Getting Thai Visa At Padang Besar

[Jani83]

Hey everybody!!!

My name is Janos and I am Hungarian citizen. Right now I am working in India with couples of nationalities. In December we plan to do a trip from Singapore to Thailand and I started to check out how can we travel overland through Indochina. Probably I´ll travel with citizens from Costa Rica, Tunisia and Portugal. I found out that the Portuguese do not have to have visa at all, I can get it on the border, the Tunisian and the Costa Rican citizens have to apply for visa here in India, I guess.

My question is first of all that is the above written little story right? My second question is that in case I reach the Thai-Malaysian border at Padang Besar can I apply for visa? And can I apply for a double entry visa there? If yes how much is that?

That´s everything I wanted to ask. Thank you very much for the answers, best wishes for everyone who is travelling around here,

Janos

[Lite Beer]

Hey everybody!!!

My name is Janos and I am Hungarian citizen. Right now I am working in India with couples of nationalities. In December we plan to do a trip from Singapore to Thailand and I started to check out how can we travel overland through Indochina. Probably I´ll travel with citizens from Costa Rica, Tunisia and Portugal. I found out that the Portuguese do not have to have visa at all, I can get it on the border, the Tunisian and the Costa Rican citizens have to apply for visa here in India, I guess.

My question is first of all that is the above written little story right? My second question is that in case I reach the Thai-Malaysian border at Padang Besar can I apply for visa? And can I apply for a double entry visa there? If yes how much is that?

That´s everything I wanted to ask. Thank you very much for the answers, best wishes for everyone who is travelling around here,

Janos

Pedang Besar is in Thailand. You have to go to a Thai Consulate outside Thailand to get a Visa. Suggest Penang.

If you do cross into Thailand at that border point you will be given a 30 day Visa Exempt stamp by Thai Immigration.

The Portugese will anyway. Not sure about Hungarian.

EDIT.

A Hungarian passport holder has to get a Visa On Arival . This will give you a stay of 15 days. Single entry only.

Not sure if you can do this at Pedang Besar or not.

According to this you can. 1,000 Baht.

http://www.travexnet.com/thailand_visa.html

[digitalchromakey]

Hey everybody!!!

My name is Janos and I am Hungarian citizen. Right now I am working in India with couples of nationalities. In December we plan to do a trip from Singapore to Thailand and I started to check out how can we travel overland through Indochina. Probably I´ll travel with citizens from Costa Rica, Tunisia and Portugal. I found out that the Portuguese do not have to have visa at all, I can get it on the border, the Tunisian and the Costa Rican citizens have to apply for visa here in India, I guess.

My question is first of all that is the above written little story right? My second question is that in case I reach the Thai-Malaysian border at Padang Besar can I apply for visa? And can I apply for a double entry visa there? If yes how much is that?

That´s everything I wanted to ask. Thank you very much for the answers, best wishes for everyone who is travelling around here,

Janos

Pedang Besar is in Thailand. You have to go to a Thai Consulate outside Thailand to get a Visa. Suggest Penang.

If you do cross into Thailand at that border point you will be given a 30 day Visa Exempt stamp by Thai Immigration.

The Portugese will anyway. Not sure about Hungarian.

EDIT.

A Hungarian passport holder has to get a Visa On Arival . This will give you a stay of 15 days. Single entry only.

Not sure if you can do this at Pedang Besar or not.

According to this you can. 1,000 Baht.

http://www.travexnet.com/thailand_visa.html

From the MFA website

List of Thailand's Immigration Checkpoints which provide facilities for issuance of visa on arrival :

1. Suvarnabhumi Airport

2. Don Muang International Airport , Bangkok

3. Chiangmai International Airport , Chiangmai

4. Phuket International Airport , Phuket

5. Hatyai International Airport , Songkhla

6. U Tapao Airport , Rayong

7. Mae Sai Immigration Checkpoint , Chiengrai

8. Chieng Saen Immigration Checkpoint , Chiengrai

9. Chieng Khong Immigration Checkpoint , Chiengrai

10. Betong Immigration Checkpoint , Yala

11. Sadoa Immigration Checkpoint , Songkhla

12. Samui Airport , Surat Thani

13. Sukhothai International Airport, Tak Immigration Checkpoint

14. Bangkok Harbour Immigration Checkpoint, Bangkok

15. Sri Racha Immigration Checkpoint , Chonburi

16. Mabtaput Immigration Checkpoint , Rayong

17. Nong Khai Immigration Checkpoint, Nong Khai

18. Samui Immigration Checkpoint , Surat Thani

19. Phuket Immigration Checkpoint , Phuket

20. Satun Immigration Checkpoint , Satun

21. Krabi Immigration Checkpoint , Krabi

22. Songkhla Harbour Immigraion Checkpoint , Songkhla

23. Chiangrai Airport Immigration Checkpoint, Chiangrai

24. Surat Thani Airport Immigration Checkpoint , Surat Thani

Seems like you can get a visa on arrival at Sadao (main crossing) but not Pedang Besar (small crossing).

[Lite Beer]

Yep. I will go with the MFA site.

Sadao it is . Not far from Pedang.

Please note that it is only for a stay of 15 days.

[ubonjoe]

Hey everybody!!!

My name is Janos and I am Hungarian citizen. Right now I am working in India with couples of nationalities. In December we plan to do a trip from Singapore to Thailand and I started to check out how can we travel overland through Indochina. Probably I´ll travel with citizens from Costa Rica, Tunisia and Portugal. I found out that the Portuguese do not have to have visa at all, I can get it on the border, the Tunisian and the Costa Rican citizens have to apply for visa here in India, I guess.

My question is first of all that is the above written little story right? My second question is that in case I reach the Thai-Malaysian border at Padang Besar can I apply for visa? And can I apply for a double entry visa there? If yes how much is that?

That´s everything I wanted to ask. Thank you very much for the answers, best wishes for everyone who is travelling around here,

Janos

Why don't you all apply for a tourist visa before leaving India. There are five consulates in India. See the following link for locations plus any other info you need for visas.

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2712.php

[astral]

The last time I checked Padang Besar was still in Malaysia.

http://www.google.com/search?q=padang+besa...GL_enSA273BH273

and is the major crossing point between Thailand and Malaysia.

Sadao is on the Thai side of the border

[Lite Beer]

The last time I checked Padang Besar was still in Malaysia.

http://www.google.com/search?q=padang+besa...GL_enSA273BH273

and is the major crossing point between Thailand and Malaysia.

Sadao is on the Thai side of the border

Good pick up Astral , however it seems you are only 50% correct as the town on the Thai side of the border is also called Padang Besar.

Sadao is further along the border at a different checkpoint.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padang_Besar

[digitalchromakey]

The last time I checked Padang Besar was still in Malaysia.

http://www.google.com/search?q=padang+besa...GL_enSA273BH273

and is the major crossing point between Thailand and Malaysia.

Sadao is on the Thai side of the border

Good pick up Astral , however it seems you are only 50% correct as the town on the Thai side of the border is also called Padang Besar.

Sadao is further along the border at a different checkpoint.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padang_Besar

Astral, sorry but Litebeer is right. Pedang Besar is a 'minor' crossing and Sadao is the 'major' crossing.

They are maybe 50 km apart - at the last major town before Malaysia, coming from Hat Yai, you turn right for Pedang Besar but carry on straight for the Sadao crossing.