Thai Govt Consider Visa Fee Waiver To Help Rebuild Tourism

[Jimi007]

A Tourist visa allows you to stay 60 days. Some counties do not get 30 days on arrival...

30 days.Leave.

14 days.Leave.

Fly in every month? 30 days.

Most expats with half a brain don't wish to make an expensive journey to Burma,Malaysia or Cambodia once a month for a

30 day visa-every thirty days.

Tourist visas are for tourists, at least that's why they call them a tourist visa... As an expat I have a non immigrant visa and I don't ever do a visa run... I just get a one year extension every year.

Erm, not everyone is under 50 or married, just thought you should know that...

Tell the government, maybe they will care...

[metisdead]

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[CaptainPeacock]

Thai Govt Consider Visa Fee Waiver

Hi All...

Today (14/11/2011) I have just called the Thai Consulate here in the UK...AND they inform me that the tourist visa charge is £28-00

However, they state they could receive an email from the Thia authorities anytime with a statement - VISA FEE WAIVER.

I leaving soon - hurry up Miss YingLuck!!

[Evergreen]

Thai Govt Consider Visa Fee Waiver

Hi All...

Today (14/11/2011) I have just called the Thai Consulate here in the UK...AND they inform me that the tourist visa charge is £28-00

However, they state they could receive an email from the Thia authorities anytime with a statement - VISA FEE WAIVER.

I leaving soon - hurry up Miss YingLuck!!

yes, but there are different types of Tourist Visa's though. There's also the double and the triple entry ones. The triple entry is about £84 then you add on another £10 for some sort of admin fee then on top of that you've still got the special delivery fee from the P.O to add on top making it not far off £100 for a triple entry tourist visa.

If it's only for the single entry then fair enough, no problem. I was going to pay for the triple entry anyway until i saw this thread so thought i'd hold on and see just what exactly is included in the possible waiving of Tourist Visa fees before shelling out almost £100 only to see that next week i could have got it for nothing!

It would mean an extra £100 in my pocket for spending over there

[Evergreen]

Oh well, that's been around a week now and no more news on this subject whatsoever and the Consulate in Hull know nothing at all about this so i guess it was just a small consideration by the Govt and decided not to bother. <br><br>Never mind, i was going to pay it anyway until i saw this so called news, but seeing there's no more news at all about it i'd better send it off to Hull with the fee then, £100 less to spend, oh well....<img class="bbc_emoticon" alt="" src="http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif">

[sydneyjed]

one more idea:

In Issan along the Mekong, it is ideal for setting up retirement homes. Young Thai Ladies of Issan will find a job taking care of old people, as nurse or assistant nurse.. . (Better than dubious massage parlour or Beer Bars).

I am sure there are not only the Mekong but plenty of other suitable locations in Thailand, ...plus it is complementary to Medical Tourism.

But, people must be authorised to retire here, first in their own house then, when it is time they leave their thai house for the retirement home: it is a whole concept which start with a non xenophobic policy....

Sounds interesting jerry ..I deal in the wholesale field of MT and never thought of this to be honest!