Getting a tourist visa after the 90 days of staying in the country

[klnpl32]

Hello everybody,

 

Could you please clarify how many days exactly it will take to get a visa from Vientiane, Phnom Penh  or Yangon?

I would appreciate to get an answer from those who have very recently visited any of the above embassies. Applying individually and without any agents. Just be specific please with only a few words.

 

Also, i 've heard that nowadays things are more strick than before, concerning renewing tourist visas on the Thai embassy of the nearby countries. I 've heard that people didn't get the visa and they weren't allowed to get in the country.

How many times at least is totally secure,to get the visa, without having any issues of staying outside the country?

 

Thank you all in advance for your help and support.

 

Best Wishes.

[seancbk]

Vientiane - you'll need to be there for one night.   

Apply at the Thai consulate on day one, return following day to collect passport and visa.

Return to Thailand.

[Khun Robert]

You can get advice on a forum, but nobody can tell you 100 % that your application will be approved and getting back in the country

is as without any hassle or question of an Immigration Officer.

[Suradit69]

48 minutes ago, seancbk said:

Apply at the Thai consulate

Vientiane being the capital, it would be the Thai embassy, not a consulate.

 

34 minutes ago, Khun Robert said:

You can get advice on a forum, but nobody can tell you 100 % that your application will be approved and getting back in the country

is as without any hassle or question of an Immigration Officer.

If he's only had one tourist visa and extension, it would be highly unlikely that he would have a problem.  He asked for recent experiences, not an ironclad guarantee.

[JackThompson]

3 hours ago, klnpl32 said:

Could you please clarify how many days exactly it will take to get a visa from Vientiane, Phnom Penh  or Yangon?

I would appreciate to get an answer from those who have very recently visited any of the above embassies. Applying individually and without any agents.

Agent is Highly Recommended in Phnom Penh.  The others you won't need one.  Apply day #1 and pickup day #2 in all areas but Phnom Penh, where you must pay the agent extra for faster service.

 

3 hours ago, klnpl32 said:

i 've heard that nowadays things are more strick than before, concerning renewing tourist visas on the Thai embassy of the nearby countries.

Vientiane only rejects TR-applications if you have received 3 or 4 from them in the past, the last of which will have a stamp in it saying something like, "This person travels to Thailand frequently on Tourist Visas. ..."   This unwritten, unofficial policy is consistent with other consulates (varying in how many), though a new passport allows you to start over. 

 

Vientiane only require your passport, application, and the fee.  Most other consulates require more - proof of a flight out and/or hotel-booking and/or proof-of-residence and/or proof of 20K Baht via a bank-statement.  Best to have all 4.

 

3 hours ago, klnpl32 said:

How many times at least is totally secure,to get the visa, without having any issues of staying outside the country?

There is no limit in the laws or rules for how many times you can enter Thailand using TR Visas - but there are other restrictions:  Upon entry into the country, be sure and have 20K Baht in Cash or Travelers Checks (any convertible currency) - not a bank-statement or plastic.  Also, have the address where you will be staying in Thailand with proof (rental-contract, hotel-booking, etc).  Also, be prepared to answer the following 2 questions:  "What do you do in Thailand," and "How do you support yourself in Thailand."  You can be rejected for "not having the funds to support yourself" and "suspected of working illegally in Thailand."

 

There are very few rejections coming across Friendship Bridge for those who just received a TR Visa in Laos - few are even questioned.  The rare-rejections occur for issues like not having the money, or not having an address to provide where you will be staying.   In those cases, the person simply returns to the country there were entering from, and has their exit canceled, so their original permission-of-stay in that country continues to run.  Then, after obtaining the cash hotel-booking, etc needed, they try again - perhaps at a new entry-point.

 

If you return via air, that's another story - the odds are less in your favor, and you could face IOs who don't want to let you in if you have been here frequently or for longer periods of time.  The consequences of rejection are also more dire - including detention and forced, last-minute flight purchases.  Even at airports, however, the above preparations (cash, etc) are usually sufficient.

 

15 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:

Vientiane being the capital, it would be the Thai embassy, not a consulate.

