Confirmation of single tourist visa available from Bali - what's needed.

[spambot]

Can someone confirm that the requirements for getting a single tourist visa from Bali requires the following: - Or am I missing something?

1. 1 Photo (Passport size)
2. 1 Copy of passport (Data page)
3. 1 Confirmed fight ticket LEAVING Thailand (in English version)
4. 1 Hotel Booking, Rental Contract or Sponsor Letter from your friend (with your friend's ID and a copy of house registration or rental contract that has your friend's name on it)
5. 1 Bank Statement with minimum of $700 (per visa) - Or equivalent in a Thailand or UK (in my case) Bank account

Also I am trying to book a flight out of Thailand to coincide with the last that the visa will be valid for (that is the until date stamped on the Visa) back to UK, but I am not sure if the Thai visa will start on the date when the forms are handed in or on the date that the Visa is made available for pick up i.e There are 3 working days to collect - Apply: Mon morning and can pick up on Wed afternoon.

[AlexRich]

I found this on travelfish.org. They said that the process was simple but you need to make sure you dot the 'i's' and cross the 't's'. I'm going to Bali next week and will have to go through this process before I return to Thailand.

"Although the process is fast and painless, they are sticklers for the correct documentation in Bali. You’ll need a passport with at least six months’ validity, a photocopy of the passport, one four by six centimetre head shot photos, 560,000 rupiah, proof of travel both in and out of Thailand -- including proof of payment and (these are new as of 2015, thanks Maureen for the update!) proof of a reserved hotel in Thailand for seven days and a bank statement showing a balance of $700. The paperwork is important; a clearly marked sign outside the consulate says in bold letters that “it is not possible to grant visas if no proofs of travel are submitted”. You need all the paperwork for EACH applicant."

[AlexRich]

Also, I believe that the Thai visa (60 days) starts when you arrive in Thailand. You just have to make sure that you arrive within the dates specified on the Visa ... if my memory serves me right it's around three months after receiving the visa in the foreign consulate, in your case, Bali.

[sunnyjim5]

Also, I believe that the Thai visa (60 days) starts when you arrive in Thailand. You just have to make sure that you arrive within the dates specified on the Visa ... if my memory serves me right it's around three months after receiving the visa in the foreign consulate, in your case, Bali.

Thai visas are valid from the moment of issue not from the time of use.

[AlexRich]

Also, I believe that the Thai visa (60 days) starts when you arrive in Thailand. You just have to make sure that you arrive within the dates specified on the Visa ... if my memory serves me right it's around three months after receiving the visa in the foreign consulate, in your case, Bali.

Thai visas are valid from the moment of issue not from the time of use.

I don't think so. I'm looking at the one in my passport now:

It was issued on 22 Dec 2015

I had to enter before 21 March 2016 (meaning that I had 3 months from the issue date to use it)

It is a 60 day tourist visa (extendable to 90 days should I choose to apply for one)

The 60 days begin the day you set foot in Thailand

[spambot]

I found this on travelfish.org. They said that the process was simple but you need to make sure you dot the 'i's' and cross the 't's'. I'm going to Bali next week and will have to go through this process before I return to Thailand.

"Although the process is fast and painless, they are sticklers for the correct documentation in Bali. You’ll need a passport with at least six months’ validity, a photocopy of the passport, one four by six centimetre head shot photos, 560,000 rupiah, proof of travel both in and out of Thailand -- including proof of payment and (these are new as of 2015, thanks Maureen for the update!) proof of a reserved hotel in Thailand for seven days and a bank statement showing a balance of $700. The paperwork is important; a clearly marked sign outside the consulate says in bold letters that “it is not possible to grant visas if no proofs of travel are submitted”. You need all the paperwork for EACH applicant."

Hi AlexRich

Good info well spotted - While it sounds very precise and not a lot of wriggle room - However on different posts there are many people saying the way you are treated in the process is better than any other visa they had issued before - I guess hard, but fair. The location is also not very convenient and does require a taxi - People I know who have just returned from Bali using taxis a lot recommend Uber - Gives you the price before online and no haggling with the drivers and always cheaper than any prices they could negotiate face to face.

Good luck with your application.

Edited February 28, 2016 by spambot

[AlexRich]

Thanks for that. I'm in Kuta so I'll bear that in mind. I'm going to get all the information ready before I leave Thailand. The surprising one was the proof of payment of your flight tickets ... their requirements are more onerous than anywhere else that I've been.

[sunnyjim5]

Also, I believe that the Thai visa (60 days) starts when you arrive in Thailand. You just have to make sure that you arrive within the dates specified on the Visa ... if my memory serves me right it's around three months after receiving the visa in the foreign consulate, in your case, Bali.

Thai visas are valid from the moment of issue not from the time of use.

I don't think so. I'm looking at the one in my passport now:

It was issued on 22 Dec 2015

I had to enter before 21 March 2016 (meaning that I had 3 months from the issue date to use it)

It is a 60 day tourist visa (extendable to 90 days should I choose to apply for one)

The 60 days begin the day you set foot in Thailand

Learn the difference been visa validity and permission to stay.

