Unanswered2 months ago
How can I correct the remark on my Non-B E-Visa issued in Laos?
E-Visa Remark Incorrect
I applied for my Non-B visa in Laos, had the E-visa approved and successfully entered Thailand on the E-Visa.
My school will now submit documents to the MOE, however they have noted the Remarks: section on the E-Visa says "Teacher at...."
This is incorrect as the visa applied for was for a staff visa, under Educational Personnel for Administrative Duties as per my visa application documents.
Whichever role, the visa is Non-B.
Is there a way to have the remark on the E-Visa paper corrected?
I applied for my Non-B visa in Laos, had the E-visa approved and successfully entered Thailand on the E-Visa.
My school will now submit documents to the MOE, however they have noted the Remarks: section on the E-Visa says "Teacher at...."
This is incorrect as the visa applied for was for a staff visa, under Educational Personnel for Administrative Duties as per my visa application documents.
Whichever role, the visa is Non-B.
Is there a way to have the remark on the E-Visa paper corrected?
Summary so far
The user applied for a Non-B visa for staff under Educational Personnel but found an incorrect remark stating "Teacher" on their E-Visa. They seek guidance on how to correct this remark. The thread features various comments discussing broader immigration issues and the functionality of automated entry systems in Thailand, but does not provide a direct solution to the user's question.
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ปิโอเทรก *********
How it will work with DTV if they always scan QR code from me. Only passport checking will treat me like a tourist for 30 days only
Will ************
If based on strongest passports then the USA is ranked 32nd
Brian **********
So am I not understanding something? Will they no longer be stamping our passports?
Graeme ********
@Brian *********
No stamp on electronic entry/exit. There eventually may be some way to verify via THIM or some app like other countries have for the purpose of tracking in/out border data which invariably is needed for other visa applications or Gov services.Brian **********
I’m here on a retirement visa and I believe that my immigration office is going to be looking for a stamp. Agreed, the THIN QR code should be the same thing . But my experience after 4 years of living here Is that immigration, transportation office from province to province don’t communicate very well.
Fingers crossed. lol
Fingers crossed. lol
Poi *****
it's only for going out.. having this for coming in will be so much better but i'm guessing as usual - Chinese/Burmese/Indian/Cambodian and other targets will be pulled to the side
Kevin *********
This outta be interesting
Eric *******
AI IS TAKING EVERYONES JOBS
Luc ************
31 countries so no Schengen. Schengen has already 29 countries so they will not be within those 31.
Michael ********
It's good because you need only jump high
Michael ********
This never works properly
Daniel ********
I cannot find the list of countries. Are EU countries included?
Mateusz ****
This is good and not good. It will be often algorithms deciding whether you are allowed or not based on your history. Especially if you had history of staying longer and you are on edge of being denied. Talk with officer could end positive, algos will be ruthless.
Brandon ************
@Mateusz ***
Most of us figured they would bring this with the new ETA system. It seems they have shelved ETA, and it might not ever happen. I think it will happen eventually as it's the only realistic way for them to start collecting the tourist tax they've been talking about for YEARS. The system we think will eventually arrive will that you submit the ETA if you are arriving without a visa, and then you'll know long before you travel to Thailand whether you'll be granted entry or not. Submit ETA, pay the tourist tax, and then get approval or denial. If you get approved, you go straight to the auto gate when you arrive since they've already recorded all of your information and your approval for entry. It's what makes the most sense. Rarely does that aspect matter for Thai policy though.
Mark *********
@Mateusz ***
I'd imagine, if anything it would tell you to visit a officer, the gate wont be the one doing the denying.Mateusz ****
@Mark ********
yes i think that's how it's gonna work first, but as they integrate it with other systems, over time it will get worse
RealityC*********
Singapore, indonesia, and malaysia has been doing this for years lol.
The hold out is because pocket money from the fast track.
The hold out is because pocket money from the fast track.
Ray *****
The system they are implementing is an Asean wide project. Cambodia has already implemented it and it works perfectly. Each country has a pre entry registration that takes all details including visa number and your days are allocated as per your visa or visa exemption. My recent trip to Siem Reap i was through in less than 60 seconds. Looking forward to it going live here
Ray *****
Very easy to get a 6 or 12 month visa check out Cambodia visa and work permit group on Facebook
Max ******
@Ray ****
live there? is the long term visa easy?Ray *****
@Max *****
in Thailand or Cambodia ? Both are pretty easy, options in bothMax ******
@Ray ****
can you tell me about cambodia?
GenuinePin**********
@Ray ****
yeah it was super easy in PP once I went through visa on arrival, the autogate was excellent. Beautiful airport there now.Nongnuch ********
well, if it is just for visa-exempt entries, that makes a lot of sense. As the admitted stay is always the same number of days, the automated gate cannot make a mistake
Biff *******
It’ll be interesting to see how you’d know if you’ve been given the right amount of days.
If you’re in the same queue as people entitled to different lengths of stay, how will you check.
If you’re in the same queue as people entitled to different lengths of stay, how will you check.
Biff *******
I think you’ve misunderstood my question (twice).
