StChris Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 God this whole visa business is confusing! Regarding the fee, I didn't have any Baht on me so didn't ask if it could be paid in that instead of dollars. Just to make sure I've got this right, if my expiry date is the 23 March, that means that to get another 2 months I have to leave and re-enter Thailand before or on the 23 of March, is that correct? So if I left Thailand for Laos on the 22 of March and then decided to hang around there a couple of weeks and returned on the 5 of April, I wouldn't get another 2 months, right? I was thinking of staying in Cambodia for another month, but it seems as though the 6 months is already ticking down, and I would have to leave and re-enter Thailand after only 2 months if I did decide to stay. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Just to make sure I've got this right, if my expiry date is the 23 March, that means that to get another 2 months I have to leave and re-enter Thailand before or on the 23 of March, is that correct? Thanks You will have to enter no later than the 22nd March or your Visa will expire. Assuming your Visa says "Enter before 23 March" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Any news on Phenom Penh issuing double tourist visas (6month validity)? Can we call them and ask? I would prefer to go there, and will have to book a flight soon, my visa expires 23rd January, 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Home page of embassy website has contact info. But I doutt they will issue tourist visas with 6 monthe use before dates. Link: http://www.mfa.go.th/web/1300.php?depid=186 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Vientiane only issues 2 entry tourist visa with 90 day use before dates. For most people it is irrelevant, but according to one report awhile back they will issue as many entries as you want but the visa will still only be valid for 90 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder road Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Whatever kind of visa you apply for in Phnom Penh payment MUST be made in u.s. dollars. Be interesting to see how those guy's with double entries get on in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Be interesting to see how those guy's with double entries get on in a few months. What do you mean by that? A double entry tourist visa is good for 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljeque Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 This is from the Thai PP Embassy site Did the Thai Embassy actually ask for the items in bold: Required documents are: One completed and signed application form One photo (colour, size 4 x 6 cm) Passport (valid for no less than 6 months) Copy of ID card Copy of residence certificate (Carnet de Residence/ Family Record Book) 6.1 Company employee must prepare company work certificate (Business card is not acceptable) 6.2 Self-employed applicant must prepare business registration/license (original) 6.3 Student must prepare guarantee letter from university or student card (Copy of parent’s ID card and proof of parent’s profession) 6.4 Pensioner must prepare bank statement or pension fund Hotel reservation in Thailand with name and dates of checking in/out Airline ticket or confirmation slip with flight number and date of entry/exit ... THANKS Passport holders of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Yemen and Palestinian State are requested to file for application in person at the Royal Thai Embassy. In certain case, a certificate of no criminal record is required. Please note that Consular officers reserve the rights to ask for additional documents as deemed necessary. In the absence of a required document, a letter indicating the unavailability of such document must be provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglejumbo Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I contacted the bus service and they currently only have the 5am one. This is too early for me as I would have to leave my room at 4.20am. I am wondering if anyone's been on it or not. The girl on phone said that the TV shows movies, but wondering if its possible to sleep or not? Also is it full of drunks because really I think the only way for me to catch it is to stay up drinking? Any reports of things getting stolen while sleeping? Sorry to sound negative... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ersl Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I just got Single Entry 60 Day Tourist Visa in PP; 13 Jan 09. The easiest Visa I've ever got in my 7 years in Asia. 15 minutes from filling in the form to picking it up the next day. They want minimal info on the form; just personal data such as on your passport and home address, no need to fill in the other slots, one photo, USD$35 and they give change! They say to come back the next day between 3 and 4 PM, but I gotthere at 2:3)PM and it was ready, just had to ask for it. BEWARE of the scammer Camodian Guard by the gate; he asks for and extra USD$15 to get it done and in yuour hands at the same time you get it any way. You got to submit the application in the morning from 8:30AM to 12:30PM Mon - Fri. This seems to be the same for "western nationals", a Ghanian I met had to pay USD$300 and furnish lots of fincial and guarantor data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfline Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I,m looking to go to PP later next month and get a double entry tourist visa. I will fly with Airasia. What are my options for hotels in PP that are close to the lively part of town? Any tips on how not to get ripped off appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasfarang Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I just