What city in Thailand has the best weather?

[PJ71]

17 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

Well you're the only one who thinks not. They added Australia and NZ in April no problems

Ok, let's see when they roll it out then.

[DrJack54]

4 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

Who obtained what in Oz, certainly not me.

The guy you quoted. Obviously 

@Pattaya57

[sandyf]

15 hours ago, Upnotover said:

Depends on the definition of residence.  I think what they really want is proof of presence.

People should remember that the counries already providing e-visas do so on the basis the applicant has the legal right to long term residence in the country concerned, short term eg tourist visas are not acceptable residence.

Some countries are a bit unclear but this is how the HK site puts it

• Confirmation of legal residence, in the context of the Hong Kong SAR, generally refers to (a) Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card (“A” HKID); (b) Hong Kong Identity Card indicating right to land (“R” HKID) or unconditional stay permit (“U” HKID); or (c) valid stay permit issued by Hong Kong Immigration (for “C” HKID holders).

• Confirmation of legal residence, in the context of the Macao SAR, generally refers to (a) Macao Permanent Resident ID Card (flip-side to be submitted along with front-side); or (b) valid stay permit issued by Macao Immigration. https://hongkong.thaiembassy.org/en/page/visa-info

[sandyf]

14 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Teething problems are no good when you've got an expiration date on current visa.

 

The system and website needs built properly and tested properly....which is unlikely.

The system was rolled out at the start of 2019, initially in China, and worked reasonably well. It was then rolled out in the UK and run into problems. I suspect that although the No of visas processed in China was large it may have been on a batch basis rather than individual. The system freezing problems in the UK gave it a bad name but they were resolved fairly quickly. I think France was next and most issues had been dealt with by then. My Non O applications since 2021 have been very straightforward, last year got the visa in about 50 hours.

[Tod Daniels]

10 hours ago, sandyf said:

but this is how the HK site puts it

Hong Kong is NOT the website you wanna be quoting AT ALL
HCMC, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kota Bharu and Phnom Penh ALL only require you show your entry stamp (if you have one) AND the hotel booking to show you're legally in the country you're applying for the eVisa at

 

[Tod Daniels]

Heads up,
EDIT; (Oct 8th)

All three countries (Cambodia, Malaysia & Vietnam) are all online on the eVisa system.. !!

 

https://www.thaievisa.go.th/
 

Edited Tuesday at 06:06 AM by Tod Daniels

[Tod Daniels]

On 10/7/2024 at 10:53 AM, Watawattana said:

I reckon the captioned from the OP means you don't need to

that would be a FALSE reckoning 😞

You have to physically be IN the country whose consulate you're applying for the eVisa at

You upload your entry stamp and hotel booking to show that you're there
 

[madone]

Quote

S/E Asian Thai Consulates going to eVisa online system effective Tuesday Oct 8th

wonder how many lucky fokkers have rolled up on consulates this week looking for a visa only to be greeted with this bombshell

Edited Tuesday at 09:30 AM by madone

[Captain Flack]

I have removed an off topic post that has also translated a quote.

 

@Adam Tomaszewski English is the only language to be used in this forum.

 

Rule 16. English is the only permitted language anywhere on ASEAN NOW, except within the Thai language  forum, where using Thai is allowed.

[Upnotover]

11 minutes ago, madone said:

wonder how many lucky fokkers have rolled up on consulates this week looking for a visa only to be greeted with this bombshell

If they did they probably went back to their hotels and applied online.  Not really much of a bomb.

[DrJack54]

4 hours ago, Upnotover said:

Not really much of a bomb.

For many folk being able to obtain eVisa for Thailand while in eg Vietnam is big win.

Currently visa exempt being 60 days not such big deal however moving forward this eVisa addition good news.

 

[sandyf]

On 10/8/2024 at 7:04 AM, Tod Daniels said:

Hong Kong is NOT the website you wanna be quoting AT ALL
HCMC, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kota Bharu and Phnom Penh ALL only require you show your entry stamp (if you have one) AND the hotel booking to show you're legally in the country you're applying for the eVisa a

Since the e-visa system started it has always been legal residence. If you want to claim the rules will be diffiferent for different jurisdictions that is up to you. Time tells all.

Funny how some are in favour of inconsistancy when it suits the agenda.

 

Effective from 27 September 2021, Foreign nationals with a legal/permanent residence in South Korea who wish to apply for Thai visa must submit his/her application through the new online E-Visa platform at http://thaievisa.go.th.(Eligible for all nationalities) https://seoul.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/required-documents-for-visa-application?page=5fa4ac18af46ee3780556b72&menu=5fa4b54f317ab80e961d20d2

[Tod Daniels]

14 hours ago, sandyf said:

Since the e-visa system started it has always been legal residence

careful, @sandyf your bullheadedness is getting in the way of your common sense 😕 

FEW consulates on the evisa system require legal permanent residence to apply for a visa when you're in a country.

MOST <- other than the piss poor examples you showed, just require you to show you're legally IN that country and use an address in that country when you apply. 

I think you're going out of the way to select "hard consulates" to show examples of how you need legal residence, might as well add all the thai consulates in China to your list too 😉 

believe me (or don't) HCMC, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu, Penang, and Phnom Penh <- who all went on the eVisa system tuesday DO NOT require anything but proof you're legally in the country and an address where you're staying there, nor do the nearby walk up consulates Vientiane, Savannakhet, Yangon, Jakarta, Taipei require anything other than what I mentioned

[Upnotover]

14 hours ago, sandyf said:

Since the e-visa system started it has always been legal residence. If you want to claim the rules will be diffiferent for different jurisdictions that is up to you. Time tells all.

Funny how some are in favour of inconsistancy when it suits the agenda.

 

Effective from 27 September 2021, Foreign nationals with a legal/permanent residence in South Korea who wish to apply for Thai visa must submit his/her application through the new online E-Visa platform at http://thaievisa.go.th.(Eligible for all nationalities) https://seoul.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/required-documents-for-visa-application?page=5fa4ac18af46ee3780556b72&menu=5fa4b54f317ab80e961d20d2

You might want to trawl through this forum around February this year when @anotherfarangishere made several posts about successfully getting an e-visa in Korea without "legal residence".  Seems even when they write the rules they don't follow them.

[Greenwich Boy]

1 hour ago, Tod Daniels said:

careful, @sandyf your bullheadedness is getting in the way of your common sense 😕 

FEW consulates on the evisa system require legal permanent residence to apply for a visa when you're in a country.

MOST <- other than the piss poor examples you showed, just require you to show you're legally IN that country and use an address in that country when you apply. 

I think you're going out of the way to select "hard consulates" to show examples of how you need legal residence, might as well add all the thai consulates in China to your list too 😉 

believe me (or don't) HCMC, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu, Penang, and Phnom Penh <- who all went on the eVisa system tuesday DO NOT require anything but proof you're legally in the country and an address where you're staying there, nor do the nearby walk up consulates Vientiane, Savannakhet, Yangon, Jakarta, Taipei require anything other than what I mentioned

Tod, I plan to get a Thai evisa from Vietnam in January. What do you think they will accept as proof of being in the country? I am a Brit so no visa required to enter Vietnam.

[Upnotover]

1 minute ago, Greenwich Boy said:

Tod, I plan to get a Thai evisa from Vietnam in January. What do you think they will accept as proof of being in the country? I am a Brit so no visa required to enter Vietnam.

You'll get an entry stamp and a "permission to remain until" stamp.  That ought to do the trick.