Planing To Visit Europe

[clumsymonkey]

Hi people

I am fully Thai.

I planned to visit Europe on my own. Anyway, I haven't really traveled anywhere on my own but this time i wanna try. I'd like to visit France, Italy, Germany and Netherlands and maybe Holland. Just desperately need help please. I mean like where do i book a flight to? Which embassy should i apply for? and how much money do i have to have in my bank for one month of traveling? if you guys could kindly help me out here please? Much appreciate it thanks x

[endure]

I'll move your thread to a better place for you to get replies. BTW the Netherlands and Holland are the same place

[clumsymonkey]

Thanks im quite new on here so help me please!! and thanks for the heads up hehe

[theoldgit]

Many Thais travel to Europe and have no problem getting a visa, you need to decide where you want to visit and work from there.

For the countries you have indicated you only need one visa, a Schengen Visa, if you wanted to visit the UK or Ireland then you would need a seperate visa for each of them.

To obtain a Schengen Visa you should apply at either the country where you would be entering the Schengen Area or your main destination, from what you say I would be inclined to apply at the country where you intend to enter Schengen.

You will need to prove that the visit is genuine and affordable, to do so you need to provide details of your flights in and out of Schengen, don't actually confirm your flights until you have your visa but they may ask to see a confirmed booking prior to handing you your visa. You will also need to supply details of hotel accomodation for the duration of your stay and travel insurance for the duration.

I'm not sure that Schengen countries stipulate how much money you need to have in the bank, but you will need to demonstrate that your proposed trip is affordable.

You will also need to convince the authorities that you have a reason to return to Thailand, that could be details of employment, property of a business.

Come back if you have any questions, in the meantime here a some of the links to various Schengen Visa sections.

France: https://www.tlscontact.com/th2fr/login.php

Netherlands: http://www.vfsglobal.com/netherlands/thailand/index.html

Italy: http://www.vfsglobal.com/italy/thailand/