IMA_FARANG Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Last month i went to the Thai consulate in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. According to the schedule the consulate was to be open on the 10th of April.....and i planned to get a 60 day Single Entry tourist Visa there. however, it turned out that alfough the 1oth of april was NOT a thai holiday, it was in fact a Vietnemese holiday and the Thai consulate was also closed on that day. M,y fault, as i was not paying attention, and came back to tThiland on the 19th of April (after Songkran was finished0 on a 30 day visa exempt entry on my U.S. passport. But i just want to warn people using the Thai consulate in Ho Chi minh city to VERIFY that they will be open on the day you plan to apply for a visa from them as they will take not on;y take thai holidays but Vienemse holidays off. it happened to me, so be careful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rob13 Posted May 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2016 Standard for embassies and consulates world wide. It's a good job, nice salary and bennies plus double holidays. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Why not just wait an extra day and get the 60 day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Are you sure you got the date correct you mentioned. The 10th of April was a Sunday. The consulates holiday schedule is here: http://www.thaiembassy.org/hochiminh/contents/files/organize-20151130-174829-334315.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Standard for embassies and consulates world wide. It's a good job, nice salary and bennies plus double holidays. That is not really correct. If you look at most embassy and consulate holiday schedules they do not always observe all the Thai holidays. They balance it out between local and Thai holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The HCMC Thai consulate can also be somewhat difficult. They are known for demanding to see your outbound tickets from Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew55 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Standard for embassies and consulates world wide. It's a good job, nice salary and bennies plus double holidays. That is not really correct. If you look at most embassy and consulate holiday schedules they do not always observe all the Thai holidays. They balance it out between local and Thai holidays. I would certainly concur with the OP that on either nations' holidays checking whether open would be advisable. I've been caught. I only learn things the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew55 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Standard for embassies and consulates world wide. It's a good job, nice salary and bennies plus double holidays. That is not really correct. If you look at most embassy and consulate holiday schedules they do not always observe all the Thai holidays. They balance it out between local and Thai holidays. It's a good job, nice salary and bennies plus 1.5 times the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Are you sure you got the date correct you mentioned. The 10th of April was a Sunday. The consulates holiday schedule is here: http://www.thaiembassy.org/hochiminh/contents/files/organize-20151130-174829-334315.pdf Presumably, the OP meant April 18, not April 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) Standard for embassies and consulates world wide. It's a good job, nice salary and bennies plus double holidays. It is definitely not standard for Canadian Embassies. The Embassy/High Commissioner can decide what days to allocate to the statutory holidays and he/she could choose either local holidays or Canadian statutory holidays - but the total may not exceed the standard for the Canadian civil service in total days. Edited May 2, 2016 by bkkcanuck8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaitero Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 A bit misleading topic title, i must say. Always one should check thai and embassy/consulate hostcountryholidays before thinking to go to there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexey1986 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Hello everybody! Could anyone say we location of Thai Embassy in Ho Shi minh, please? Googlemaps shows a location and there is a sing that it is closed https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/Royal+Thai+Consulate-General+In+HCM+City/@10.7816905,106.68789,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x6f723ba77a44f43c!8m2!3d10.7817907!4d106.6877104 On thai embassy web site I cannot find information that it is closed or moved, but address which is mentioned on their web site is different https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/125%2F77+Tr%E1%BA%A7n+Qu%E1%BB%91c+Th%E1%BA%A3o,+ph%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng+14,+Qu%E1%BA%ADn+3,+H%E1%BB%93+Ch%C3%AD+Minh,+Vietnam/@10.7838759,106.6843181,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x31752f2c139b97f5:0xfb8a32d3046dec26!8m2!3d10.7858009!4d106.6832331 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexey1986 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Oh, links was cut. Loacion from google maps: 10.781812, 106.687697 Location from Thai Embassy ho shi minh web site; 10.785807, 106.683229 77 Tran Quoc Thao Street, District 3,Ho Chi Minh City http://www.thaiembassy.org/hochiminh/en/organize/29143-Contact-us.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksSmirkingRevenge Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 i am in HCMC now...i wonder if i will have trouble getting a 2nd visa there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnatong Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 i am in HCMC now...i wonder if i will have trouble getting a 2nd visa there. I have no idea. It depends on 1. What visa you are wanting 2. If you qualify for what you are seeking 3. How many visas you have already had from HCMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 i am in HCMC now...i wonder if i will have trouble getting a 2nd visa there. Let us know. I am curious about that, as well as your overall visa history whether or not you are successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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