Great way to attract more tourists!!,
The Royal Thai Embassy in Wellington announced an increase in visa fees for individuals from New Zealand intending to visit Thailand. The new fees will be effective from March 19 onwards. The announcement has caused concern among netizens on social media that there could be a possible visa fee increase for other nationalities.
The embassy announced on its official website on February 23 that the visa fees would be raised in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and the exchange rate. The embassy also provided a document detailing the updated fees.
For instance, the cost of a single-entry tourist visa will be NZ$300 (6,600 baht), while the multiple-entry tourist visa (with a six-month validity) will be NZ$1,000 (22,000 baht).
In addition to the fee increase, the embassy informed citizens that it will cease accepting physical visa applications starting from March 19. Those wishing to travel to Thailand will need to apply for a visa online only.
No other announcement on the visa fees has been made by other embassy offices. Following the clarification from the Royal Thai Embassy in Wellington, these new fees apply only to citizens from New Zealand. However, there is a possibility that fees for visa applications from other countries may also rise.
The Royal Thai Embassy in Wellington advised people planning to enter Thailand to stay updated on announcements from each embassy office.
The Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson, Chai Watchaong, shared that Thailand granted visa-free access to 60 countries in 2023 and plans to expand this to more countries in the future to boost Thai tourism.
New Zealand is not included in the plan to stimulate tourism of the Thai government. Thailand recently approved permanent visa-free travel for Chinese nationals and extended a visa-free scheme for Kazakh nationals until August of this year to enhance Thai tourism.
Tourists from China remain the country’s main target as the spokesperson mentioned that Thailand anticipates welcoming 8 million Chinese travellers this year and aims to increase the number of flights between the two countries to facilitate tourism.
Re: Great way to attract more tourists!!,
....well theres a whole week's worth of MB fun gone....
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...anyway you seem to have omitted an important point...its still free of you stay less than 30 days...
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New Zealand passport holders who are visiting Thailand for the purpose of tourism for a period not exceeding 30 days are not required to obtain a visa. Visa exemption only applies to those with the following: 1. A valid passport (at least 6 months validity) 2. A confirmed air ticket to leave Thailand within 30 days.
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Re: Great way to attract more tourists!!,
Price of SETV for Germans 35 EUR = 1360 THB, unchanged since 2019 (or earlier). Reasonable, however their conditions are unreasonable, and I have a lot of business elsewhere (Cambodia, China, Taiwan, and soon Myanmar now that they dropped the requirement of health insurance for covid), for me 30 days visa free is okay.
https://berlin.thaiembassy.org/de/pa...-e-visa-system
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christianpfc
I have a lot of business elsewhere (Cambodia, China, Taiwan, and soon Myanmar now that they dropped the requirement of health insurance for covid), for me 30 days visa free is okay.
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If you are going to myanmar a report is mandatory. what's happening in Yangon/ mandalay? is it safe to visit?
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Stickman thinks all Thai embassies are going to raise their visa fees soon:
https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/week...fees-increase/
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maump
If you are going to myanmar a report is mandatory. what's happening in Yangon/ mandalay? is it safe to visit?
Yes of course. I'm yearning to go, but have other plans for the next months already.
Re: Great way to attract more tourists!!,
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Originally Posted by
maump
If you are going to myanmar a report is mandatory. what's happening in Yangon/ mandalay? is it safe to visit?
Safety is not the main point (from US?=the always asked Q-feels like parrots for others). At least for Yangon and the central area-but army/police will not let you go into areas with rebellion etc anyway. More to possibly worry about is the really 3d world standd Burma (as I still call it-as do all my friends in TH from there, in Thai its still like ´Pheema´) has, even less as TH used to have some 35/40 yrs ago when I first got there.
In fact if you aim for real Burmese guys for some close contacts both BKK and PTY-and probably also ChMai (not been there many moons) are a far better & easier to get to bet.
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pong...u need to stop posting when high and drunk...even after rereading it several times it still makes limited sense
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Originally Posted by
pong
Safety is not the main point (from US?=the always asked Q-feels like parrots for others). At least for Yangon and the central area-but army/police will not let you go into areas with rebellion etc anyway. More to possibly worry about is the really 3d world standd Burma (as I still call it-as do all my friends in TH from there, in Thai its still like ´Pheema´) has, even less as TH used to have some 35/40 yrs ago when I first got there.
In fact if you aim for real Burmese guys for some close contacts both BKK and PTY-and probably also ChMai (not been there many moons) are a far better & easier to get to bet.
I guess a more coherent question would yield a more coherent response. has anyone been to Yangon since burma repened? Yangon is well away from the "trouble areas" and the large number of massage shops for men on twitter with great pictures is appealing. I would "enjoy" a visa trip this winter to Yangon. But I know so little. Looking for input/advice from the experts in SEA.....
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nah, I'll stick to Thailand for now....at least I know how far I can push my boundaries there without getting into too much trouble...
