Visa Fees Gone Up

[nong38]

I jusr had a look at the application packs for visa as the dates are 1st and 9th of December indicating changes, best have a look. Multi entry O gone up from £100 to £125.

[lopburi3]

Actually 100 UK pounds would be less than the price of such a visa, which is based on Baht 5,000.

[Mario2008]

Just to clarify. The price of a visa is determined by the Thai Foreign Ministry in Thai baht, but you pay for a visa in local currency. The price of a visa hasn't gone up. Rather they have adjusted the exchange course, which embassies/consulates often do several times a year. of course the course is often in their favour, not yours.

[FritsSikkink]

From Holland 130 euros

[visarunner]

Thai Tourist Visa in PhnomPenh, single entry is now USD 40.-, up from USD 35.-

[nong38]

Even at a rate of 45bts to the £ at 5000bts it works out at £111 so this is a fair increase, I know a few blokes in the UK who were now looking at the Phillipines dot what the visa arangments are there but the pension annual increases for inflation are intact. At a time of economic uncertainy not sure this is good move, but then Have seen this sort of thing before here where a figure has to be met and if less are coming then the ones that are pay more to make up for the shortfall. Awful timing.

[fredob43]

Even at a rate of 45bts to the £ at 5000bts it works out at £111 so this is a fair increase, I know a few blokes in the UK who were now looking at the Phillipines dot what the visa arangments are there but the pension annual increases for inflation are intact. At a time of economic uncertainy not sure this is good move, but then Have seen this sort of thing before here where a figure has to be met and if less are coming then the ones that are pay more to make up for the shortfall. Awful timing.

The new price's Rule's as of this month 12. 2011 are.

Travel visa S/Entry =£25

T/V 2 entry +£50.

T/V 3 entry =£75.

Non Immigrant S/Entry =£50.

N/Immigrant M/Entry =£125.

If you pick them up in person from consulate an additional £10 is payable.

The 30 day visa on arrival without a valid ticket to leave within that time will not be granted. Yes I know that it's always been like that but now they are strictly applying it. And have asked all airline's to apply the rule's to the letter.

Last one new rule if you do three trip's by plane in succession I.E if you fly out for a day or two and receive a new 30 day on arrival on your return, you will be allowed 3 trip's/visa's after that a 90 day block will be applied.

[Maestro]

...Last one new rule if you do three trip's by plane in succession I.E if you fly out for a day or two and receive a new 30 day on arrival on your return, you will be allowed 3 trip's/visa's after that a 90 day block will be applied.

Did this happen to you recently? At what Thai airport?

[fredob43]

...Last one new rule if you do three trip's by plane in succession I.E if you fly out for a day or two and receive a new 30 day on arrival on your return, you will be allowed 3 trip's/visa's after that a 90 day block will be applied.

Did this happen to you recently? At what Thai airport?

www.thailand-visa.com Then look on The Royal Thai consulate Birmingham, or other and it's there. All the new rule's and regulation's. Price's ect.

I was there "Birmingham" 5/6 week's ago that's when they told me about the new bit's/rule's that were coming in and for update's of same I should check their web site. They told me it was because Thailand wanted to get rid of the, Their word's Riff Raff. I asked if this only applied to England again their word's the hole world. And that they "Thai's" were going to apply the rule's to the letter.

[Mario2008]

I believe that information is incorrect.

Correct information is given by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2490

According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002), 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002), 18 October B.E. 2547 (2004), 6 May B.E. 2548 (2005), and 23 June 2554 (2011), passport holders from 48 countries and 1 special administrative region - Hong Kong SAR - are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days on each visit. If such foreigners enter the Kingdom at the immigration checkpoints which border neighboring countries, they will be allowed to stay for 15 days each time, except Malaysian nationals who cross the borderline from Malaysia whose granted period of stay will not exceed 30 days each time. - Please note that Tourist Visa Exemption does not apply to foreigners holding Travel Document for Aliens issued by these countries.

- Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category must possess adequate finances for the duration of stay in Thailand (i.e., cash 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per family).

[fredob43]

I believe that information is incorrect.

Correct information is given by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

http://www.mfa.go.th...482.php?id=2490

According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002), 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002), 18 October B.E. 2547 (2004), 6 May B.E. 2548 (2005), and 23 June 2554 (2011), passport holders from 48 countries and 1 special administrative region - Hong Kong SAR - are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days on each visit. If such foreigners enter the Kingdom at the immigration checkpoints which border neighboring countries, they will be allowed to stay for 15 days each time, except Malaysian nationals who cross the borderline from Malaysia whose granted period of stay will not exceed 30 days each time. - Please note that Tourist Visa Exemption does not apply to foreigners holding Travel Document for Aliens issued by these countries.

- Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category must possess adequate finances for the duration of stay in Thailand (i.e., cash 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per family).