got a tourist visa (30 day) from PP and under number of entries it was stamped "S" (I am assuming that means single entry) but when I crossed over to Thailand they gave me 60 days. Should I assume I just caught the border person in a good mood and keep my mouth shut...I don't think it is a 2x entry as I only paid for 1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I just got a tourist visa (30 day) from PP and under number of entries it was stamped "S" (I am assuming that means single entry) but when I crossed over to Thailand they gave me 60 days. Should I assume I just caught the border person in a good mood and keep my mouth shut...I don't think it is a 2x entry as I only paid for 1x You definitely obtained a single entry tourist visa. A single entry (S) tourist visa is valid for 90 days from when it is issued. When you arrive in Thailand you are entitled to 60 days. You can extend this for a further 30 days at any immigration office in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guruofvinyl Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Can you just imagine all these border post immigration officials and the money they make, on both sides, by this circus that farangs are subjected to. The posters here don't seem to mention the fees they pay to enter the countries that host these Thai consulates. One does not enter Laos for free, nor Cambodia, nor Myanmar. It all adds up and thousands of Thai and neighboring citizens are living off this condition. A note: The Thai consulate in Los Angeles has no information on "free" visas on their web site, does not return email or phone requests for information, and rejects all photos when applying for a visa as not correct so they can send you across the street to get new photos from a well connected friend with a polaroid--a visit to Thailand starts at the Consulate!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Can you just imagine all these border post immigration officials and the money they make, on both sides, by this circus that farangs are subjected to. The posters here don't seem to mention the fees they pay to enter the countries that host these Thai consulates. Welcome to ThaiVisa. The fees for entering some neighbouring countries of Thailand are so commonly known that it is not necessary to mention them in every post but you are wrong. These fees are mentioned quite often. -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 The Thai consulate in Los Angeles has no information on "free" visas on their web site, does not return email or phone requests for information, and rejects all photos when applying for a visa as not correct so they can send you across the street to get new photos from a well connected friend with a polaroid--a visit to Thailand starts at the Consulate!!!! LA is not the only consulate and for sure not the best. Honorary consulates will accept mail in applications and most don't care where you live so you can choose anyone you want. Use the pull down menu at the top of this page from the DC embassy website to get a list of them. http://www.thaiembdc.org/AboutEmb/EmbDirect.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy58uk Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I did a border run to Cambodia on Thursday with my regular service to activate the 2nd entry of a double entry TV obtained in Vientiane. The owner of the business was on the van with us. I asked him about the present situation re visa at Phnom Penh. He said that the ambassador had been changed and was "open for business" but the cost of running the operation made it unattractive to him. From that I deduced that Jack has cut the price to the bare minimum. A good friend of mine took the Jack trip to Cambodia the same day. He said all was fine but he was rather bored during the two night stay at the hotel in Poipet but otherwise was very satisfied with the service, the price included vouchers for bf and dinner in the hotel which he was pleased with. He only applied for a single entry so I have no comment to make as to the possibility of double entry or 2x single entry visas. I feel I might try this run next time as my friend's description of his stay in the hotel sounds favourable to the long bus rides to Laos and back from BKK even if the price seems a little steep. I will post when I return.Hope to hear from anyone else with reports of the Jack Golf trip. Thx in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jst Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 hello to all my long stay buddies, i just wanted to share the great news. there is a company that does the double tourist visas (good for six months including extentions) from poi pet cambodia, for about 9,000 baht. no more 12 hr ride to loas. ive used them for loas to get a double tourist. when this expires, ill go with them to cambodia (3 1/2 hrs.) email me and ill send u the info. too much to type. //Edit: merged from newly created topic into this topic -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 That’s old news, jst. 3-1/2 hours to Poipet is relative, I guess, depending on where you start the trip. -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jompa Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Me and my girlfriend got 60 days tourist visas without any problems today. Applied yesterday and picked up the passports today. All we needed was a picture and to fill out the application, no questions asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Me and my girlfriend got 60 days tourist visas without any problems today. Applied yesterday and picked up the passports today. All we needed was a picture and to fill out the application, no questions asked. Good Did you get single or 2 entry visas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 That’s old news, jst.3-1/2 hours to Poipet is relative, I guess, depending on where you start the trip. -- Maestro It's brand new to me. How about pointing us to the appropriate thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 This here topic, titled "tourist visas now available in Phnom Penh", into which I merged jst’s post. -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) This here topic, titled "tourist visas now available in Phnom Penh", into which I merged jst’s post.