e-visa : do you still need to print it?

[anotherfarangishere]

Hello everyone,

I'll be back in Bangkok in a few days with an e-visa from the Seoul embassy. Last year, you needed to print it, at least for Suvarnabhumi. Do you know if anything has changed and if you can now use your smartphone? Or should I print it again?
 

Thank you!

[Upnotover]

Pretty sure nothing changed with the instructions so unless it's too much like hard work why wouldn't you print it?

[BrandonJT]

In Thailand, always print everything. 

[impulse]

18 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Pretty sure nothing changed with the instructions so unless it's too much like hard work why wouldn't you print it?

 

I'd guess he's in a hotel and doesn't have a printer and it's not always easy to find a print shop in a foreign country with signs in, for example, Korean.  That would be my reason to ask if I needed to make that extra effort.

 

[Upnotover]

20 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

I'd guess he's in a hotel and doesn't have a printer and it's not always easy to find a print shop in a foreign country with signs in, for example, Korean.  That would be my reason to ask if I needed to make that extra effort.

 

I can't remember ever staying in a hotel that couldn't assist with such a task. As I said, unless it's too much like hard work.

[impulse]

1 minute ago, Upnotover said:

I can't remember ever staying in a hotel that couldn't assist with such a task. As I said, unless it's too much like hard work.

 

I'm just suggesting that maybe the right thing to do here is to answer the guy's question.  Or just say you don't know the answer.  Which most of us do by simply not posting anything snide or demeaning.

 

[kelboy]

Print it because your battery might go flat and all they  need is the Q R code. 

[DrJack54]

2 hours ago, anotherfarangishere said:

I'll be back in Bangkok in a few days with an e-visa from the Seoul embassy

You will need print out (hard copy) for immigration and also for airline if you're obtaining boarding pass. 

[soi3eddie]

Print baby Print! Copy multiple times too just for good measure. The Thais just love duplicate and triplicate prints. 

More seriously, if it's in print and on paper and rammed in their face, they cannot refute it. This is my philosphy and always a good fall back. Renewed my DL (motorcycle) at a DLT in Bangkok last year. Had copies of everything, but, beleive it or not, one copy was not enough for a motorcyle licence, had to get a second copy from the copy shop on the premises. Apparently, car licence needs only one copy but motorcycle two copies. Who knew!?!?

 

[DrJack54]

1 minute ago, soi3eddie said:

More seriously, if it's in print and on paper and rammed in their face, they cannot refute it.

To be fair the airline staff and immigration need to check very carefully the details on the eVisa print out to passport hence need for hard copy. 

A screenshot would not be practical 

[anotherfarangishere]

Thanks, everyone. Finding a print shop in Busan is a nightmare. The addresses on Kakao Maps and Naver Maps were not valid, and Google Maps is completely outdated (2017!!!). I wasted two hours for nothing. Eventually, a shop where I asked for a print service did it for me—for free. It was the same thing last year. Next year, I'll just ask my usual bakery directly!
 

By the way, getting the e-visa is also a nightmare. I don’t know why it’s so complicated and why they ask for so many documents when they require nothing for the visa exemption. Once you’ve submitted everything they ask for, they keep requesting additional documents—especially an onward ticket, even though you can extend your stay by 30 days.
 

On that note, some good news: AirAsia now offers the option to cancel your ticket and get a full refund—for a fee. The cost of this service is slightly lower than that of an Onward ticket.

[anotherfarangishere]

4 hours ago, impulse said:

 

I'd guess he's in a hotel and doesn't have a printer and it's not always easy to find a print shop in a foreign country with signs in, for example, Korean.  That would be my reason to ask if I needed to make that extra effort.

 

I'm not in a hotel. As for the rest, you're completely right.

[DrJack54]

Tip for anyone without access to print shop etc

Walk into any small business.

With a screenshot of your eVisa in phone and email it to the business and ask them to print. 

Give em say 100b and that's it. 

[Caldera]

1 hour ago, anotherfarangishere said:

By the way, getting the e-visa is also a nightmare. I don’t know why it’s so complicated and why they ask for so many documents when they require nothing for the visa exemption.

 

As you said, they require nothing for the visa exemption, and you're given the same permission to stay (60 days).

 

So they might well be wondering why you even bother to apply for a tourist visa, and ask for more documents because they consider it suspicious.

[nomad22]

On 2/13/2025 at 11:43 AM, anotherfarangishere said:

Finding a print shop in Busan is a nightmare. The addresses on Kakao Maps and Naver Maps were not valid, and Google Maps is completely outdated (2017!!!). I wasted two hours for nothing. Eventually, a shop where I asked for a print service did it for me—for free. It was the same thing last year. Next year, I'll just ask my usual bakery directly!

 

In Korea you can print documents at most 7-11s and similar convenience stores.

[anotherfarangishere]

28 minutes ago, nomad22 said:

 

In Korea you can print documents at most 7-11s and similar convenience stores.

No. There are many convenience store around my room - 7/11, G25, CU... and no one offers this kind of service. Yes, some offer it, but it's the exception, at least in Busan or in my district. Maybe it's different in Seoul? In Japan, yes, 7/11, Family Mart, Lowson, they offer it everywhere.

 

On 2/13/2025 at 1:52 PM, DrJack54 said:

Tip for anyone without access to print shop etc

Walk into any small business.

With a screenshot of your eVisa in phone and email it to the business and ask them to print. 

Give em say 100b and that's it. 

In Korea ? And it's not 100b but 100w !

[DrJack54]

1 minute ago, anotherfarangishere said:

In Korea ? And it's not 100b but 100w !

You asked if print out required. 

Answer : Yes.

Stop deflecting. With so much travel experience surely you can obtain a print out. Even in Korea