Your visa was decaying, one day at a time, from the moment it was issued.

Once used a valid single entry Visa is of no further use and is invalid. The visa allows entry to the country and determines how long you can be given. Once inside the country you no longer have a visa !

[BangkokKen]

Read that Bali consulate was closed.

Someone went and was told they no longer in business.

They have not answered mails or calls for months and Khun Vong Bali has not been seen on this forum for ages.

I would call Jakarta to ask them, first if I were you

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Thai-Consulate-Home/174898072557489

Edited February 28, 2016 by BangkokKen

[AlexRich]

Also, I believe that the Thai visa (60 days) starts when you arrive in Thailand. You just have to make sure that you arrive within the dates specified on the Visa ... if my memory serves me right it's around three months after receiving the visa in the foreign consulate, in your case, Bali.

Thai visas are valid from the moment of issue not from the time of use.

I don't think so. I'm looking at the one in my passport now:

It was issued on 22 Dec 2015

I had to enter before 21 March 2016 (meaning that I had 3 months from the issue date to use it)

It is a 60 day tourist visa (extendable to 90 days should I choose to apply for one)

The 60 days begin the day you set foot in Thailand

Learn the difference been visa validity and permission to stay.

Your visa was decaying, one day at a time, from the moment it was issued.

Once used a valid single entry Visa is of no further use and is invalid. The visa allows entry to the country and determines how long you can be given. Once inside the country you no longer have a visa !

What exactly is the point of your contribution?

The OP and I will soon apply for a tourist visa (hopefully in Bali ... given the latest update above, I will have to check?). I don't care whether it's technically invalid once I arrive in Thailand; that does not invalidate my right to stay in Thailand, and extend for 30 days should I wish to. That's all I care about. It's valid from the date of issue ... who cares? All I need to know is that I have three months to get to Thailand before it lapses. I won't wait that long.

In other words, I know what I need to know to enable me to enter the country and stay 60 days. Apologies, but i'm struggling to figure out what you've added that was useful?

[sunnyjim5]

AlexRich

A visa only gives you a "Right" to request permission to enter a country.

It is an Immigration Officer who determines if any one individual will be admitted. Immigration Officers can and do refuse entry at a border even if a valid visa is held.

Check that fact with your own countries border control agency.

[AlexRich]

AlexRich

A visa only gives you a "Right" to request permission to enter a country.

It is an Immigration Officer who determines if any one individual will be admitted. Immigration Officers can and do refuse entry at a border even if a valid visa is held.

Check that fact with your own countries border control agency.

Thank you Jim, you've just confirmed my suspicions about your contribution. A pointless piece of pedantry.

I have never been refused entry to any country in my life. For the simple reason that I obtain the appropriate visa before travelling. You might be correct of course, (I detect that being correct is very important to you?) but I suspect that with the right visa in my passport I won't have any problems this time either. So whilst it is an outside possibility, it's not something that immediately concerns me. So, if you don't mind, I won't bother e-mailing the UK border authorities to ask about something that is blindingly obvious. But thank you for sharing.

[AlexRich]

Read that Bali consulate was closed.

Someone went and was told they no longer in business.

They have not answered mails or calls for months and Khun Vong Bali has not been seen on this forum for ages.

I would call Jakarta to ask them, first if I were you

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Thai-Consulate-Home/174898072557489

Thank you Ken. i have emailed Jakarta. I'll update the thread when I get a response.

[BangkokKen]

Read that Bali consulate was closed.

Someone went and was told they no longer in business.

They have not answered mails or calls for months and Khun Vong Bali has not been seen on this forum for ages.

I would call Jakarta to ask them, first if I were you

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Thai-Consulate-Home/174898072557489

Thank you Ken. i have emailed Jakarta. I'll update the thread when I get a response.

Recently ie since METV Indonesia has been much less service friendly than in the past.

I personally emailed Jakarta in Dec 2015 twice and am still waiting for an answer.

I strongly suggest calling.

[AlexRich]

Read that Bali consulate was closed.

Someone went and was told they no longer in business.

They have not answered mails or calls for months and Khun Vong Bali has not been seen on this forum for ages.

I would call Jakarta to ask them, first if I were you

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Thai-Consulate-Home/174898072557489

Thank you Ken. i have emailed Jakarta. I'll update the thread when I get a response.

Recently ie since METV Indonesia has been much less service friendly than in the past.

I personally emailed Jakarta in Dec 2015 twice and am still waiting for an answer.

I strongly suggest calling.

I think what I'll do is figure it out when I arrive. If I have to take a detour to Jakarta that's okay, I've never been there. Given the sheer volume of travellers going to Bali, then moving on, I'd be surprised if the Consulate was closed. I'm there for 3 weeks, but I will go straight away to check. Thanks for the update.

If the Embassy respond I will update.

