Jim walker Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 targeting key markets, especially China and India the high rollers some who spend almost 100 Baht per day while living the high life in Thailand and staying about 20 to a room same as the amount of straws they get when ordering a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 This is confusing. As I understand it, the visa is valid for 6 months but the tourist must go over the border every two months?Is that correct?Yes. The visa will be valid for 6 months and the maximum stay at any one time is 60 days. Not that much different to other countries. That is the way I read it anyway.I don't think this visa is going to generate the numbers the Government expect. Poorly thought out given the 5000 baht fee and the fact that a visa run will have to be completed every 60 days. Becomes pretty expensive when you count all the costs involved. 5000 baht plus a visa run every 60 days. Ouch! Still cheaper than paying a language school, setting up a company,and a bargain compared to operational costs of a Thai wife/family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Traveller Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) What kind of jobs do these tourists have that they can go on holiday for 6 months? My guess is the no-job kind of tourist. Has Thailand tourism changed it's target market? Edited August 7, 2015 by Time Traveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Better, if they made anyone who spends more than 183 days a year in the kingdom file tax returns... And explain where their income comes from. Edited August 7, 2015 by Basil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantbkk Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Why not give you an indefinite stay visa if you own a condo or are married to a local? It would cost them nothing and can like any visa always be revoked if you commit a serious enough crime.Only when pigs fly will there be an Indefinite Stay Visa. Marry a Thai and be allowed to stay forever will require a much higher standard. It is all about the money. Money for the government and attempting to control poor foreigners from squatting with the natives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Why not give you an indefinite stay visa if you own a condo or are married to a local? It would cost them nothing and can like any visa always be revoked if you commit a serious enough crime.Only when pigs fly will there be an Indefinite Stay Visa. Marry a Thai and be allowed to stay forever will require a much higher standard. It is all about the money. Money for the government and attempting to control poor foreigners from squatting with the natives. Totally agree but it would be a good gesture that would only benefit Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Better, if they made anyone who spends more than 183 days a year in the kingdom file tax returns... And explain where their income comes from. Dont know what you are drinking but I would lay off it if I was you. It is obviously affecting your mind. Start that and they will want to know how much you have in the bank and that going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimlove Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Great idea to target tourists that are even more poor than them self (India) and hardly could afford the planeticket or will they come by bus maybe ...., just so amazing innovative thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It next to useless, a triple tourist is just as good if intending spend majority of time in thailand & want minimal exits & almost half the price. Not if iy allows multiple re-entries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Can someone clarify? The current situation for UK/aussie passports is that you can "stack" two or even 3 visas......each one expires when you leave Thailand regardless of how ong you have been in the kingdom So.....I take it that the new visa would 1 - Apply to UK /Aussie citizens? 2 - allow multiple re-entry on ONE visa, doing away with the need to "stack visas" and allow thw holder to come and go at will for the duration of the visa? So am I right in assuming that no-one actually knows the answer to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajtom Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Do these so called top brass not listen to there own people out on the street 1 : no one want China or Indians.............. The Thai people dislike them and there dirty and do spend a cracker As for the Visa its another extension scam. More baht please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckBee Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It next to useless, a triple tourist is just as good if intending spend majority of time in thailand & want minimal exits & almost half the price. Not if iy allows multiple re-entries well it should do hence why called a multiple entry tourist visa, don't really see multiple entry being that useful to many & for those who want spend maximum time in thailand then triple tourist is much the same & half the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishoak Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) If its not a 180 day without leaving its not a 6 month visa, multiple entry on 30 or 60 or even 90 days required leaving to return is NOT a 6 month visa... its a multiple entry visa and weve had that for decades and only had it stopped last year.. We shall see with the detail but I dont see many tourists paying 5000b to leave the country 3x and pay for all that travel on top just to come back again and repeat... naa thats for people living and working in Thailand.... Tourists wont waste their money on a visa they dont need, even backpackers wont bother since they may as well get a single for free, extend that a few times then just travel on to other countries and get another free one when they finally get back to Thailand. Im betting this is going to be no more than the old multiple visa rebadged as a long term tourist visa... it just wont be used by many tourists thats all Edited August 7, 2015 by englishoak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Oh bluddy hull! which way I wobble head now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Most tourists get tired of temples, waterfalls and caves long before 2 months. Teachers, Thai language students, Bar/Guesthouse owners and Poontang mongers need extended stays. Because it takes longer than 60 days to clean out their bank accounts 555 Edited August 7, 2015 by SiSePuede419 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markphuket Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 If its not a 180 day without leaving its not a 6 month visa, multiple entry on 30 or 60 or even 90 days required leaving to return is NOT a 6 month visa... its a multiple entry visa and weve had that for decades and only had it stopped last year.. We shall see with the detail but I dont see many tourists paying 5000b to leave the country 3x and pay for all that travel on top just to come back again and repeat... naa thats for people living and working in Thailand.... Tourists wont waste their money on a visa they dont need, even backpackers wont bother since they may as well get a single for free, extend that a few times then just travel on to other countries and get another free one when they finally get back to Thailand. Im betting this is going to be no more than the old multiple visa rebadged as a long term tourist visa... it just wont be used by many tourists thats all Yup, what you wrote is exactly how i end up seeing this new visa actually being and people will be sticking with visa on arrival or double or triple tourist visa which are cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 For the past year the present government seems to be wiping its ass with its right hand not its left, in regards to pretty well everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 It next to useless, a triple tourist is just as good if intending spend majority of time in thailand & want minimal exits & almost half the price. Not if iy allows multiple re-entries well it should do hence why called a multiple entry tourist visa, don't really see multiple entry being that useful to many & for those who want spend maximum time in thailand then triple tourist is much the same & half the price. I think that is wishful thinking - it would be a multiple RE_ENTRY visa if can come and go. THe Stacked tourist visas allow multiple entries - they just expire one-by-one on exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Will give the mafia more time to make arrangements for kickbacks to chinese tour organisers, maybe we will see chinese girls on sukhomvit rd soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) It next to useless, a triple tourist is just as good if intending spend majority of time in thailand & want minimal exits & almost half the price. Not if iy allows multiple re-entries well it should do hence why called a multiple entry tourist visa, don't really see multiple entry being that useful to many & for those who want spend maximum time in thailand then triple tourist is much the same & half the price. I think that is wishful thinking - it would be a multiple RE_ENTRY visa if can come and go. THe Stacked tourist visas allow multiple entries - they just expire one-by-one on exit. OK - multiple re-entries over a 6 month period would make sense. The back bone of tourism in Thailand is the mass package holidayers from Eastern Europe and China etc....they don't need any fancy visas.....BUT.....if they want the Euro-travellers to return...Aussies, Europeans and evenAmericans then the visa would be helpful. These people may spend less per day than the mass-packagers but they will spend constantly for up to 6 months in the region. If Thailand wants to be the tourism hub of the region (and we all know how they like hubs) then they need to issue visas accordingly Edited August 9, 2015 by cumgranosalum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Instead of trying to prevent groups from working allow longer term residents, married, educators, whomever (design the criteria of new citizens you want), to apply for citizenship and dedicate their energy to Thailand full time. The usual whine about a "flood" is specious. You just make the criteria for the people you want. There is no need to worry about taking jobs from locals. This is a decision based on the loyalty and ethics of the person offering the job, not the worker. Worry about creating jobs that reflect evolved values. Long term residents aren't prevented from applying for citizenship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammygood Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 well, if thais would be smart they would offer a long term visa with a work permit, for let's say ... 5000 baht per month ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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