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Is Penang a good choice for a visa run for a tourist visa to Thailand?
I need to do a visa run in early May (tourist) and am thinking of going to Penang. Its been a while since I've done a visa run. Anyone recommend going there or have any warnings about the consulate there? Cheers.
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The user is considering Penang for a visa run to secure a tourist visa for Thailand and seeks recommendations or warnings regarding the consulate there. A comment advises that if the user has multiple tourist visas, they should be prepared to show proof of onward travel, proof of 20,000 baht in a bank account, and a hotel booking.
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Tod *********
If you have several tourist visas in your passport already, be prepared to have proof of onward travel, proof of 20K baht in a bank account and proof of a hotel booking .
Tod *********
there wa a warning a while back that if you had 3 or so tourist visas in your passport they were asking for proof of onward travel back to your country of origin not just onward travel
Alberto **************
OPMuch appreciated and sounds pretty straight forward. I've just heard that some consulates are tougher than others.
Tod *********
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OPThanks! Last tourist visa was a little over two years ago. If I'm staying at someone's condo, will a letter from them suffice in place of a hotel booking?
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