We are US citizens and would like to fly to Chiang Mai from the US on Nov. 13, 2011, leave the next day for China for two weeks, return to Chiang Mai on Dec. 1 and stay there til Feb. 28, 2012. What kind of Visa should we apply for and what would it cost? In the past we've come to CM for 90 days on a Tourist visa. Is there a way that we can enter Thailand on Nov. 14 and leave the next day and begin our Tourist visa on 12/1/2011? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. Fran

A two entry tourist visa will cost less than $100 total more and be a sure answer. Some recent reports are that airport will require use of any valid visa for entry or cancel it if you request visa exempt entry so you would be taking a chance if single entry and asking not to use it.

A two entry tourist visa will cost less than $100 total more and be a sure answer. Some recent reports are that airport will require use of any valid visa for entry or cancel it if you request visa exempt entry so you would be taking a chance if single entry and asking not to use it.

Thank you so much for your reply. Wondering where in the USA we can get a tourist visa with a duel entry option? We do not see a place on the a USA tourist visa online application for the two entry feature.

We are grateful for this additional information.

A two entry tourist visa will cost less than $100 total more and be a sure answer. Some recent reports are that airport will require use of any valid visa for entry or cancel it if you request visa exempt entry so you would be taking a chance if single entry and asking not to use it.

Thank you so much for your reply. Wondering where in the USA we can get a tourist visa with a duel entry option? We do not see a place on the a USA tourist visa online application for the two entry feature.

We are grateful for this additional information.

There are many but not knowing where you are here is a start .................

Consulate(s) General are in:

Los Angeles

Royal Thai Consulate General

611 N. Larchmont Boulevard, Suite 1101

Los Angeles, California 90004

Tel. (323) 962-9574

Chicago

700 N. Rush St.

Chicago, IL 60611.

(312) 664-3129

New York

351 E. 52nd St.,

New York, NY 10011.

(212) 754-1770

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE GENERAL

Nicholas J. Stanley, Honorary Consul General The Maytag Building 1136 NW Hoyt Street, Suite 210 Portland, Oregon 97209 U.S.A.

503-221-0440

Edited May 30, 201115 yr by CharlieH

http://www.thaiconsulatechicago.org/clate/appform.html

Select the visa application form PDF or DOC from this page. The top right side below type of visa clearly asks for the number of entries. Each entry is $35.

A double entry tourist visa would certainly work and you should be able to get one in the Thai consulates in the U.S. mentioned before.

Another possibility is to enter Thailand on a stamp on entry...as a U.S. citizen there should be no problem with that...they will just stamp you in for a 30 day stay when you enter. Then you could get a tourist visa for Thailand duing the time you are in China. Hong kong would probably be a good place for that...although I don't know that much about the Thai consulate in Hong Kong...whether it is a "friendly" place to get a tourist visa to Thailand or not.

If you choose that route..the 30 day stamp on entry to Thailand...make sure to book your "onward ticket"...a ticket out of Thailand (in your case the ticket to China) BEFORE you get to Thailand. The airlines can sometimes be 'picky" about seeing a visa or an onward ticket before they let you board the flight to Thailand. That's why it is a good idea, if arriving without a visa, to have that onward (out-of country) ticket when and if the airine asks to see one.

Edited May 30, 201115 yr by IMA_FARANG

Get a double entry tourist visa so you don't have to jump though hoops.

It's going to time consuming and ruin your holiday.

There are also a number of honorary consulates where you can get your double entry tourist visa.

List of Royal Thai Honorary Consulate-General in U.S.A.

ALABAMA

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

P.O. BOX 4504

MONTGOMERY, AL 36103-4504

Tel : (334) 269-2518 Extension 105

Fax : (334) 269-4678

E-mail : [email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Mr. Robert F. Henry, Jr.

COLORADO

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

1123 AURARIA PKWY, SUITE 200

DENVER, CO 80204

Tel : (303) 892-0118

Fax : (303) 892-0119

E-mail : [email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Mr. Donald W. Ringby

FLORIDA

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

2199 PONCE DE LEON BLVD., SUITE 301

CORAL GABLES, FL 33134

Tel : (305) 445-7577

Fax : (305) 444-0487

E-Mail: [email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Mr. George Corrigan

Honorary Consul, Mr. Louis Stinson, Jr.

