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Do I need a visa for multiple short stays in Thailand, and what happens with my visa application fees?

Nicole ******
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I'm traveling several times starting on December 31st. Going to Thailand a total of 3 times until March and then 1 more in June. Never stay more than 60 days. I had written to the embassy in Berlin whether I needed a visa. They wrote back quickly with the recommendation, for the 2. Entry to apply for a visa.

Now I have requested a tourist multi for 175 euros. The first application was cancelled because I must have set a hook wrong, I provided travel document and not passport. I thought travel was the passport.

Then I have the 2. Request submitted. Verified again 175 euros via Mastercard.

Now 2x175 Euros were marked down on the Mastercard. There is hope that the the the for the 1st Withdraw my application, because I didn't get a visa?

If not, that would be really sh.... expensive. Especially if it wasn't really necessary, as I hear from others here.lg

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Ich reise ja mehrfach ab 31.12. nach Thailand ein insgesamt 3x bis März und dann noch 1x im Juni. Bleibe nie länger als 60 Tage. Ich hatte die Botschaft in Berlin angeschrieben, ob ich ein Visa brauche. Sie schrieben schnell zurück mit der Empfehlung, für die 2. Einreise ein Visa zu beantragen.

Nun habe ich ein Tourist Multi für 175 Euro beantragt. Der erste Antrag wurde gecancelt, da ich wohl einen Haken falsch gesetzt hab, ich habe travel document und nicht Passport angegeben. Ich dachte Travel wäre der Reisepass.

Dann habe ich den 2. Antrag gestellt. Wieder 175 Euro per Mastercard verifiziert.

Nun wurden auf der Mastercard 2x175 Euro vorgemerkt. Besteht die Hoffnung, dass die die für den 1.Antrag zurückziehen, denn ich hab ja kein Visa bekommen?

Wenn nein wäre das ja echt sch.... teuer. Vor allem, wenn es eigentlich nicht nötig wäre, wie ich von anderen hier höre.lg
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The user is seeking clarification on visa requirements for multiple trips to Thailand, having applied for a tourist visa after receiving advice from the embassy. They experienced issues with their application and are concerned about double charges and whether they really need a visa, considering they will not stay longer than 60 days. Community comments suggest that visa-free entries are possible if the total stay does not exceed 150 days within a year, implying they may not need the visa after all.
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Graham ******
Graham ******
You pay the application fee not for the visa and you have made two applications
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
You're applying for the wrong visa because the visa validity for your planned vacation in June would possibly already have expired (visa validity is always only 6 months from the date of issue). As long as you only make short stays in Thailand, you can enter visa-free multiple times. as long as the total amount of days does not exceed 150 days. There is no limit to the number of visa-free entries; there is only a limit to the number of extensions of these visa-free entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Du beantragst das falsche Visum, weil die Visagültikeit für Deinen geplanten Urlaub im Juni wahrscheinlich bereits abgelaufen sein wird (die Visagültigkeit beträgt immer nur 6 Monate ab Ausstellung) Solange Du nur kurze Aufenthalte in Thailand einlegst, deren Gesamtsumme weniger als 150 Tage beträgt, kannst Du mehrmals visalos einreisen. Es gibt kein Limit für visalose Einreisen, es gibt nur ein Limit frür Verlängerungen dieser visalosen Einreisen
Greg ***********
Greg ***********
Zwei visalose Einreisen, wenn Du niemals länger als 60 Tage bleibst, sind ABSOLUT möglich. Dafür brauchst Du kein Visum. Und wenn Dein Rückflug auch immer innerhab der 60 Tage liegt, hast Du einen perfekten Aus- bzw. Weiterreise Nachweis für die Airline. Mit insgesamt 120 Tagen innerhalb eines Jahres auf zwei visalose Einreisen, niemals verlängert - KEIN PROBLEM ! Denke daran, habe immer die berühmten DREI Nachweise bei Dir: 20,000 THB oder umgerechnet soviel in Euro in BARGELD, ein paar gebuchte Nächte nach Einreise, und den Weiterreise-Nachweis. Sodann vor jeder Einreise die TDAC (Thailand Digital Arrival Card) online ausfüllen, absenden und die Email Antwort ausdrucken . . . . . . . . . . Two visa-free entries are absolutely possible if you never stay longer than 60 days. You don't need a visa for this. And if your return flight is always within those 60 days, you have perfect proof of onward travel for the airline. A total of 120 days within one year across two visa-free entries, never extended – NO PROBLEM! Remember to always have the famous THREE proofs on you: 20,000 THB (or the equivalent in Euros) in CASH, proof of a few nights booked after arrival, and proof of onward travel. Before each entry, fill out the TDAC (Thailand Digital Arrival Card) online, submit it, and print the email confirmation.
Frank **********
Frank **********
If the first one gets rejected they do not give your money back. When you applied again they charge you again.

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