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Can I apply for a Thai tourist visa online if arriving from Vietnam?

Thai Tourist Visa Visa Application Process Visa Types Visa on Arrival E-Visa Travel from Vietnam

Tilia *********

asked Nov 22, 2022

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[TOURIST VISA APPLICATION]

Hello everyone ☺️

Does someone know if I can apply for tourist visa online knowing that I will arrive from Vietnam (not my home country, I am traveling for tourism) or if I have to go to Hanoi embassy? Website is very unclear

Thank you

Answer summary

A user inquired about applying for a Thai tourist visa online while traveling from Vietnam. Comments clarified that Vietnam does not offer an eVisa, and visa applications should be made in the country of residence. A French passport holder can benefit from visa-on-arrival for 45 days without prior application. Others highlighted the need for proof of onward travel when applying in their current location.

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Tilia *********

Thank you all for your help !

4 years ago

Sabine *****************

I live in Canada and applied for my TR at the Thai consulate in Canada while I was in Canada. However, I arrived in Thailand coming from Germany and still applied at the Thai consulate in Vancouver. They advised me to do so but did ask to see my ticket showing that I was arriving from Germany. Hope that helps :)

4 years ago

Teresa ***********

Check guidelines for visa upon arrival

4 years ago

Cliff *********

You appear to be traveling on a French passport.

This will give you 45 days visa on arrival. No application needed.

Nigel *********

visa exempt.

Cliff *********

you are correct

Brandon ************

Evisa didn't change how visas work, it only changed the method of applying. You still need to apply in the country you're physically in, as one of the things they want to see on the application is a flight departing from the country you're applying in going to Thailand. That being said, there are ways to get proof of a flight without spending a lot of money.

I can't support not being truthful on a visa application though...

4 years ago

Gorgon *****

@Brandon ***********

It perhaps depends on which country one is applying from, but the evisa application for a multiple entry has many conditions as compared to the simple mailing process of pre covid times. There are countless questions regarding income and place of residence to name but a few.

The evisa application for multiple entry (6 months) has changed the process dramatically..it resembles more a retirement visa application rather than a tourist one..There is no clear explanation of that prior to filling out the application and payment , of course has to be done as part of that.

I had 5 or 6 multiple entry 6 month visas mailed to me pre-covid without the scrutiny which currently exists. (Canadian citizen/ Canadian Thai Embassy)

Don't get me wrong..it's entirely up to the Thai government to amend conditions (in fact, very much resembles our own)..but wished it had been communicated prior to making application.

4 years ago

Gorgon *****

and, have no illusion that re entry with expectation of another visa exemption totally depends, and is the discretion of Thai Immigration when it happens.

4 years ago

Gorgon *****

yes, agreed. It would have been helpful to be aware of such changes in requirements is all I am stating, and am still current in an ongoing application...however it eclipsed my stated departure date, and so now am in county with the visa exempt status of 45 days and possibility for extension. (I reside in the North and had to do 60 day border runs with pre covid multiple entry (actual) visas so am used to the crossings ..usually used Mae Sai, but this year prior to visa exempt expiry will perhaps use Lao entry points instead. )

4 years ago

Brandon ************

@Gorgon ****

that was covid, not evisa. Many embassies have changed their requirements since covid. Many of the embassies near Thailand now require a lot of that proof even for a single entry tourist visa

4 years ago