Thailand Mulls Out Visa Online

[yippz56]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now considering a proposal of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) to launch visa applications on line. The Ministry agreed in principle to allow tourists from some countries to submit their applications on the web as it would help to speed up immigration procedures at international airports and alleviate the large crowds which today fill up Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and Phuket International airports. The ministry will work out the details of the online visa application and inform the Tourism and Sports Ministry. The procedure could then be available before the start of the high season in October.

[OJAS]

Not sure what difference this is likely to make at BKK and Phuket in practice. Most tourists are automatically stamped in for 30 days in any event. Would only seem to be helpful to the handful requiring 60-day visas and/or ineligible for automatic 30-day stamping-in.

Edited July 10, 2012 by OJAS

[Baxer]

I think they talk about the 19 Countries eligible to enter Thailand under the VISA ON ARRIVAL rule:

1. Bhutan
   
2. China
   
3. Cyprus
   
4. Czech Republic
   
5. Estonia
   
6. Hungary
   
7. India
   
8. Kazakhstan
   
9. Latvia
   
10. Liechtenstein
    
11. Lithuania
    
12. Maldives
    
13. Mauritius
    
14. Poland
    
15. Saudi Arabia
    
16. Slovakia
    
17. Slovenia
    
18. Taiwan
    
19. Ukraine
    

[saengsureeya]

The 30-day-stamp isn't a visa. It's a visa exemption.

Acquiring a visa online would mean VOA, tourist, non-immigrant, because that are visa's.