It wasn’t ‘how will it work.’
It was;
How will we know what length of stay we’ve been given?
The fact that donkey-dirt-track Scambodia have done it isn’t a great recommendation to be honest.
It wasn’t ‘how will it work.’
It was;
How will we know what length of stay we’ve been given?
The fact that donkey-dirt-track Scambodia have done it isn’t a great recommendation to be honest.
Darren *******
@Biff ******
Singapore also does it, I guess they're also a "donkey-dirt-track" country too?Michael ********
@Biff ******
all permission to stay have rules of how long you can stayMark *********
I think that’s pretty obvious. When you extend, you know exactly when your permission to stay expires. A DTV gives you 180 days, visa-exempt entry gives you a set period. It’s all recorded digitally — it might even show on a display at the gate or in an online portal. How do you know how long you’ve been in the EU without a stamp? Same principle.
Mark *********
@Biff ******
Passport scanned → system finds valid visa → sees visa category → applies that category’s permitted stay → records the admitted-until date.Biff *******
@Mark ********
yes,I understand how it might work. But how will the passport holder know it’s been recorded correctly? Will we get a printout?
Mina *****
@Mark ********
Compared to humans, the number of mistakes computers make is extremely lowMark *********
@Nongnuch *******
What are you actually talking about? The IOM’s 2025 Thailand report puts the number of registered migrants at 3.63 million. Here’s the OFFICIAL report - *******************************************************************
Now show me your source for 240,000Nongnuch ********
@Mark ********
it was a computer that told you wrongly that there are 3.6 million western expat foreigners live in Thailand longterm. That's a mistake. There are only around 240,000 western expats living in Thailand longterm. Yes, indeed AI and ChatGPT make a lot of mistakes EVERY OTHER DAYMark *********
A computer making a mistake?
Nongnuch ********
@Mark ********
how are you able to check the automated gate didn't make a mistake? With a physical stamp, you can cross-checkMark *********
@Biff ******
Just like when you travel around the EU — no stamp, it’s all recorded digitally. Apparently, Cambodia is doing the same now.Nongnuch ********
@Mark ********
I doubt the automated system is able to track all the data, and it has to find the re-entry permit !
Micke *********
Either way it should reduce immigration waiting time at arrival, seeing as a number of (yet to be defined) travellers can use these E-gates. Yay?
Se ****
You think it will be easier to get in with visa excemption now? Eager to see some people doing visa runs with that to knoe what the algorithm does
Knowledgeabl************
They should just change it to 60 days in a 180 day rolling period for exemptions
Se ****
KnowledgeableRaccoon5198 my country has 90 days and I think they cannot change it easily because it's part of some kind of commercial agreement 😬
پیر ******
Digital id is coming soon
Brandon ************
Loyalty Lobby literally just posted an article about how people are frustrated by these, because immigration officers will not let those who are eligible get in line and very often send them to the regular passport control lines. I don't foresee this being much benefit to anyone.
It also won't benefit a single person with DTV, because these gates are ONLY for people entering visa exempt, ONLY for people who have entered Thailand withing the last year, and ONLY for people who are on the same passport they used for their last entry (if within a year).
It also won't benefit a single person with DTV, because these gates are ONLY for people entering visa exempt, ONLY for people who have entered Thailand withing the last year, and ONLY for people who are on the same passport they used for their last entry (if within a year).
Mark *********
@Brandon ***********
Assumption and what’s actually happening are two different things.Brandon ************
@Mark ********
What actually happens is never what the government claims. Nothing ever works the way they say. Even the current system doesn't work the way they say, since they don't let eligible people use it most of the time.Brandon ************
@Nongnuch *******
I don't expect anyone to be able to use these gates outside of how they currently work. Only visa exempt, only if they have your biometrics already on the same passport as before, and only if you've entered Thailand within a year.Nongnuch ********
@Brandon ***********
does this mean that people on yearly extensions of stay cannot use these gates? The article mentions that over 900,000 Longstay Permit holders would be elegible
EasygoingE**********
Its only for visa free entry for foreigners and thai citizens. Useless for dtv.
HopefulPass************
EasygoingElephant307 either way it will still keep the waiting times allot shorter 
Brandon ************
HopefulPassionfruit6605 If they actually let people use them, unlike what they are currently doing
Mark *********
EasygoingElephant307 Where did you get that info from - it says Auto Gates are intended for both short-term visitors/tourists and long-term visa holders.
Mark *********
240,000 where are you getting your numbers from? Theres over 3.6million
******************************************************************
Mark *********
Where are you getting this data from? Send me the link
Nongnuch ********
@Mark ********
I said "western foreigner expats". There are only 240,000 WESTERN foreign expats living in Thailand longterm. The rest up to the 3.6 million you found are Cambodian, Laotian and Burmese low-wage workers ! These numbers have been all the same since three decades. Why do you not know these simple facts ?EasygoingE**********
@Mark ********
long term visa holders and dtv are on heavy watch by immigration not a chance in hell they will be allowed to enter with this.Nongnuch ********
KnowledgeableRaccoon5198 Well I trust that THE NATION and that "spokesperson from government" really meant that over 900,000 persons holding a longterm stay permit are elegible. . . . . it just CANNOT BE TRUE . . . . . Because according to statistics, there are only around 240.000 western foreigners living in Thailand longterm. Where do the magic extra 660.000 longstay foreigners come from ?