GEORGIA

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

303 Peachtree Street, SUITE 5300

ATLANTA, GA 30308

Tel : (404) 527-6778

Fax : (404) 527-4198

E-mail: [email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Mr. R. William Ide, III

HAWAII

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

866 Iwilei Road, Room 201

HONOLULU, HI 96817

Tel : (808) 524-7787

Fax : (808) 523-0044

E-mail : [email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Mr. Colin Miyabara

LOUISIANA

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

320 JULIA STREET

NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130

Tel : (504) 522-2021

Fax : (504) 523-1704

E-mail : [email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Mr. Henry Lambert

MASSACHUSETTS

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

41 UNION STREET

BOSTON, MA 02108

TEL: (617) 720-8424

FAX: (617) 227-2306

E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Website: http://www.thaiconsulatebos.org

HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL, MR. JOSEPH A. MILANO

KANSAS

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE

3906 West 103rd Street

Overland Park, Kansas 66207

Tel : (913) 385-5555

Mobile: (760) 650-5053

Fax : (913) 385-5558

E-mail:[email protected]

Website: http://thailandconsulatekansas.com

Honorary Consul, Ms. Mary Frances Taylor-Kirkpatrick

OKLAHOMA

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

25900 EAST 81ST STREET

BROKEN ARROW, OK 74014

Tel : (918) 357-1368, 808-5930

Fax : (918) 357-1369

E-Mail: [email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Ms. Nora J. Gordon

OREGON

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

121 S.W. SALMON STREET, SUITE 1430

PORTLAND, OR 97204-2924

Tel : (503) 221-0440

Fax : (503) 221-0550

E-mail : [email protected]

Honorary Consul, Mr. Nicholas J. Stanley

TEXAS (Dallas)

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

Three Galleria Tower

13155 Noel Road, Suite 100

Dallas, TX 75240

Tel: (972) 934-0022, EXT. 101204

Fax: (972) 934-8133

E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Mr. W. Forrest Smith

TEXAS (El-Paso)

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

414 Executive Center BLVD., Suite 211

EL PASO, TX 79902

Tel : (915) 533-5757

Fax : 532-0781

E-mail : [email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Ms. Mary Lee Leavell Pinkerton

TEXAS (Houston)

ROYAL THAI CONSULATE-GENERAL

600 Travis, STE. 2000

HOUSTON, TX 77002-2911

Tel : (713) 229-8733

Fax : (713) 228-1303

E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Honorary Consul-General, Mr. Charles C. Foster

Honorary Vice-Consul, Ms. Julie Richardson

Heed Lopburi's advice, and get tourist visas.

The honorary consulates mentioned above may all be good (El Paso, however, is now closed), but I note on some correspondence with Houston the following about tourist visas:

A copy of round-trip ticket/eticket or itinerary paid in full

But for Portland (which, unlike most honoraries, has its own website), they say the following:

Proof of confirmed onward ticket is required, except for U.S. citizens applying for a Tourist

visa.

So, if you don't feel like trying to figure out how airline tickets factor into your application for multiple entries and exits to Thailand, I'd go with Portland.

Make sure you double check that the multiple entry tourist visa is good for 6-months. This is the policy with Houston -- and I believe most consulates in the US. However, 3-month validity for multiple tourist visas seems to be creeping up here and there. (Portland website doesn't say.)

A two entry tourist visa will cost less than $100 total more and be a sure answer. Some recent reports are that airport will require use of any valid visa for entry or cancel it if you request visa exempt entry so you would be taking a chance if single entry and asking not to use it.

That's the very same answer I gave to a friend the other day who wants to come here in November for two weeks, leave for HK for two months and return here for two months or so after. If you get a very friendly immigration officer you might just be able to get a visa exempt and be able to keep the actual visa if you show your airticket plan but I'd say the chances are very slim. I did also suggest he look into getting a single entry in HK rather than getting a double entry in the UK.