Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Has anyone else noticed that Visa fees are about to increase by notice at their local Embassy? These are the new fees for New Zealand e.g. $300 for a 60-day tourist visa and $NZD 800 for a single entry Non-B etc. https://wellington.thaiembassy.org/th/content/the-royal-thai-embassy-wellington-would-like-to-an?cate=5d75e39215e39c06b8005479 https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/Ty8J7f4hKr/Announcements/Consular_Service_fees.pdf 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Yikes! Any idea what they are now? I just paid GBP60 for a single non-O in London, doesn't compare well with the NZD800 stated above. Or is everybody rich down there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, Upnotover said: Yikes! Any idea what they are now? I just paid GBP60 for a single non-O in London, doesn't compare well with the NZD800 stated above. Or is everybody rich down there? This is the cost now https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/Ty8J7f4hKr/Announcements/img-901095206.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigt3116 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Do you have a link for that? I can only find the previous announcement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, bigt3116 said: Do you have a link for that? I can only find the previous announcement A link for what? I posted links to both the new and old fee schedules above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 That's bonkers. Shirley a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gargamon Posted February 26 Popular Post Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, Upnotover said: That's bonkers. Shirley a mistake. Stop calling me Shirley. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, Upnotover said: That's bonkers. Shirley a mistake. I emailed the embassy about it a day ago and got no reply. It is still up, so one has to assume the fees will be rising on 19 March 2024, not only in New Zealand, but around the world, unless it is a mistake as you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Upnotover said: That's bonkers. Shirley a mistake. NZ200 = US123 or UK97 Edited February 26 by mfd101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 (edited) 4 minutes ago, mfd101 said: NZ200 = US123 Indeed. NZD800 = US493 UK389 for a Non-B single entry Edited February 26 by Kiwifarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Upnotover said: That's bonkers. Shirley a mistake. Nah, I reckon it was Jan! Edited February 26 by Lemsta69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigt3116 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 19 minutes ago, Kiwifarang said: A link for what? I posted links to both the new and old fee schedules above. Sorry, got them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Korat Kiwi Posted February 26 Popular Post Share Posted February 26 That's just dumb. Fly to Vientiane and get a tourist visa for 1900 baht. That's just NZ$85 I knew things were expensive in NZ (and that's one of the reasons why I left Nov 2023) but I thought Thailand was suppose to be encouraging people to come visit. Crazy crazy crazy 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korat Kiwi Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 We're also visa exempt so can come in free for 30 days. Then jump across to Vientiane for Tourist visa which gives another 60 days and once that's nearly done apply for a 30 day extension. Why would anyone pay those new prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 4 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said: That's just dumb. Fly to Vientiane and get a tourist visa for 1900 baht. That's just NZ$85 I knew things were expensive in NZ (and that's one of the reasons why I left Nov 2023) but I thought Thailand was suppose to be encouraging people to come visit. Crazy crazy crazy These are the new prices beginning 19 March 2024. Therefore, if you went to Vientiane on or after that date it could well be the same price as New Zealand, give or take, because they generally standardise prices around the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korat Kiwi Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Well I think the TAT have shot themselves in the foot on this one. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzz Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 why?? arrive get a 30 day FREE visa exempt 30 day extension 1,900 baht ( $53) or travel and get one in laos, malaysia, Cambodia for $40! what is wrong with new Zealand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Callmeishmael Posted February 26 Popular Post Share Posted February 26 It's been 20 years since the price of visas and extensions increased. The last time this happened was after Thaksin was elected for his first term. I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, zzzzz said: why?? arrive get a 30 day FREE visa exempt 30 day extension 1,900 baht ( $53) or travel and get one in laos, malaysia, Cambodia for $40! what is wrong with new Zealand? I wonder if those prices will also increase. If visas outside the country are the same price as New Zealand, it would make sense to increase the extension prices inside the country at the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, Callmeishmael said: It's been 20 years since the price of visas and extensions increased. The last time this happened was after Thaksin was elected for his first term. I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen again. Good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzz Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 extensions ( be them for, 7 days denied, 1 month or 1 year) have been 1,900 baht seems like forever Have seen nothing anywhere that would indicate thta will change thaksin was elected in 2001 and i dont recall what the extension fees were back than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 11 minutes ago, Callmeishmael said: It's been 20 years since the price of visas and extensions increased. The last time this happened was after Thaksin was elected for his first term. I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen again. Thai Embassy in Canberra, Australia, raised the visa fees last September 2022, was that not worldwide? https://canberra.thaiembassy.org/fees/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 8 minutes ago, zzzzz said: extensions ( be them for, 7 days denied, 1 month or 1 year) have been 1,900 baht seems like forever Have seen nothing anywhere that would indicate thta will change thaksin was elected in 2001 and i dont recall what the extension fees were back than Maybe Callmeishmael remembers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 4 minutes ago, george said: Thai Embassy in Canberra, Australia, raised the visa fees last September 2022, was that not worldwide? https://canberra.thaiembassy.org/fees/ Yep, it was. The New Zealand fees changed at the same time as the Australian ones, as per the current fee schedule posted at the the top of this topic. The other embassies probably haven't got around to posting the new fee schedule yet. It's 3 weeks away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokningar Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 They just prefer Russians before Kiwi. Russians get 90 days exempt on arival. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, bokningar said: They just prefer Russians before Kiwi. Russians get 90 days exempt on arival. No comment. Lucky Russians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Zioner Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 They keep in line with the Thailand Elite And when they say the want tourists it doesn't mean they want westerners. And I reckon that western expats are even less welcome than western tourists. Unless they can afford certain kinds of visas. Go west young man... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VinnieK Posted February 26 Popular Post Share Posted February 26 45 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said: Well I think the TAT have shot themselves in the foot on this one. Govt desperate to collect money. In case you haven't noticed.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kiwifarang said: I emailed the embassy about it a day ago and got no reply. It is still up, so one has to assume the fees will be rising on 19 March 2024, not only in New Zealand, but around the world, unless it is a mistake as you say. I just check the Embassy site in the USA and no mention of changes in fees. Strange other than it apparently coincides with moving to the E-visa system but that shouldnt affect fees like that Edited February 26 by Dan O spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwifarang Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, Dan O said: I just check the Embassy site in the USA and no mention of changes in fees. Strange other than it apparently coincides with moving to the E-visa system but that should affect fees like that Yes, Wellington, New Zealand is moving to e-visa around mid-next month, so I think it is probably tied in with that. No more applying at the Embassy, all online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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