Lorry Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I don't have a visa. At least not in my passport. I got an e-visa in the data bank of immigration, but no proof of it. I did print it out and keep the print-out with my passport, but it's really just a pdf that anybody could have produced. I have always worried a bit about this. An Yu Ching claims, police said her visa was unacceptable and must be printed in her passport with an offical emblem. If I were police, I would think so, too. If I were police, I would never have heard of so-called "e-visa". So my worries about my visa just got a bit bigger. How can I prove that I do have a visa? Is this really not necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 My LTR Visa is just a stamp in my passport and the quality leaves much to be desired. The digital work permit is another issue as well, and now you can have a digital license for driving by using the DLT App so you do not need to carry the license with you.....whats next retinal scans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJack54 Posted January 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Lorry said: How can I prove that I do have a visa? Is this really not necessary? You won't need to. Stop worrying. Plenty of folk get eVisa everyday. In fact I'm going to Vietnam with one this week. Have screenshot of the evisa on your phone and email of confirmation if you have any concerns. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoDisplayName Posted January 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2023 You've got an eVisa in the database and a print off. That's needed for immigration when you land. The IO will put a stamp in your passport with an "admitted until" date. The police in country may check your passport, they will look for this stamp indicating how long you can legally remain in Thailand. I don't believe they have any need to see your eVisa, but you will of course keep it with your passport. The lady on instagram was extortionated for 27,000 baht. She had a valid visa-on-arrival that the police claimed was not official. They lied. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 18 hours ago, Lorry said: How can I prove that I do have a visa? Is this really not necessary? No, it is not necessary. When you enter the country the visa gets you a stamp in your passport stating how long you can stay in the country, this is general, I have just been to Laos on an E-visa. The police should only check if your permission to be in the country is valid. It would however be prudent to keep a copy of the visa on your phone. When I went to Vietnam I entered visa exempt but my friend had an E-visa, immigration kept that and we both had the same stamp in passport without any indication of visa. Laos marked my entry as Tr-B3(Tourist Visa) and Thailand marked my entry as being a Non-O E-visa. Unless your visa is multi entry it effectively becomes invalid on entry. Previously they would stamp the visa in your passport as "USED", bit pointless with an E-visa as it can be reprinted. The only time you should need to show a copy of the visa is when applying for extension at immigration, that may depend on office but mine did get checked. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Any police officer who genuinely wants to check a foreigner's immigration status would know how to do so, or know to contact a colleague at immigration if unsure. Any police officer who's just looking for an excuse to extract money from a foreigner, on the other hand, would be flexible enough to make up an excuse no matter what's in the passport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 First , you should always have printed copies of important documents, and on your phone / email address. Secondly, you are on the immigration arrivals data base . Even the Thai police are capable of checking this if they have a doubt/ or you have committed an infraction. The lady from Taiwan was accused , correctly or not, of using e Cigarettes, which are forbidden in Thailand . She accuses them of extortion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrow Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 You were stamped in when admitted, that's all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Removed an off-topic post and the replies to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalasin Jo Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 8:55 AM, sandyf said: The only time you should need to show a copy of the visa is when applying for extension at immigration, that may depend on office but mine did get checked. Yes. I produced my printout of the e-visa at Suvarnabhumi Immigration. My passport was stamped with 90 days and manuscript note ' e-visa '. I was asked for a printout when I applied for 1 year extension. That has been the only time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 1:39 PM, Lorry said: I don't have a visa. At least not in my passport. I got an e-visa in the data bank of immigration, but no proof of it. I did print it out and keep the print-out with my passport, but it's really just a pdf that anybody could have produced. I have always worried a bit about this. An Yu Ching claims, police said her visa was unacceptable and must be printed in her passport with an offical emblem. If I were police, I would think so, too. If I were police, I would never have heard of so-called "e-visa". So my worries about my visa just got a bit bigger. How can I prove that I do have a visa? Is this really not necessary? Your e-visa should have a QR code on it. Scanning the QR code should take any interested party directly to the record of the e-Visa in an official data base. I don't see how this could be faked. Just keep a copy of the e-Visa with you - paper copy in passport, and/or a photo on your phone or other device. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sato Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 15 hours ago, Kalasin Jo said: I produced my printout of the e-visa at Suvarnabhumi Immigration What do you mean with printout of the e-visa ? A Copy of the approval email ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, Sato said: What do you mean with printout of the e-visa ? A Copy of the approval email ? Yes. With my recent one the approval email had a link and that opened the actual evisa. I then took screenshot and printed it. Note that was eVisa for Vietnam. Imagine similar steps for eVisa to Thailand. Edited February 1, 2023 by DrJack54 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 My Thai e-Visa was a pdf file attached to their mail. I printed this pdf file out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Seems to be the way the world is heading - my wife recently came to the states, they checked her through immi, scanned her passport and sent her on her way to the domestic terminal. I checked her PP and found her exit stamp from Thai but NO entry stamp for the states. Found out later you had to open a form I-90 and print your recent travel history to see she was checked into the states. Thailand likes to follow 'good' ideas w/o admitting it wasn't their idea so expect to see this type of form soon if not already in place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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