Yes, but be sure not to show up at the main Thai Embassy building in Vientiane, because they do not issue visas there.  They issue them from the consular section, which is several blocks away.  After haggling with your Lao tuk-tuk over a ridiculous price for a ride, they will know where to take you "For Thai Visa."

Edited May 4, 2017 by JackThompson

[chicowoodduck]

Just back from Vietnam Nam and Laos...both spots just sailed into immigration, paid my fees and filled out the paperwork....easy peasy....?  $90 USD in  VN and $35 in Laos...??

[BritTim]

Vientiane apply in the morning of day 1, pick up visa afternoon of day 2.

Yangon apply in the morning of day 1, pick up visa afternoon of day 2.

Phnom Penh (without an agent) apply in the morning of day 1 (before 11:00 am) pick up visa afternoon of day 4 possible as late as 4:00 pm. In Phnom Penh, they want you to use an agent. They are available at the consulate or elsewhere.

Avoid Phnom Penh if looking for a quick, cheap, hassle free trip.

Note that Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Hong Kong are also good places to apply. Hong Kong is a more expensive trip, but absolutely hassle free.

[lordblackader]

1 hour ago, Suradit69 said:

Vientiane being the capital, it would be the Thai embassy, not a consulate.

 

555+ got to laugh when someone corrects someone with the wrong information. 

 

You don't apply at the embassy in Vientiane, you apply at the Consular Section building in a different part of town. 

[elviajero]

1 hour ago, Suradit69 said:

Vientiane being the capital, it would be the Thai embassy, not a consulate.

You do not apply at the Thai Embassy. You apply at the Consular Section which is a different building/location.

[Suradit69]

2 hours ago, elviajero said:

You do not apply at the Thai Embassy. You apply at the Consular Section which is a different building/location.

Yes exactly. It's the consular section of the Thai embassy. If you want a visa from the US embassy in Bangkok, you go to the consular section of the US embassy across the street from the embassy, but it is still part of the embassy. The only US consulate in Thailand is in Chiang Mai. There is no US consulate in Bangkok even though there is a consular section of the embassy in a different compound.

 

An embassy is a governmental entity not a single building.

 

Visa application:

 

See below. The Thai embassy is issuing a consular notice. 

 

[elviajero]

7 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:

Yes exactly. It's the consular section of the Thai embassy.

The point was that you do not go to the Thai Embassy, which your post implied, but you go to the consular section in separate building.

[Suradit69]

10 minutes ago, elviajero said:

The point was that you do not go to the Thai Embassy, which your post implied, but you go to the consular section in separate building.

Semantics, just like calling an extension of stay a visa. Just because many people call it a visa, it isn't.

 

The consular section is still part of the Thai embassy even if it's located in a separate building. If it were a consulate, such as in Savannakhet, it would have a Consul- General.

 

 

[elviajero]

7 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:

Semantics, just like calling an extension of stay a visa. Just because many people call it a visa, it isn't.

 

The consular section is still part of the Thai embassy even if it's located in a separate building. If it were a consulate, such as in Savannakhet, it would have a Consul- General.

 

26 minutes ago, elviajero said:

The point was that you do not go to the Thai Embassy, which your post implied, but you go to the consular section in separate building.

 

It would be wrong to send someone to the Thai Embassy to apply for a visa when they should be sent to the Embassy's Consular Section in a different building/location. That is all that myself and two other members have clarified!

[hawker9000]

11 hours ago, Suradit69 said:

Vientiane being the capital, it would be the Thai embassy, not a consulate.

 

If he's only had one tourist visa and extension, it would be highly unlikely that he would have a problem.  He asked for recent experiences, not an ironclad guarantee.

Incorrect.  The Thai Embassy in Vientiane is NOT where you go for the visa.  And you actually DO go to the Consular Section.  And the two are NOT co-located. 'And it's quite a walk from one to the other.

 

if you don't know what you're talking about, don't post.  Your post constitutes misinformation and will hopefully get deleted.

 

Edited May 4, 2017 by hawker9000