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How can Australians apply for an eVisa to Thailand now that it's available through Thai Consulates?

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Tod *********

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**Attention Auzzies; 

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Just wanted to let you people know (if you don't already)  The Thai Consulates in Oz finally are available on the eVisa website to apply for a visa to thailand   [members only]/

No more applying and mailing in your passports :O 

OR at least that's what it looks like :)

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Australian expats can now apply for a visa to Thailand through the eVisa website, eliminating the need to mail in passports. This update has generated excitement, with users inquiring about specifics regarding the eVisa, including whether it will be stamped in the passport upon arrival. It is confirmed that eVisas are not stamped but must be printed and shown with the passport at entry. There are concerns regarding availability for different visa types and users have noted problems with the eVisa application process. Further updates indicate that Thai consulates in Australia will transition to the eVisa system soon.

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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Sydney answered back

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗘-𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵.

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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I also emailed the thai consulate in Wellington New Zealand because they now can be selected on the eVisa website but get the same error as the Aussie consulates do when you try to use it.

This was the answer I got from them

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲/𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘-𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 (𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁/𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿). 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿/𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘-𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲.

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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Just to let you people know, I emailed both Sydney and Canberra thai consulates to see when/if they might go live with the eVisa system

Will report back any answer I get

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Ca***

Ca***

I just tried to apply online and it did not work

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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yep, that's what I said, in the comment above yours

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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I might have spoken too soon, when you try to select a visa and entry it gives you an error message 😕

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Tony *********

Tony *********

Looks like New Zealand has also moved to e-visa

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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yep they are indeed

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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I see, it's only when you GO to click next you get that notice

Sorry about that, dunno why it'd do that

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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at least it lets you choose the country now, it just won't let you go past that 🙁

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Robert *******

Robert *******

yeah when I saw your original comment saying kiwis could do it I was about time , as I did try about a month ago and came up straight away when ya clicked NZ "sorry evisas not applicable for your country "

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Robert *******

Robert *******

I just went to do one and you can't apply for a multi entry or even a single entry tourist visa via the evisa site. I dunno if it's a glitch in the system or they just ain't doing tourist evisas for kiwi's

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Robert *******

Robert *******

am logged into myaccount... but keeps coming up with the number of entries required is unavailable ... wven clicking in single entry says same thing

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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I think you didn't make a log in on the site, because I logged in, was able to say I'm kiwi in new zealand and got touirst visa with multi-entry choice no issue

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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you can't get multi-entry Non-O visas via the eVisa website for marriage or retirement

That stopped on ALL eVisa consulates a while back

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Fabian *******

Fabian *******

is there any list of countries from which you can apply for evisa?

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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nope, you make a log in for that site, pick your passport and then you pick the country you're in and it'll either give you a choice of embassies you can apply at IN that country via the eVisa site or it'll give you this notice

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John *******

John *******

sorry for the dumb question but will this evisa be available for a 60 day tourist visa ?

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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ALL the visas offered to thailand are available on that program

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Paul *********

Paul *********

Woohoo! ‘Straya years behind the rest of the world. As usual.

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Michael ********

Michael ********

Fingers crossed that Evisas are available in Australia. They are behind the times.

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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@Michael *******

they ARE available there because you can now pick those consulates where as before the second you selected you were an aussies in Oz it gave you this notice

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Michael ********

Michael ********

I mean I want to see someone get one. :)

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Paul *****************

Paul *****************

Bloody bewdy👍 bout time,, and thankyou Tod for the info,, 🙏

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Andrew ***********

Andrew ***********

Awesome news

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Alastair ********

Alastair ********

With e-visa, does the visa get inked into passport on first arrival to Thailand, or you just keep the pdf printed with your passport?

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Wayne ********

Wayne ********

@Alastair *******

from the US it does not get stamped in. Just print a copy folded up and keep it in your passport.

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Dan *******

Dan *******

@Alastair *******

I keep the PDF copy paper clipped to the page that immigration stamps.

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John ********

John ********

why? You have it in your email as a backup in any case

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Dan *******

Dan *******

this is Thailand…if you need to show it, having a hard copy is 1000% better than showing an email.

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James ********

James ********

Wise decision ✅

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Paul *******

Paul *******

@Alastair *******

I've never held a Thai e-visa but clearly, like the name implies, it's electronic. You only receive an entry stamp now. Even exit stamps are disappearing, assuming you use an autogate for exit at the main Suvarnabhumi airport. Land borders will for now continue stamping all passports.

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

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

@Alastair *******

no visa is ever inked into your passport with evisa. The visa is a pdf that you print.

You'll still get an entry stamp with how long you have permission to stay though.

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Stuart ********

Stuart ********

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

correct. You have to carry a printed pdf of the visa with you and show it at the same time you give your passport otherwise you’ll be treated like a tourist and get 30 days. you get the usual stamp in your passport. Check the date is 90 days later before you leave immigration.

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Alastair ********

Alastair ********

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

all my previous visas for Thailand have been applied at the embassy, and the visa was a sticker placed in my passport. My visa extensions inside Thailand were a stamp in the passport.

For comparison my e-visa for India I received a PDF with the visa details, and on entry to India I received 2 stamps in my passport; one the visa and one the entry on that day.

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Tod *********

Tod *********

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@Alastair *******

e visa is emailed to you as a PDF file you print it and show it with your passport at passport control when you stamp in, they write the visa type you enter on and then under it usually write 'E Visa' denoting there was no sticker

This is a 90 da Non-O single entry eVisa

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

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

@Alastair *******

all of your previous Thai visas were not evisas. I've told you how it works.

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Alastair ********

Alastair ********

Thanks, very helpful news

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Wayne *******

Wayne *******

Ya bloods worth bottlin’ young wipper snapper.

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

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

Wow, big news! Next I wonder if that will change anything about the OX

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Eze ********

Eze ********

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

That was the first thing I thought when I saw the post, "Has their luck with the OX visa run out?'

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James ********

James ********

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

that's what I was thinking 🤔

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Tony *********

Tony *********

Finally. Yes

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Lyndon ************

Lyndon ************

Now that's a news flash...

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