NZ PM Luxon visits Thailand next week

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File photo : New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon//AFP

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is scheduled to make a three-day official visit to Thailand next week, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Luxon will become the first New Zealand Prime Minister to visit Thailand in 11 years. For his 16-18 April trip, he will be accompanied by Simon Watts, Minister for Climate Change, and Paulo Garcia, a Member of Parliament, including concerned officials and representatives from the private sector.

 

During his visit, Luxon will hold a bilateral meeting with his Thai counterpart, Srettha Thavisin. Both countries are expected to sign a series of memorandums of understanding to further strengthen their relations and cooperation.

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Luxon’s visit provides an opportunity for both countries to deepen mutual cooperation in all areas, especially in defense and security, economy, clean energy, innovation, education, culture, and people-to-people cooperation.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-04-09

 

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[PETERTHEEATER]

NZ has, recently, amended their visa qualifications in an attempt to control the ingress of foreign workers. No doubt this will be discussed and result in a reasonable cost for a Tourist Visa to a NZ national wishing to visit Thailand.

[mstevens]

Time for Christopher Luxon to raise the issue of visa prices for New Zealanders who go to Thailand. New Zealanders pay 5 - 7 times the price of anyone else.

[drgoon]

On 4/10/2024 at 6:06 AM, mstevens said:

Time for Christopher Luxon to raise the issue of visa prices for New Zealanders who go to Thailand. New Zealanders pay 5 - 7 times the price of anyone else.

Show us the proof please.

 

I have always entered visa free at no cost. Last visit January, no charge. Maybe other nationals are getting paid to enter Thailand 🙄

Edited April 15 by drgoon

[mstevens]

31 minutes ago, drgoon said:

Show us the proof please.

 

I have always entered visa free at no cost. Last visit January, no charge. Maybe other nationals are getting paid to enter Thailand 🙄

 

This is the visa fees schedule at the website of the Thai Embassy in Wellington. Pages 1 and 2 are in Thai. Pages 3 and 4 in English. Compare them with the prices any other nationality pays for a visa.

 

https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/Ty8J7f4hKr/Consular_service_fee_2024.pdf

 

[SmartyMarty]

On 4/9/2024 at 3:30 PM, PETERTHEEATER said:

NZ has, recently, amended their visa qualifications in an attempt to control the ingress of foreign workers. No doubt this will be discussed and result in a reasonable cost for a Tourist Visa to a NZ national wishing to visit Thailand.

It’s an automatic 30 day visa on arrival for kiwis currently 

[SmartyMarty]

On 4/10/2024 at 1:06 AM, mstevens said:

Time for Christopher Luxon to raise the issue of visa prices for New Zealanders who go to Thailand. New Zealanders pay 5 - 7 times the price of anyone else.

It’s free for kiwis to come here. Automatic 30 day visa on arrival. 

[SmartyMarty]

1 hour ago, mstevens said:

 

This is the visa fees schedule at the website of the Thai Embassy in Wellington. Pages 1 and 2 are in Thai. Pages 3 and 4 in English. Compare them with the prices any other nationality pays for a visa.

 

https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/Ty8J7f4hKr/Consular_service_fee_2024.pdf

 

That information is incorrect. 

[Korat Kiwi]

5 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

That information is incorrect. 

Tourist visas are not free.  The printout from the Thai Embassy in Wellington NZ is correct. 

 

Visa exempt / visa on arrival is free. 

 

2 different visas. 

[Korat Kiwi]

So Luxon is visiting... Oh yay! 

 

The 2 smiling clowns are going to get together and accomplish the same as usual.... nothing. 

[mstevens]

3 hours ago, SmartyMarty said:

That information is incorrect. 

Really? That is the information currently posted on the Thai embassy website. Do you know better than they do?

[SmartyMarty]

15 hours ago, mstevens said:

Really? That is the information currently posted on the Thai embassy website. Do you know better than they do?

I’m slightly incorrect, but so is the information posted. Kiwis automatically get a free 30 day tourist visa on arrival in Thailand. The fee listed on the embassy website is for longer visas (which fact it omits).

[mstevens]

On 4/16/2024 at 1:33 PM, SmartyMarty said:

I’m slightly incorrect, but so is the information posted. Kiwis automatically get a free 30 day tourist visa on arrival in Thailand. The fee listed on the embassy website is for longer visas (which fact it omits).

 

Once again, you're wrong. New Zealanders get a 30 day visa waiver.

Edited April 17 by mstevens

[SmartyMarty]

6 hours ago, mstevens said:

 

Once again, you're wrong. New Zealanders get a 30 day visa waiver.

Let me guess, retired accountant or school teacher.

[mstevens]

26 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

Let me guess, retired accountant or school teacher.

Neither.

[drgoon]

On 4/15/2024 at 4:39 PM, mstevens said:

 

This is the visa fees schedule at the website of the Thai Embassy in Wellington. Pages 1 and 2 are in Thai. Pages 3 and 4 in English. Compare them with the prices any other nationality pays for a visa.

 

https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/Ty8J7f4hKr/Consular_service_fee_2024.pdf

 

Never been asked to pay a fee.

[drgoon]

On 4/18/2024 at 6:47 AM, mstevens said:

 

Once again, you're wrong. New Zealanders get a 30 day visa waiver.

Nit picking