Police Clearance: In Laos Only?

[junkofdavid2]

Hi,

As for the Police Clearance requirement for TEACHERS applying for B visa... it seems from the posts that this is only happening in Laos.

Can anyone confirm if this is being required for B visas in any other embassies in the region ? (other than Laos).

Friend of mine will be teaching in LOS around March so he needs to get his B visa soon.

Cheers

[junkofdavid2]

Hi,

As for the Police Clearance requirement for TEACHERS applying for B visa... it seems from the posts that this is only happening in Laos.

Can anyone confirm if this is being required for B visas in any other embassies in the region ? (other than Laos).

Friend of mine will be teaching in LOS around March so he needs to get his B visa soon.

Cheers

Oh, and for his B visa, how can he get police clearance from Thai Police if he isn't even in Thailand yet to begin with??? That's crazy.

[Casanundra]

Nope. This requirement is being asked for in Penang as well.

This was confirmed by two teacher friends who had their visa applications rejected last Wednesday in Penang because they had not been told about the new rule that came in at 11pm on the Tuesday night and so they had a wasted journey and now have to go through the process all again after getting their police reports.