-- Maestro Understood...thanks...but where is all this old news that jst was posting about? I've never heard of anyone doing double entry tourist visas from Poipet. Edited January 27, 2009 by tropo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 This is how it has been described in this topic: 1. The visarun company brings you to a hotel in Poipet, probably in the casino zone, where you stay for two nights. 2. The visarun company takes your passport, gets your visa for Cambodia, carries your passport to Phnom Penh, gets a double-entry tourist visa stamped in your passport, carries your passport back to you at the hotel in Phnom Penh. 3. The visarun company brings you back to Thailand to where you started the trip with them. Basically, a messenger service from Poipet to Phnom Penh while you spend two nights at a hotel in Poipet. -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) This is how it has been described in this topic:1. The visarun company brings you to a hotel in Poipet, probably in the casino zone, where you stay for two nights. 2. The visarun company takes your passport, gets your visa for Cambodia, carries your passport to Phnom Penh, gets a double-entry tourist visa stamped in your passport, carries your passport back to you at the hotel in Phnom Penh. 3. The visarun company brings you back to Thailand to where you started the trip with them. Basically, a messenger service from Poipet to Phnom Penh while you spend two nights at a hotel in Poipet. -- Maestro Thanks for that! That sounds like a very good idea. My last visa run to Vientiane for 2 (one Australian, one Filipino (no Laos visa required)) cost at a total of at least 17,000 from Pattaya. That included a budget of 1,000 per night (2 nights) accommodation in Vientiane. 18,000 (9000 x 2) would be ok for me considering it would be a much more relaxing (if not a little boring in comparison) visa run without having to waste hours at the consulate and taking minivans, buses and tuktuks all over the place. I wonder if jst's info on the cost of (about) 9,000 for this service included travel to Poipet, and if so are these services available from Pattaya at that price. Did this price also include the $20 visa for Cambodia? If it does, then I could probably knock the price down a bit as my Filipino gf does not require a Cambodian visa. Jst! You have Mail! Edited January 28, 2009 by tropo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricci Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I am living just a few kilometers away from Aranyaprathet, but i really hate to travel with the bus in the sh*thole Phnom Penh, stay there 2 nights and then go back. Is there a trustworthy so called messenger service directly accessible in Poipet? If so.....it should be quite cheaper. A double entry is $70........so why pay 1000% more??? (without all the extras of course) Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I am living just a few kilometers away from Aranyaprathet, but i really hate to travel with the bus in the sh*thole Phnom Penh, stay there 2 nights and then go back.Is there a trustworthy so called messenger service directly accessible in Poipet? If so.....it should be quite cheaper. A double entry is $70........so why pay 1000% more??? (without all the extras of course) Any suggestions? Don't look at the percentage markup, look at the cost compared to doing it yourself. A bus trip for me from Pattaya to PP would be out of the question so I'd to compare it with the cost of flying from BKK to PP. Without having all the details at this stage, that price probably includes transportation to and from BKK or Pattaya, Cambodian visa plus accommodation for 2 nights. I'll wait for all the details before I make a final cost analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 OK, so we've established that as a result of the recent change of policy at the Thai Consulate in Phnom Penh a new business has just begun in Poipet. Specifically: Transporting visa applicants to Poipet and arranging a "fixer" to go to Phnom Penh to arrange a shiny new double-entry tourist visa while the applicants relax in a Casino Hotel for 2 nights. For this service ex-Pattaya the agents are charging about 9,500 baht. It's a bit more than what I would pay to do it myself in Vientiane including flying to Udon. The advantages are less travel time and no stress. It seems a very worthwhile alternative. Doing a rough calculation and assuming a hotel charge of 1000 baht per night (I have no idea of the cost of hotels in Poipet) the agent is charging an extra 3000 - 4000 baht for his services. I travel with my gf who also needs a visa, so I'm paying an agent around 8000 in service fees. They're making good money! We may be able to find an agent in Poipet who can arrange this instead of going through a Pattaya visa agent. If anyone can help me with some contacts it would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricci Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hi tropo, please keep us informed bout that one. I am sure that they have 2 or 3 services in Poipet. The law of competition i think :-) If you get the prices and conditions, please share the info. Cheers Ricci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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