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Sorry ... negotiate the following with PAD ... and be prepared to pay 500THB departure tax.
[QUOTE=Bearsk]Check bags on onward flight. Get boarding pass. Set up flight status report to mobile phone. Taxi to Tulip. Be back in taxi by 1730 or so because of traffic. Done.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Thor93]The departure tax is now in the ticket. No more having to pay it in cash as you leave.[/QUOTE]Yes Thor,
If you are checking in there for stop overs you have to pay again if you left the international zone to the town.
Rgds,
Mike
[QUOTE=Michi]yes Thor, if you are checking in there.
for stop overs you have to pay again if you left the international zone to the town.
Rgds,
Mike[/QUOTE]
Hmm, good point, but where would you pay now? They took away all of the booths that sold them. And as long as you have a boarding pass, how would the checkers know it was not on the ticket. All they look for now is the boarding pass.
[QUOTE=Daddy07]A visa is simply your permission to vist Thailand on a temporary basis. There are several different kinds of visas. When immigration stamps your passport at the airport, upon your arrival, that stamp is a visa which grants you permission to stay for 30 days. Americans can get the same. Some other countries get only 15 days with their visa, but it is still a visa.
Look at the stamp -- it says: "VISA" followed by the date you must leave Thailand.
Permission to stay for longer periods of time, and upon different conditions, require a different kind of visa obtained by application to the Thai embassy or consulate in your home country.
The website is misleading in this regard.
Maybe we're arguing semantics here. :)[/QUOTE]
Yes we are arguing Semantics. But its not really the website that is misleading.
There is a special place at airport to apply for "Visa On Arrival" that requires forms to be filled in and a photo to be provided etc.
There are I believe now 20 Countries that this applies to.
40 priveleged countries like ours, get 30 days without having to go through all this crap as it is assumed we leave as we are supposed to, etc (I don't know the full reasons).
It is officially known as "Tourist VISA Exemption".
Details in this site:
[url]http://www.traveller2000.com/thailand/visa/information.htm[/url]
It would cause confusion to say that just getting your passport stamped is actually "applying for VISA on Arrival".
as this is not the way that official terminology is used.
So I'm sure that Fifty fifty, for example, doesn't actually apply for "VISA on Arrival".
[QUOTE=Mick Licker]Yes we are arguing Semantics. But its not really the website that is misleading.
So I'm sure that Fifty fifty, for example, doesn't actually apply for "VISA on Arrival".[/QUOTE]It’S all a bit confusing sometimes when you read al these so called " VISA " regulations or exemptions. My experience is, when you fill out on your landing or arrival card, the date of your return flight, for example 5 weeks later than arrival date, they give you a 6 weeks tourist Visa Exemption automatically without any questions, this when your passport is from a country under the 30 day rule like for those 40 Country’s list.
From the required documents, they have never asked me: To show my return ticket or even the 4x6 photograph, I never paid any 1000Thb, no evidence of finance etc asked for this as a EEC citizen as Mick mentioned on: [url]http://www.traveller2000.com/Thailand/visa/information.htm[/url]., here it’s 30 day’s for 40 Country’s –
I never had any additional questions from immigration beside the fact that the law here say’s that you must have that " fully paid return ticket " for VISA?
Looks like all these rules do not apply if you go for a " so called temporary VISA "at entry who knows, maybe only ok if no additional investigation on luggage or other suspicious subjects are done.
I arrived many times even twice last year without any return ticket and bought the return one always at Chawla travel at Patong 2 since I did not know in advance where I had to go from BKK. To be honest, I don’t want to take that risk of "no return ticket" anymore if I can avoid it (know guy’s with a bad experience on this one)
On website: [url]http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2637.php[/url] under article 10 " Exemption of Visa requirements " it say’s 90 days for 40 countrys. Law looks different on this site than the previous one.
JE
[QUOTE=Mick Licker]Yes we are arguing Semantics. But its not really the website that is misleading.
There is a special place at airport to apply for "Visa On Arrival" that requires forms to be filled in and a photo to be provided etc.
There are I believe now 20 Countries that this applies to.
40 priveleged countries like ours, get 30 days without having to go through all this crap as it is assumed we leave as we are supposed to, etc (I don't know the full reasons).
It is officially known as "Tourist VISA Exemption".
Details in this site:
[url]http://www.traveller2000.com/thailand/visa/information.htm[/url]
It would cause confusion to say that just getting your passport stamped is actually "applying for VISA on Arrival".
as this is not the way that official terminology is used.
