To my knowledge, a British national must apply for a visa in advance for China and Vietnam.

Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and all the other countries in Asia/SE Asia are, to the best of my knowledge, VOA.

However, I am not sure about Taiwan or (South) Korea and would like confirmation on this.

All I can find on Google is that a pre-aranged visa is only required for China, Vietnam, Mongolia and Cambodia - that's for a US citizen.

Regards

SB

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You can use this link to check entry requirements to any country: http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/

"All I can find on Google is that a pre-aranged visa is only required for China, Vietnam, Mongolia and Cambodia - that's for a US citizen."

US passport holder can get VOA into Cambodia. $20 - 30 days with easy extensions.

Cheers, just what I was after.

VOA is not available to UK or US citizens for Thailand.

VOA is not available to UK or US citizens for Thailand.

While true, a bit misleading. UK and US passport holders are eligible for a 30 Day Visa Exemption, you are not given a visa but are allowed to enter for 30 days visa free.

Edited February 18, 201412 yr by gjoo888

Taiwan and S. Korea no problem and no hassle.

VOA is not available to UK or US citizens for Thailand.

While true, a bit misleading. UK and US passport holders are eligible for a 30 Day Visa Exemption, you are not given a visa but are allowed to enter for 30 days visa free.

"While true, a bit misleading. "

No, Visa on Arrival is not the same as a visa exempt entry. Many misunderstandings here because of misuse of terminology. Some nationalities are eligible for VOA and others for Visa Exempt Entry.

As a Brit you get a 90 day visa exemption to Korea (S).

I think an interesting discussion would be "which Asian countries allow the longest Visa-Exempt entry duration".

(for Western passport holders)

Thailand: 30 days

Malaysia: 90 days (!)

S. Korea: 90 days

Japan: 90 days

If Thailand had the same visa-exempt policy as Malaysia, perhaps half of the TV forum posts would have been moot.

Update for China: many big cities in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing) now allow for a 72-hour visa free entry, provided you have an onward ticket outside of China. This is of course to boost tourism revenue, which is lagging right now.

Pre-arranged visas are required for India for US citizens. Also China.

Hi Taiwan VOA same Hong Kong. If you go to China on the express train to Guangdong you can apply for visa at the arrival station.

Taiwan and S. Korea no problem and no hassle.

"Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and all the other countries in Asia/SE Asia are, to the best of my knowledge, VOA."

Myanmar (Burma) and North Korea, not so simple......

Edited February 18, 201412 yr by bangon04

You can use this link to check entry requirements to any country: http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/

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