Required documents are:
- One completed and signed application form
- One photo (colour, size 4 x 6 cm)
- Passport (valid for no less than 6 months)
- Hotel reservation in Thailand with name and dates of checking in/out
- Airline ticket or confirmation slip with flight number and date of entry/exit
Has anyone else seen this?
this is for a tourist visa i'd imagine? i've heard that sometimes airlines check to make sure you've booked a flight out before they'll let you board a plane, but i'm very skeptical that they'd enforce the hotel reservation thing. i think i've reserved a room in About twice in my life (and one of 'em was Tokyo). some rules have been on (and off) the books for some time, but whether they actually enforce them is a separate conversation. where'd you get this? is this from teh consulate where yu're applying for a visa?
Stricter Requirements For Tourist Visa Applicants - Thailand Forum (http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/493306-stricter-requirements-for-tourist-visa-applicants/%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3EY)eah for tourist visa's that we use to get jobs there I think.
Sooo anybody have any thoughts about this?
Doesn't really affect me or anyone from America who is likely to visit me, since they would stay for less than 30 days and then return home, though the hotel requirement might. However, I am pretty sure that my Bangkok address (with perhaps a letter) would be acceptable if anything is needed at all.
jacks golf have it taken care of already for an extra 400bht, they get your documents for you. gotta love thailand
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Sooo anybody have any thoughts about this?
yeah as i said they have 'stricter requirements' fairly often, enforce them selectively, and more often than not they blow over. if it's the consulate and not the airline saying this, you can just go to the consulate and apply, telling them you've not booked the ticket yet and see what happens. also it's worth remembering you get a 30 day stamp on arrival if you fly in (15 by land) if you can't be fussed over the visa requirements. then, if you go somewhere like Vientiane to get a double-entry tourist visa, they won't likely expect an airticket home (because you can tell 'em you'll be leaving overland).
ps just a little background info, i'm not at all up to date on the tourist visa situation but i did live here on tourist visas exclusively for about 4 years before i went legit and got a real job (and real visa).