So I'm sure that Fifty fifty, for example, doesn't actually apply for "VISA on Arrival".[/QUOTE]Moving slightly off the subject, does anyone know if there any way for a UK citizen to get something like a long term visa eg for 12 months, that avoids the need for a stamp in the passport? For all sorts of obvious reasons...
[QUOTE=Mick Licker]No, No. Look at the web site I provided.
USA, UK, Australia, Germany France, etc. do not need any VISA for short stays in Thailand.
Being from Australia I can stay 30 days with no VISA.
Some countries only get 15 days with no VISA.[/QUOTE]
You just complete that white card with your details name address flight details and that is your 30 day visa on arrival.
[QUOTE=Mouse1]Moving slightly off the subject, does anyone know if there any way for a UK citizen to get something like a long term visa eg for 12 months, that avoids the need for a stamp in the passport? For all sorts of obvious reasons...[/QUOTE]
This will help you with what you require
[url]www.thaiconsul-uk.com[/url]
Does any one know off hand, what the penalty is for overstaying the 30 day visa period?
What if one overstays because he is in hospital, e.g from having fucked himself half to death?
[QUOTE=Daddy San]Does any one know off hand, what the penalty is for overstaying the 30 day visa period?
What if one overstays because he is in hospital, e.g from having fucked himself half to death?[/QUOTE]
I did it once. (Overstay the VISA exemption period). There is a fine per day of overstay that is steepish, 1000 Baht or more per day (I forget exact number).
[QUOTE=John Euro]...
On website: [url]http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2637.php[/url] under article 10 " Exemption of Visa requirements " it say’s 90 days for 40 countrys. Law looks different on this site than the previous one.
JE[/QUOTE]
Here is the quote direct from that site:
"According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002), 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002), 18 October B.E. 2547 (2004) and 6 May B.E. 2548 (2005), passport holders from 40 countries and 1 special administrative region – Hong Kong SAR – [b]are not required to obtain a visa [/b]when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of [b]not exceeding 30 days[/b] on each visit. "
Then the 40 countries are listed.
[quote=mouse1]moving slightly off the subject, does anyone know if there any way for a uk citizen to get something like a long term visa eg for 12 months, that avoids the need for a stamp in the passport? for all sorts of obvious reasons...[/quote]
mouse1,
i think you are somewhat stuffed. passports always get stamped.
one option that is not very legal is to have two passports.
i once lost my passport, got a new one, and then the old still unexpired turned up again. at this time it was possible for me to use one passport hidden away but have the other one findable for prying eyes without all those trips to thailand.
but once the authorities notice (probably won't as long as you are consistent), the older passport will be confirep001ed and destroyed immediately, as officially its invalidated by the new one. but thailand won't know you have a new one if you have never used it in thailand :)
[QUOTE=Mick Licker]
There is a special place at airport to apply for "Visa On Arrival" that requires forms to be filled in and a photo to be provided etc.
There are I believe now 20 Countries that this applies to.
So I'm sure that Fifty fifty, for example, doesn't actually apply for "VISA on Arrival".[/QUOTE]
Correct, Fifty Fifty is a Brit and fills in the 'White Form' just like you do. He then gets his Passport stamped with a 30 day Exemption Visa on arrival.
However, on this occasion Fifty is travelling with his Kazakh Girlfriend, who needs to apply for a 'Visa on Arrival' at the airport.
Having filled in the 'Visa on Arrival' application form (on the plane) she then presented herself at the 'Visa on Arrival' Desk, along with a Photo and the Fee of 1000 THB - Less than 10 minutes later she has a Visa for 15 days.
Now we both have 'Visas' in our passports and are both in LOS having a ball.
Cheers, FF
[QUOTE=Fifty Fifty]Correct, Fifty Fifty is a Brit and fills in the 'White Form' just like you do. He then gets his Passport stamped with a 30 day Exemption Visa on arrival.
However, on this occasion Fifty is travelling with his Kazakh Girlfriend, who needs to apply for a 'Visa on Arrival' at the airport.
Having filled in the 'Visa on Arrival' application form (on the plane) she then presented herself at the 'Visa on Arrival' Desk, along with a Photo and the Fee of 1000 THB - Less than 10 minutes later she has a Visa for 15 days.
Now we both have 'Visas' in our passports and are both in LOS having a ball.
Cheers, FF[/QUOTE]
Yes. Now you have made clear the distinction between the two variations, and how long it takes (even better).
Hope she hasn't been cramping your style too much ;)
[QUOTE=Thor93]Hmm, good point, but where would you pay now? They took away all of the booths that sold them. And as long as you have a boarding pass, how would the checkers know it was not on the ticket. All they look for now is the boarding pass.[/QUOTE]The boarding pass not printed there.
I had to pay at the Thai counter directly.