can thai citizen get into south africe without visa .

[pumpjack]

plans are to gain evidence with me and girlfriend, instead of the usual thai trips i am planning on taking her abroad to maybe south africa, will collect all photos, bookings etc from this trip with her for future visa requirements. she will fly from bkk where as i will fly from uk. we plan on a 10 day stay. flying into jo berg

i have heard thai citizen can gain entry to SA though i need to ask the experts on here to be 100% sure, im ready to book today and i do not want anything to go wrong with the trip hence this question.

do we need to know anything or do anything beforehand, any advice greatly appreciated.

thankyou

pumpjack

Edited July 23, 2016 by pumpjack

[Carib]

http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/index.php/countries-exempt-from-sa-visas Here it says that Thai passport holder are allowed a visa free term up to 30 days, which is confirmed on this site http://www.visasouthafrica.org/visa/who-requires-a-visa/ and here too http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries Scroll down to the 30 day section.

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Edited July 24, 2016 by Carib

[pumpjack]

thankyou carib, i allready thought they wouldnt need visa but just wanted it confirmed before booking anything. cheers

[Stupi]

Mt Thai girlfriend, now wife has travelled with me to SA on many occasions.

If you are travelling separately, she will need proof of adequate funds to support herself during her stay.

Also she should have:

A letter from you saying that you will be responsible for all her expenses during the holiday

A copy of all hotel bookings, showing her name

Pity that you are not travelling together would make entry more simple.

Enjoy your holiday

[wernerfreitag]

I did it with my wife twice ,no problems, passport must be ( as usual ) valid for more then 6 month and have at least 3 free pages . They did sent people back trying to use a fully stamped passport.

[popsie]

Yes They have visa exempt status upto 30days. If you want to extend that I would highly recommend doing the paperwork before departure rather than applying after you have entered South Africa.

[David in the north]

Things may have changed - I took my Thai wife to South Africa in 2007 & a 30 visa was granted on arrival.
​No problems at all. Just to be sure - you can check with SA embassy website or contact them.