You can believe what you like. All you quoted was to the date of June 2011. The web page Thai consulate England I told you to look at is December 2011 2554. New rule's started this month. It doesn't say you cant get a 30 day visa on arrival it say if you read it now no more that three will be issued in succession. It then go's on to say it's to stop people just doing 30 day tourist visa run's. You can interpret that to mean what you think fit. I would rather believe the English Thai consulate.

[nong38]

I believe that information is incorrect.

Correct information is given by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

http://www.mfa.go.th...482.php?id=2490

According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002), 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002), 18 October B.E. 2547 (2004), 6 May B.E. 2548 (2005), and 23 June 2554 (2011), passport holders from 48 countries and 1 special administrative region - Hong Kong SAR - are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days on each visit. If such foreigners enter the Kingdom at the immigration checkpoints which border neighboring countries, they will be allowed to stay for 15 days each time, except Malaysian nationals who cross the borderline from Malaysia whose granted period of stay will not exceed 30 days each time. - Please note that Tourist Visa Exemption does not apply to foreigners holding Travel Document for Aliens issued by these countries.

- Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category must possess adequate finances for the duration of stay in Thailand (i.e., cash 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per family).

You can believe what you like. All you quoted was to the date of June 2011. The web page Thai consulate England I told you to look at is December 2011 2554. New rule's started this month. It doesn't say you cant get a 30 day visa on arrival it say if you read it now no more that three will be issued in succession. It then go's on to say it's to stop people just doing 30 day tourist visa run's. You can interpret that to mean what you think fit. I would rather believe the English Thai consulate.

Where do this RIFF RAFF get the money for all these flights, benefits again is it? Not satisfied with tattoos and earings on the state they will want free flights to Bungalow bump bump next and never ending, never refused visa, drop them off in Greece or Magaluff.

[fredob43]

I believe that information is incorrect.

Correct information is given by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

http://www.mfa.go.th...482.php?id=2490

According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002), 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002), 18 October B.E. 2547 (2004), 6 May B.E. 2548 (2005), and 23 June 2554 (2011), passport holders from 48 countries and 1 special administrative region - Hong Kong SAR - are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days on each visit. If such foreigners enter the Kingdom at the immigration checkpoints which border neighboring countries, they will be allowed to stay for 15 days each time, except Malaysian nationals who cross the borderline from Malaysia whose granted period of stay will not exceed 30 days each time. - Please note that Tourist Visa Exemption does not apply to foreigners holding Travel Document for Aliens issued by these countries.

- Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category must possess adequate finances for the duration of stay in Thailand (i.e., cash 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per family).

You can believe what you like. All you quoted was to the date of June 2011. The web page Thai consulate England I told you to look at is December 2011 2554. New rule's started this month. It doesn't say you cant get a 30 day visa on arrival it say if you read it now no more that three will be issued in succession. It then go's on to say it's to stop people just doing 30 day tourist visa run's. You can interpret that to mean what you think fit. I would rather believe the English Thai consulate.

Where do this RIFF RAFF get the money for all these flights, benefits again is it? Not satisfied with tattoos and earings on the state they will want free flights to Bungalow bump bump next and never ending, never refused visa, drop them off in Greece or Magaluff.

I get all my monies from one of my chum's in N/Sawan. Allegedly.

[Maestro]

www.thailand-visa.com Then look on The Royal Thai consulate Birmingham, or other and it's there. All the new rule's and regulation's. Price's ect.

I was there "Birmingham" 5/6 week's ago that's when they told me about the new bit's/rule's that were coming in and for update's of same I should check their web site. They told me it was because Thailand wanted to get rid of the, Their word's Riff Raff. I asked if this only applied to England again their word's the hole world. And that they "Thai's" were going to apply the rule's to the letter.

The "****** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ******" on the linked page www.thailand-visa.com is so vage and ambiguous as to be utterly useless.

1. The Thai authorities
   What are the names of these authorities?
   
2. recently
   On what date? If that text was created five years ago, then "recently" means within a couple of months before December 11, 2006
   
3. announced
   Announced in what form? Published where?
   The announcement that comes closest to what the text on the cited web page says is the Royal Thai Police Order No. 608/2549 dated 8 September BE 2549 (2006), paragraph 3. This limitation of 90 days visa-exempt stay within six months was later rescinded with the Royal Thai Police Order No. 778/2551 dated 28 November 2008.
   

Now, who is going to tell the Honorary Consul in Birmingham?

[Maestro]

As the consulate may delete the obsolete information from its web page before long, I attach a PDF copy of it so that later readers will know what this discussion is all about.

The Royal Thai Consulate - Birmingham for Visa Applications.pdf

[fredob43]

www.thailand-visa.com Then look on The Royal Thai consulate Birmingham, or other and it's there. All the new rule's and regulation's. Price's ect.

I was there "Birmingham" 5/6 week's ago that's when they told me about the new bit's/rule's that were coming in and for update's of same I should check their web site. They told me it was because Thailand wanted to get rid of the, Their word's Riff Raff. I asked if this only applied to England again their word's the hole world. And that they "Thai's" were going to apply the rule's to the letter.

