nephilim Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Hi All, I recently did a visa run to Georgetown and got a triple entry tourist visa - easy, as always. However, coming back into Thailand the border guard asked me what kind of visa it was - he was confused, I was confused etc etc because under "Category" instead of TR as usual it has MT... does anyone else have this? The guard reckoned it was a typo (!) so I just smiled. But having just read the new rules about back to back tourist visas (Link) I'm wondering - this is my 3rd tourist visa in a row. Is it a new category identifying me as being on my last visa perhaps? Any ideas, would love to hear them! thanks Neph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Hi All,I recently did a visa run to Georgetown and got a triple entry tourist visa - easy, as always. However, coming back into Thailand the border guard asked me what kind of visa it was - he was confused, I was confused etc etc because under "Category" instead of TR as usual it has MT... does anyone else have this? The guard reckoned it was a typo (!) so I just smiled. But having just read the new rules about back to back tourist visas (Link) I'm wondering - this is my 3rd tourist visa in a row. Is it a new category identifying me as being on my last visa perhaps? Any ideas, would love to hear them! thanks Neph. MT sounds like it might stand for MULTIPLE entry TOURIST visa since you said you have a triple entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nephilim Posted April 26, 2004 Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 yeah, thing is that i was with my g/f who has the exact same visa set as me - and hers says "tr"! when the guard looked at both, thats when he laughed and decided it was a typo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbiasbob Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Mine received last week had TR on it. it is a triple entry as well from penang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Mine received last week had TR on it. it is a triple entry as well from penang TR is the abbreviation for Tourist visa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronzeRider Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 All the white cards that I have had said 'TM ##### XX' Whether I had business visa or tourist or just 30 day. I don't know what it means though. BR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsaimax Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Bronze, The white card is your arrival/departure card also called the TM card, and has nothing to do with your visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 If they give you a triple entry at the embassy,but you all ready have several old tourist visa's back to back,will you still be turned away at the border,even if the embassy or consulate has granted it.Surly they(the consulate) will be the ones to say weather you have entry or not. Sorry off your topic from what you asked, but the other tread is getting rather long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 If they give you a triple entry at the embassy,but you all ready have several old tourist visa's back to back,will you still be turned away at the border,even if the embassy or consulate has granted it.Surly they(the consulate) will be the ones to say weather you have entry or not. To have the visa gives you a very high chance the immigration fellow follows. As a basic rule, it is at the port of entry to be decided, but highly unlikely they will give trouble, unless there is something more in the database... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 If they give you a triple entry at the embassy,but you all ready have several old tourist visa's back to back,will you still be turned away at the border,even if the embassy or consulate has granted it.Surly they(the consulate) will be the ones to say weather you have entry or not. Sorry off your topic from what you asked, but the other tread is getting rather long i would say that if you were issued a valid tourist visa sticker in your passport from a thai consulate, you are going to be allowed entry back into thailand . however, it is always up to the immigration officer at the border who has the final say. If you rubbed him the wrong way or if something negative showed up on his computer after you were issued the visa from a consulate, the void stamp would come out rather quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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