double tourist visa in Honk Kong

[scavenger]

Hi everyone! I've been reading this forum and gaining helpful info for years; now that I may have something to contribute, I have signed up.

I am Canadian and I have been here on a non-b visa (with work permit) for a little over six years. I have left my job and I am now taking time off for traveling. I have just returned to Bangkok from Singapore, where I spent an entire week, after a month in Manila and a week in Hong Kong (not sure how relevant it is but it does show I am actually traveling.)

I applied for a double tourist visa at the Royal Thai Consulate in Hong Kong on 4 August in the morning and received my visa the next morning (on the 5th). I submitted: filled application form, passport-size photos, photocopies of passport pages, and e-tickets in and out of Thailand (from Singapore, to and from Cambodia, to and from Nepal,) and HK$600 (HK$300/entry). The visa is valid for six months: enter before 3 Feb 2015. I spent less than 15 minutes at the consulate on both days and all went very smoothly.

I first requested a triple-entry visa but was politely told they only issue double-entry visas.

I flew into Don Mueang Airport from Singapore yesterday with minimal hassle.

The Consulate is conveniently located, a short walk away from points of interest such as Hong kong Park and the Bank of China where one can see the city from the 43rd floor.

Edited September 13, 2014 by scavenger

[thaifamilyguy]

Interesting, so I wonder if the way to get the double entry is to have a couple of tickets booked, I had never thoguht of that. I have believed this push about visas is really a push TO visas, which when you think about it, pretty hard to argue not good policy.

wjs

[scavenger]

In the 2013 single entry report for Hong Kong, the OP wrote that he was told he could get a double-entry if he could provide the air tickets, so I took his lead and prepared photocopies of three tickets (but a triple-entry visa could not be issued in HK.) Air tickets can often be purchased at a much lower price when booked several months in advance. And now I am glad that I can go visit Cambodia for nine days without a trip to the embassy there, and have time to get out of Phnom Phen, perhaps even take the boat to Angkor Wat.

Edited September 15, 2014 by scavenger

[natalieee]

I plan to apply for a single entry tourist visa in Hong Kong next month, is a one way flight out of Thailand within the following 2 months all that I need to submit besides the photos, application for etc?

[ubonjoe]

That should be enough. But I think they also want a copy of your HK visa you get on entry if I recall correctly.

[lioncat]

I'm currently finishing up my first 3 months of my double entry visa and am aiming to go to Hong Kong. I have until September 22 and will be in HK from September 20 - September 22. Is this the proper way of going about activating my second entry and will there be any issues with this?

Thanks for the help in advance!

[ubonjoe]

No problem as long as you do the entry on or before the enter before date on your visa.