The "****** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ******" on the linked page www.thailand-visa.com is so vage and ambiguous as to be utterly useless.

1. The Thai authorities
   What are the names of these authorities?
2. recently
   On what date? If that text was created five years ago, then "recently" means within a couple of months before December 11, 2006
3. announced
   Announced in what form? Published where?
   The announcement that comes closest to what the text on the cited web page says is the Royal Thai Police Order No. 608/2549 dated 8 September BE 2549 (2006), paragraph 3. This limitation of 90 days visa-exempt stay within six months was later rescinded with the Royal Thai Police Order No. 778/2551 dated 28 November 2008.

Now, who is going to tell the Honorary Consul in Birmingham?

Yes must agree they are very vague. But as I was told by them the Consulate what was going to happen I understood it. There has been another thread going through (can i "entre" on a one way ticket) and Crossy and another put a post in with a Web page from the USA and that confirm's the three 30 day visa's in 6 month's rule. As for telling the Honorary consul I'll leave that to some one else.

Look's like the one that was rescinded in 2008 is now on again.

[Mario2008]

I can find many Thai embasy/consuate webiste with the 90 days in 6 months rule and many who don't mention it at all. IATA data base does mention it, but does this isnce 2006 and missed out that since Nov. 2008 the 90 day in 6 months rules was recinded.

The consulate in Hull, updated their inormation about visa exempt entry last Friday the 9th and don't make any mention, nor does the immigration website.

[fredob43]

I can find many Thai embasy/consuate webiste with the 90 days in 6 months rule and many who don't mention it at all. IATA data base does mention it, but does this isnce 2006 and missed out that since Nov. 2008 the 90 day in 6 months rules was recinded.

The consulate in Hull, updated their inormation about visa exempt entry last Friday the 9th and don't make any mention, nor does the immigration website.

Crossy Web page USA http://www.thaiconsu...english/who.php. I haven't look but he said confirm's same. Have just looked and at the top of the page at the end of the first paragraph.

[fredob43]

I can find many Thai embasy/consuate webiste with the 90 days in 6 months rule and many who don't mention it at all. IATA data base does mention it, but does this isnce 2006 and missed out that since Nov. 2008 the 90 day in 6 months rules was recinded.

The consulate in Hull, updated their inormation about visa exempt entry last Friday the 9th and don't make any mention, nor does the immigration website.

Crossy Web page USA http://www.thaiconsu...nglish/who.php. I haven't look but he said confirm's same. Have just looked and at the top of the page at the end of the first paragraph.

Sorry the last bit is english not nglish.

[Maestro]

It is confirmed. The website of the consulate in Birmingham had that text about the 90-day limitation of visa-exempt stay within six months already on October 6, 2006. See the following copy from the archive.

Birmingham 20061004.pdf

The website was never updated to reflect the changes introduced with Police Order 778/2551. See this copy:

Birmingham 20090220.pdf

You may use the following link to click forward and backward through all site updates:

web.archive.org/web/20080129121922/http://www.thailand-visa.com/

... Look's like the one that was rescinded in 2008 is now on again.

No, it does not look that way at all. Just like many other Thai consulates, the one in Birmingham did not update that part of its web page. It's as simple as that. Hopefully, when they announce a change in future they will indicate the date and not write "recently"

[fredob43]

It is confirmed. The website of the consulate in Birmingham had that text about the 90-day limitation of visa-exempt stay within six months already on October 6, 2006. See the following copy from the archive.

Birmingham 20061004.pdf

The website was never updated to reflect the changes introduced with Police Order 778/2551. See this copy:

Birmingham 20090220.pdf

You may use the following link to click forward and backward through all site updates:

web.archive.org/web/20080129121922/http://www.thailand-visa.com/

... Look's like the one that was rescinded in 2008 is now on again.

No, it does not look that way at all. Just like many other Thai consulates, the one in Birmingham did not update that part of its web page. It's as simple as that. Hopefully, when they announce a change in future they will indicate the date and not write "recently"

So the USA one is wrong as well !!!!! I only mentioned it as that's what they told me would be happening, that was because Thailand didn't want people staying for long period's without a proper Visa. But they didn't have a date for same. Just said look on our Web site for update's. As it was of no interest to me I didn't look at their web site till two day's ago. But if you say that's been on there for some time so be it. I'd like to ask how do you ever find out what they are doing over here. They change the rule's by the day.

[Maestro]

Yes, also the website of the Thai consulate in New York is not up-to-date. At the moment, they have this incorrect information:

Passport holders of the following countries are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days on each visit. Foreigners who enter the Kingdom under the Tourist Visa Exemption category may re-enter and stay in Thailand for a cumulative duration of stay not to exceed 90 days within 6 months of the date of first entry (Passports must be valid for at least 6 months)

[asiaexpat]

Just got a new Multi "O" at Dallas Texas and it cost $200. Last year it was $175.