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    tourist visa

    I will be visiting Thailand for 2 weeks with stops in both Bangkok and Pattaya. 1 person form USA and 2 people from Canada. Do i need to apply for a Tourist Visa ?


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    Re: tourist visa

    For less than one month, no visa is needed.
    ..........and that's the way it is.

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    Re: tourist visa

    I've been reading a lot about the immigration/ border folks insisting that tourists / visitors have 20,000 Thai Baht in hand. I don't know how true it is, but I'm going on 24-August and I'll let you know what I find.

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    Re: tourist visa

    Quote Originally Posted by DrewSpz View Post
    I've been reading a lot about the immigration/ border folks insisting that tourists / visitors have 20,000 Thai Baht in hand.
    I have also heard this is now being randomly asked for if entering Thailand, it's always been a requirement but no one ever asked for visa exemption entries until recently. You can show the equivalent currency it doesn't have to be Thai Baht, so if you have 20,000 in US or Canadian $ that would be fine.

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    Re: tourist visa

    What a silly place to ask for info, I certainly would not book airplane tickets and book hotels based on a one line reply from someone I dont even know on an annonymous chatboard.
    As for the 20K bht issue...all seems to be hearsay.....
    With this level of intellect no wonder the likes of Trump get elected.

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    Re: tourist visa

    thank you........much better than " I have also heard"
    But am slightly confused...I always arrive without a visa...my passport just gets done at immigration...lots of talk about different types of visas...these people must actually live in thailand.

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    Re: tourist visa

    If you are from USA, Canada, and another 40 countries, you can enter Thailand as Visa Exempt - you will receive a 30 day permission to stay stamp in your passport - which, for those that may be interested, can be extended a further 30 days at Thai Immigration for 1,900 baht. Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.consular.go.th/main/th/cu...itled-for.html

    Yes, there have been many recent reports about folks with Visa Exempt or Tourist Visas being asked to show cash, but the reports appear to be folks that draw scrutiny as to their reason for being in Thailand, e.g., numerous Visa Exempt or Tourist Visas showing they are staying longer than would be expected for tourism purposes.

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    Re: tourist visa

    Quote Originally Posted by 2lz2p View Post
    or Tourist Visas showing they are staying longer than would be expected for tourism purposes.
    In other words trying to work covertly.
    Unlikely to affect anyone on these boards....

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