mania Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Stickman Bangkok reported that the Thai embassy in New Zealand published its new visa rates schedule online. Scroll down to pages 3 & 4 for English & note prices are in New Zealand dollars so convert to your currency It is pretty dang hefty IMO Where I use to pay $80 for my 3 month non imm visit yearly it is now going to be about $500 USD A one Year Multi entry Non Imm is $1222 USD It seems this is due to start on March 19th 2024 & NZ just leaked it a bit earlier than the news being reported 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoDisplayName Posted March 3 Popular Post Share Posted March 3 23 minutes ago, mania said: A one Year Multi entry Non Imm is $1222 USD No thank you. I'll take my money and go someplace interesting. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post balo Posted March 3 Popular Post Share Posted March 3 I think you can avoid the high fees by using an agent in Thailand. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauptmannUK Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 8 minutes ago, balo said: I think you can avoid the high fees by using an agent in Thailand. I don't see how. Can you explain please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Crikey have just looked at his site and that link that's crazy. Either it's a mistake or it's terrible news. No change in the UK https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/81755-visa-fees?page=5d6636cd15e39c3bd00072dd&menu=5f4b6eb3f6ae4b236972c562 Late last week the Thai embassy in New Zealand published its new visa rates schedule online. From March 19, the embassy itself won’t accept visa applications anymore and all visa applications must be made online. With the new online system, the fees for a visa to Thailand have increased dramatically. There has been disbelief and shock at the massive increases in visa fees which will see a single-entry tourist visa increase in price from $NZ 60 to $NZ 300. A single-entry non-immigrant visa (the visa needed for a work permit or a retirement visa or a marriage visa) will increase in price from $NZ 120 to a whopping $NZ 800! For reference, $NZ 1 = 22 baht so a single-entry tourist visa will be priced at the equivalent of about 6,600 baht, getting on for $US200. That means a single-entry non-immigrant visa would be the equivalent of around 18,000 baht, or $US500! A multiple-entry tourist visa will cost $NZ 1,000 and a multiple-entry non-immigrant visa $NZ 2,000! Edited March 3 by beautifulthailand99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauptmannUK Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 5 minutes ago, beautifulthailand99 said: Crikey have just looked at his site and that link that's crazy. Either it's a mistake or it's terrible news. No change in the UK https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/81755-visa-fees?page=5d6636cd15e39c3bd00072dd&menu=5f4b6eb3f6ae4b236972c562 That page was last updated Sept. 2022. The fee increases posted by RTE NZ are effective from March 19th 2024. I think its a case of 'watch this space'....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) If this is true my marriage 3 month Imm-O UK visa will go up from £60 to £385 I was considering giving next year a miss anyway and letting my wife go solo if this happens I'm out. They can shove it up their fundament. Edited March 3 by beautifulthailand99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Has been discussed already. https://aseannow.com/topic/1320861-new-visa-fees-beginning-on-19th-march-2024/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 (edited) 57 minutes ago, beautifulthailand99 said: Has been discussed already. https://aseannow.com/topic/1320861-new-visa-fees-beginning-on-19th-march-2024/ Yeah sorry didn't see that but the thread you posted is also closed already In any case I think these jumps are over the top but expected as after the Junta drained the rough the new govt needs to find ways to refill. Seems their preferred methods will be tax the Falangs & raise visa fees for starters. Anyone think the 400/800k required will not also be increased? 😉 This is the latest.... Edited March 3 by mania 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted March 3 Popular Post Share Posted March 3 What a complete rip off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 No change in Norway Multiply with nok prices with 3.35 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 It wouldn't be just NZ so it's either fake news or the others will follow 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: It wouldn't be just NZ so it's either fake news or the others will follow I'm guessing but...I think NZ just jumped the release gun & posted on their site sooner than the rest In typical Thai new rules fashion they were probably all supposed to wait till March 18th 😉 But yeah agree no way it is just NZ & looking at document sure seems real enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat is a type of crazy Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Odd thing is Sydney is noting they are bring in changes on the same day of March 19 - going from mail to on line applications - but no increase in fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya57 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Already discussed for 7 pages here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Theyve taken a leaf out of the Elite visa folk, having said that it seems they do this kind of ridiculous thing, toll fees went up by almost double a few years back, have been expecting the 400-800k to double at least for a few years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Please continue the discussion here: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321002-thai-embassy-in-new-zealand-increases-visa-fee-600/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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