200k for tourist visa and every night hotel booking requirement

[BaanOz]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Down the track please report regarding entry and subsequent entries with your METV. 

Interested as this should be hassle free option to spend 6 months in Thailand with convenient side trips using flights. 

Will do.

One other thing in 30 years of visa exceptions, I've never brought or been pulled up about the 20,000 baht cash to enter.

I'm feeling I should change my ways on that and don't what to give them an excuse.

The only naughty thing I've done in 30 years, overstayed 2 days about 20 years ago 😄
 

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, BaanOz said:

One other thing in 30 years of visa exceptions, I've never brought or been pulled up about the 20,000 baht cash to enter.

Several accounts I have read involving refused entry occurred where even if person had the cash on them the io was not interested. 

By all means have the cash. Not huge bucks. 

The small issue you have is previous METV. 

Now that should not be an issue. 

You have a visa for heavens sake, however some folk getting hassled for no good reason. 

In fact you can squeeze a 9 month stay in Thailand with a METV and you're planning on 6. 

[Airwolf]

On 6/4/2025 at 4:18 PM, DrJack54 said:

So which visa was issued. A METV? 

And again where did you apply for the eVisa? 

Yes, METV, applied in The Philippines. 

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, Airwolf said:

Yes, METV, applied in The Philippines. 

And you don't have resident status in Philippines? 

[Liquorice]

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

And you don't have resident status in Philippines? 

For Tourist Visa applicants, only certain nationalities require permanent residency status to apply.

 

https://thaiembassymnl.ph/index.php/en/?option=com_content&view=article&id=118

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, Liquorice said:

For Tourist Visa applicants, only certain nationalities require permanent residency status to apply

Thanks for link, however....

My understanding is that for METV you had to apply in passport country or country where you have Permanent Resident status.

The OP obtained a METV in Philippines 

 

[Liquorice]

31 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Thanks for link, however....

My understanding is that for METV you had to apply in passport country or country where you have Permanent Resident status.

The OP obtained a METV in Philippines 

 

The link is to the Thai Embassy, Manilla.

If you then click on the links provided at a) and b), it details (in a PDF) which nationalities require permanent residency status.

If your nationality isn't listed, then you do not require PR to apply for an e-visa.

 

a. Applicants from the following countries are required to hold a valid
Philippine permanent resident visa before applying for an E-Visa. -- Please click here

> Applicants from the following countries are required to hold a valid Philippine permanent resident visa before applying for an e-Visa with the Royal Thai Embassy, Manila: Afghanistan** Algeria Bangladesh Cameroon Central African Republic China Congo Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ghana Guinea India Iran Iraq** Lebanon Liberia Libya Nepal Nigeria* North Korea** Pakistan Palestine Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Yemen

 

b. Applicants from the following countries who do not hold a valid Philippine permanent resident visa
will be subject to approval with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which will take 4 weeks. -- Please click here

> Applicants from the following countries who do not hold a valid Philippine permanent resident visa will be subject to approval with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which will take 4 weeks, if they wish to apply for an e-Visa with the Royal Thai Embassy, Manila: Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Chad Comoros Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Rwanda Senegal Seychelles South Africa South Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

 

 

[Liquorice]

47 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

My understanding is that for METV you had to apply in passport country or country where you have Permanent Resident status.

You have to be resident in the Country from where you apply, but not necessarily have permanent residency.

Conditions usually apply to certain nationals of certain Countries.

If you're not from one of the listed Countries, then you can apply.

[DrJack54]

@Airwolf what is your passport country?