visarunner Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 in early March Thai Visa.com has informed that the Thai cabinet has approved a request by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism to waive again the fee for Toursit Visa from 1st April 2010 to 31th March 2011. However so far I have not seen any official confirmation from any official source. Can anyone clarify, thanks EDIT:The Thai Forein Ministry has announced on 26 April that tourist visas will be free from May 11 2010 till march 31 2011 Mario2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 If I remember correctly, the last two times announcements about free tourists visas were made they appeared in the Thai papers a few days after they took effect. -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndpoole Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) Yes, it is supposed to go back to being free on the 1st. I had just got one this month and was explained they extended the free visa program but that I fell into the few week period where there was a gap in this promotion. Edited March 31, 2010 by johndpoole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visarunner Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 unfortunate today the Thai Embassies in Vientiane/Laos and in Phnom Penh/Cambodia still collected the fees for a Tourist Visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Free visa and $10,000 riot insurance for tourists extended by one year Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Free-Visa-US...ce-t343775.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visarunner Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Free visa and $10,000 riot insurance for tourists extended by one yearFull story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Free-Visa-US...ce-t343775.html I have checked with some Visarun companies and they confirmed that their customers and all other people have been charged today for the Tourist Visa application at the Thai Embassy in Vientiane/Laos and Phnom Penh/Cambodia. Another member reported that she and others paid the fee in Khota Bharu. I guess the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not informed the new policy to their Embassies yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcondor Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 confirm that in Vientiane today they were charging for tourist visas seems the thai are once again making fools of themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imjustagirl Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 confirm that in Vientiane today they were charging for tourist visasseems the thai are once again making fools of themselves Yes today was told no free visa as they had not been informed yet...Kota Bharu Malaysia. i wish i was shocked but too used to it now, probably went in her pocket or the embassy managers pocket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Typical Thai Bureaucracy BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I have checked a few embassy and consulates websites, but none mentiones the free visas. It is not unthinkeble that the Foreign mininistry forgot to inform the embassies and consulates about the policy. In the past the policy was always implemented a few days later than the planned start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd barrett Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 The Royal Thai Embassy websites in London and Hull have not been updated regarding free tourist visas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visarunner Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 I have checked a few embassy and consulates websites, but none mentiones the free visas. It is not unthinkeble that the Foreign mininistry forgot to inform the embassies and consulates about the policy. In the past the policy was always implemented a few days later than the planned start. if that is the case we should, hopefully, see some positive news by early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty72 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 The very same is in Vienna embassy, and Bratislava Consulate....nobody heard about free visa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 if that is the case we should, hopefully, see some positive news by early next week. As far as Vientiane is concerned, the most positive news will be that they continue to charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brycat Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Had to pay the fee in Chennai, India today too. Bummer but it's nice to know other embassies/ consulates are doing the same thing. We thought the Chennai consulate just decided to... uh.... ignore the new policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiz435 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 At Chicago Consulate today was told that it had not been announced yet, and I had to pay. TiT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickSee Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I can add Paris to the list of the unaware embassies. Furthermore, they now require the applicant to show evidence of two confirmed flights if they are applying for two entries (btw, charged at EUR 25/entry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haudegen Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 no news for the topic "Will Tourist Visas Be Free Again After 1st April2010" ??? i have to go tomorrow to laos... would be nice to know its free or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 It is not currently free at any location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visarunner Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 It is not currently free at any location. Thanks K. Lopburi, have tried to get further Information from Embassies and MFA , but without success. I wonder from which source thaivisa got this and why no one has done any update on such important issue. Hundreds of people have read the original topic and made plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I expect there may be a lot of loose ends at the current time and tourist visa are probably not the most pressing issue this week in the eyes of the Thai government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penefattore Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 It is not unthinkeble that the Foreign mininistry forgot to inform the embassies and consulates about the policy. Especially when you consider who is the Foreign Minister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverex Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I was in PP in Jan and got a free 60 day visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiphoon Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 That was under the old tourist visa promotion that ended on 4th March. What we are talking about here is the new 'free visa' promotion which was supposed to have started on 1st April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Not free in Brisbane today either and not surprising with Song Khran pending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supbangkok Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 KL wants cash B1,100 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd barrett Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 The UK Hull consulate website has been down for several hours, maybe they are updating the free visa info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguinchris Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 (edited) Los Angeles consulate hasn't updated their website either. I emailed them some questions a couple of weeks ago, and the guy who replied was very nice and answered fully and clearly my other questions, but when I asked if the visas would be free after the first, and his answer basically amounted to "I can't comment on that right now" - he said to check the website as the latest information will be posted will be posted there. Meanwhile, it doesn't appear that the site has actually been updated since the *beginning* of the last free visa period. If there's no word in the next few days, I'll contact the guy at the consulate to see if he knows anything. I'm not leaving for Thailand until early July so I've got some time, but I don't want to sit around on my hands worrying about getting my visa, and I know that if I go ahead and pay for it then the very next day the free visas will be announced Edited April 7, 2010 by penguinchris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd barrett Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 The Thai consulate in Hull is back online but no mention of free tourist visas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappalot Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 today, april the 8th., in vientiane/laos they still collect 1000 baht/entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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