[ubonjoe]

The consulates twitter page is still available. No new tweets since one in December announcing holiday closure. If it was closed I think they would put up an announcement. See: https://twitter.com/RTCatDPS

[jacksam]

I'm surprised ubon has not cleared up the concern of Bali consulate being closed. There was a thread some time ago and ubon post exact requirements for METV as he knows the consular official there.

[AlexRich]

The consulates twitter page is still available. No new tweets since one in December announcing holiday closure. If it was closed I think they would put up an announcement. See: https://twitter.com/RTCatDPS

Thanks Joe, hope you're right.

[IMA_FARANG]

The date the visa starts and the date of entry to Thailand are different things.

All Thai visas are valid from the date you receive the visa from the consulate.

They may have an "must enter before date" which is when they expire.

When you enter Thailand the visa is considered "used" an d you will get a "permitted to stay" stamp in your passport from the day you enter Thailand.

So if you get a visa from the consulate it may have a "must enter before" date which is the date before you must "use" it by entering Thailand with that visa.

If you enter one day before that date....and your visa is good for a 60 day....you will get a "permitted to stay stamp" in your passport for 60 days from the day you enter Thailand.

The "must enter before" date and your "permitted to stay" stamp are different things.

Edited February 29, 2016 by IMA_FARANG

[AlexRich]

The date the visa starts and the date of entry to Thailand are different things.

All Thai visas are valid from the date you receive the visa from the consulate.

They may have an "must enter before date" which is when they expire.

When you enter Thailand the visa is considered "used" an d you will get a "permitted to stay" stamp in your passport from the day you enter Thailand.

So if you get a visa from the consulate it may have a "must enter before" date which is the date before you must "use" it by entering Thailand with that visa.

If you enter one day before that date....and your visa is good for a 60 day....you will get a "permitted to stay stamp" in your passport for 60 days from the day you enter Thailand.

The "must enter before" date and your "permitted to stay" stamp are different things.

The OP and I will be in Bali at some point in the near future. We want to get a tourist visa for Thailand in Bali. The question is what steps do we have to take, how much will it cost, and what documentation do we need? Additional information, like, for example, checking that the Consulate is open, is relevant and useful.

The technical details of how a visa works, and the legal definition of terms used in the visa together with the powers of immigration officers, may be interesting for some, but not really relevant to the information required by us. But thanks anyway.

[AlexRich]

Just to confirm that the Thai Consulate in Bali is open for business. I arrived this morning (Monday), passed them my details (as detailed in original op post) and was told to collect the passport with visa on Wednesday afternoon. To confirm, a three day process.

[plum77]

Read that Bali consulate was closed.

Someone went and was told they no longer in business.

They have not answered mails or calls for months and Khun Vong Bali has not been seen on this forum for ages.

I would call Jakarta to ask them, first if I were you

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Thai-Consulate-Home/174898072557489

Thank you Ken. i have emailed Jakarta. I'll update the thread when I get a response.

The consulate is open in Bali. I got tourist visa last weeek for me and my family. It was closed for three days for Nyepi.

[asunhenares]

Hi guys. I just applied for a tourist visa in Bali and it was really straightforward. The place was hard to find, is off Puputan in Pemuda 2 (an alley). There was nobody else applying so I was in and out in 5 minutes. Also, I rode with Uber from Legian and the round trip cost me just over 100.000 IND for a 40 min trip x 2 (not bad at all).

 

Requirements are:

 

Photocopy of passport.

Passport with 6 months validity.

Proof of travel and payment (I printed the invoice from Airasia) in and out of Thailand.

Proof of hotel booking for first 7 days.

1 passport picture.

560.000 IND

Bank statement showing balance over $700USD.

 

I have to come back on Tuesday between 2-4 pm. Hours for visa application are Mon to Fri, 9 to 12. I was calling the number I found online and there was no answer. This number was on the wall though: 08123825542

 

[whitemouse]

Has anyone been to Bali honorary consulate recently, and if so, how painful is the process for Single entry TR there?

 

I would like to go to Bali for 3 weeks, and grab a Tourist Visa for Thailand there, but if there is a good chance they refuse a visa, like they often do in Kuala Lumpur, I won't make the trip. 

Offtopic, it's become so tedious to visit countries in the region purely based on Thai consulates there. We are very much used to it, it seems normal.. but it is bizarre. In sane world we would travel where we like to go most, and simply drop by a consulate there. So instead of 3 weeks in Bali, it's very likely going to be Penang for the n'th time, sitting in hotel for 2 days, and back. 

[ubonjoe]

7 minutes ago, whitemouse said:

I would like to go to Bali for 3 weeks, and grab a Tourist Visa for Thailand there, but if there is a good chance they refuse a visa, like they often do in Kuala Lumpur, I won't make the trip. 

They will issue a visa without a problem as long as you have the required documents.

They want a ticket out of the country (90 days is ok), financial proof and proof of accommodation (rental contract is accepted).