown and they granted a tourist visa amnesty again anyway. In a perfect world the METV means you stay longer and spend more much needed revenue. I've still got an 18 month old outstanding Lon-Bkk-Lon Thai Airways flight which they've automatically extended to Dec 2022. Ideally another year's extension would be fine for me :)). However I'm almost tempted to pay an in person visit to wherever they are in Bangkok and attempt a refund request, but even though I'm very relaxed and patient I just know it's likely to be a frustrating experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, kinyara said: , ........ but even though I'm very relaxed and patient I just know it's likely to be a frustrating experience. Write it off I have lost multiple flights. I book year in advance. Many flights. All my booking AirAsia and Jetstar (au) lost. Only company that refunded all instantly was Airbnb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinyara Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 32 minutes ago, DrJack54 said: Write it off I have lost multiple flights. I book year in advance. Many flights. All my booking AirAsia and Jetstar (au) lost. Only company that refunded all instantly was Airbnb I got a Vietnam Airways refunded without even asking or following it up which I thought was pretty impressive given the hassles everyone was experiencing with other airlines. I suspect I may have lost the BKK-Lon return leg of an Etihad but I haven't checked since I've still got no desire to attempt the trip :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, kinyara said: I got a Vietnam Airways refunded without even asking or following it up which I thought was pretty impressive given the hassles everyone was experiencing with other airlines. I suspect I may have lost the BKK-Lon return leg of an Etihad but I haven't checked since I've still got no desire to attempt the trip :)) I'm on your page. For some flights I was given a credit. Finding it difficult to access. All this bit off topic. I have written those flights off All up maybe Les than 50k baht. Can live with that. Edited December 17, 2021 by DrJack54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Lowf Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) On 12/17/2021 at 10:05 PM, kinyara said: A bit harsh you were effectively overcharged for an effectively lesser visa. I wonder why they wouldn't give you an METV, it wouldn't really make much difference to them if everything was to shutdown and they granted a tourist visa amnesty again anyway. In a perfect world the METV means you stay longer and spend more much needed revenue. I've still got an 18 month old outstanding Lon-Bkk-Lon Thai Airways flight which they've automatically extended to Dec 2022. Ideally another year's extension would be fine for me :)). However I'm almost tempted to pay an in person visit to wherever they are in Bangkok and attempt a refund request, but even though I'm very relaxed and patient I just know it's likely to be a frustrating experience. A bit harsh is putting it mildly - they took the £150 and then emailed me "For your visa, we proceeded your application for single-entry as we are not allowed by the MFA to issue Multiple entry." and kept the money - anyone who has any experience of dealing with Thais will understand that you simply have to accept this sort of thing and that is the price you have to pay for all of the positive sides of visiting. Similarly, my Thai Airways return to London can only be extended to 3rd January and I now have a visa extension to 1st March - most airlines are flexible in these Covid times, but not Thai. I actually went to their office at Phuket airport to try and extend the validity of my ticket but they wouldn't budge and so I will do a no-show and buy a one-way return to London - and it will not be with Thai. So much about this country is delightful, but so much is utter <<<insert your choice of expletive>>> Edited December 18, 2021 by London Lowf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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