Knowledgeabl************
It’s cost nothing to click the link and read , 900,000 current long term visa holders
Brandon ************
@Mark ********
Because that's how it already works.
Anonymous ******************
@Mark ********
that might work somewhere else easily, but long-term experience here says something else 😅Mina *****
The date calculation and visa checking algorithm sounds like a great exercise for a 1st year IT student. Really cannot see what could be overly difficult there. The only question is how much manual control does Thailand wish to give IOs.
Ray *****
@Nongnuch *******
I am sure like other asean nations there will be a guide or 2 at the gates to helpNongnuch ********
@Ray ****
I try to imagine the backlash of incapable people fingering around the e-gates, trying to get through the processRay *****
@Nongnuch *******
yes you enter your fingerprint at the egates and it obviously takes pictures too
Dave *********
@Brandon ***********
27 yearsMichael ********
@Brandon ***********
exactly, totally uselessBrandon ************
@Dave ********
Haven't been in Thailand long have you?Dave *********
@Brandon ***********
it amazes me when people expect things never to change.Ray *****
@Nongnuch *******
you can enter your visa number there is a field. Therefore the system would pick it up and apply it. It's simple. For some reason you can't get the simplicityNongnuch ********
@Ray ****
you pre-registered online, that's why your date were in the Cambodia system. For Thailand, the TDAC doesn't require a visa number - it is not mandatory. The automated gate would have to rely solely on your passport scanRay *****
@Nongnuch *******
cambodia doesn't offer visa exemption. Also friends who had annual visa used it. Re the system, it is a computer and yes I trust that more than humans to not make mistakes.Nongnuch ********
@Mark ********
and the mention of 900,000 longterm visa holders is totally weird. There are only an estimated 240,000 western foreign expats living in Thailand longterm. Where are the other 660,000 foreigners hiding ?Nongnuch ********
@Mark ********
then explain why I still must use the fingerprint system at the manned gates, despite all my data already being listed in the system as a longterm stay permit holder ? Will the automated gates demand a fingerprint as well on top of the passport detail page scan?Mark *********
@Nongnuch *******
I dont undertsand how this is difficult to calculate, am i missing something?Mark *********
@Nongnuch *******
How would a re-entry permit be difficult to work out? You just come back in, your passport is scanned, and the system knows how much permission to stay you already have. There’s no magic calculation—if anything, it’s simpler.Nongnuch ********
@Ray ****
you entered Cambodia visa-exempt. This gives everybody the same number of admitted stay days. Same entering Thailand visa-exempt - always the same amount of days. But do you really think the system will find your extension of stay expiry date and your re-entry permit ?Ray *****
@Nongnuch *******
why couldn't a computer work out length of stay based on a visa number? I just visited Siem Reap and that's exactly how it works. Your pre registration works out exactly how many days you haveNongnuch ********
@Mark ********
will the system find the re-entry permit, as there must be one for all longstay permit holders? I am not talking about the system detecting "the visa". The system must detect the current STAY PERMIT of a holder of an Extension of Stay. Systems like these from Thai government seldom have worked satisfactorily in the long run. Well I trust that THE NATION and that "spokesperson from government" really meant that over 900,000 persons holding a longterm stay permit are elegible. Because according to statistics, there are only around 240.000 western foreigners living in Thailand longterm.Mark *********
@Nongnuch *******
Passport scanned → system finds valid visa → sees visa category → applies that category’s permitted stay → records the admitted-until date. Why would this be difficult?Nongnuch ********
@Brandon ***********
oh, I see. The Immigration officer still has to calculate the duration of the next stay permit, for Longterm Visa holders and for holders of Extensions of Stay. That makes sense. An automated system cannot do such calculations.Mark *********
@Brandon ***********
If you READ the article, you’ll see that it’s expanding to 31 nationalities and opening up to 6.5 million short-term visitors and around 900,000 long-term visa holders. You keep talking about the current system, which is irrelevant here, and assuming what will happen based on your best guess.Knowledgeabl************
They literally said long term visa holders spud 🥔
Brandon ************
@Mark ********
Why would I talk about exit gates? I know what I'm talking about. The CURRENT automated entry gates are ONLY for people with a Singapore and Hong Kong passport, and ONLY if they are entering visa exempt. That's how it works NOW for ENTRY. They're not going to completely change the system and allow long-term visas. Those have to be reviewed by an immigration officer, the stamp duration calculated, and applied by an officer. That will absolutely NOT be changing.Mark *********
@Brandon ***********
For the exit gates, yes. But this is about entry — read the article.
Frank **********
But what are these Countries? I not find a list :)
Mark *********
@Frank *********
It will be based on countries with the least refusal
Alex ********
@Mark ********
and the strongest passportsActivity
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