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Can I get a Thai E-visa while currently in Vietnam and why are the requirements different between embassies?
I'm a Brit in Hoi An (central Vietnam) waiting for my 2nd jab. I hope to get to Thailand about Xmas-time on 60-day tourist visa. 2 questions:
1. Can I get an E-visa? The wording (see screenshot) isn't clear to me. I came to VN on a tourist visa in 2/20 & have gotten extensions since then. Is that a "residence visa"? My "permanent residency" is UK but not been back since 11/19.
1. The tourist visa requirements are noticably different on the websites of the Thai Embassy in Hanoi & the Thai Consulate in HCMC (the latter being more demanding). Would they really enforce different rules or is one of them likely to be incorrect?
Thanks for any insight.
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1. Can I get an E-visa? The wording (see screenshot) isn't clear to me. I came to VN on a tourist visa in 2/20 & have gotten extensions since then. Is that a "residence visa"? My "permanent residency" is UK but not been back since 11/19.
1. The tourist visa requirements are noticably different on the websites of the Thai Embassy in Hanoi & the Thai Consulate in HCMC (the latter being more demanding). Would they really enforce different rules or is one of them likely to be incorrect?
Thanks for any insight.
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Answer summary
A British expat in Vietnam is seeking clarity on obtaining a Thai E-visa while on a tourist visa in Vietnam and is concerned about differing tourist visa requirements between the Thai Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Community responses confirm that both consulates operate under separate sets of requirements, suggest applying where preferred, and clarify that the E-visa system is not currently used in Vietnam. Additional advice discusses potential issues when applying online from the UK.
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Brandon ************
You can try saying you're in UK and apply using the online system which no longer requires you to mail in your passport. They may ask for some things that could raise red flags though, like a flight to Thailand from UK, or the last stamps in your passport which would show you in Vietnam and never leaving. But in theory it's possible and once you got your visa by email, it doesn't matter where you fly in from.
Vinegar *****
OP@Brandon ***********
Sounds too risky. I'm 99% sure I'll go through Hanoi Embassy (can't make a solid plan until I've had 2nd jab). Thanks for suggestion though.Brandon ************
@Vinegar ****
the new evisas are so new we don't really have any data points on if it's possible, so you'd be a test subject. Probably better to go the safe route Tod *********
At this time the thai consulates in Vietnam are NOT participating in the evisa system (not even if you hold a vietnamese passport)
For thai visas in vietnam you go to the consulates and apply
For thai visas in vietnam you go to the consulates and apply
Tod *********
They are completely different thai consulates and run under two sets of requirements. Even before the covid shit show they ran like that 😮
Apply at what ever one you want to.
Apply at what ever one you want to.
Tod *********
Umm, it's not that ambiguous at all really 😮
You filled out the form correctly
You GO to the thai consulate in HCMC or Hanoi and apply for the tourist visa
You filled out the form correctly
You GO to the thai consulate in HCMC or Hanoi and apply for the tourist visa
Vinegar *****
OPThe ambiguity was that I could have entered UK as my "Permanent Residency / Current Location" are 2 different things. Also wasn't sure if a Tourist Visa is considered a "residence visa" as I'm presumably still considered a visitor not a resident. Anyway, thanks for your clarifications. The Vietnam Visa Advice fb group is a shitshow of rumour/trolls/scammers & I'm frankly amazed to see how well your group is run. Thanks again.
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