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What are the current rules for Visa on Arrival in Thailand for Greek passport holders?

Jun 18, 2025
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Tony ***********
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So what acceptable as far as visa on arrival goes.

I just lost my tkt to Thailand because trying to get there with a visa meant I needed to buy 175 euro worth of risky visa submission and I could lose the money if not given a visa
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The discussion revolves around the confusion regarding visa requirements for entry into Thailand, particularly for holders of a Greek passport. Users clarify that Greek citizens do not need a visa for short stays (60 days) and can enter Thailand visa-exempt. Concerns were raised about lost tickets and application fees for visas, with an emphasis on understanding which visa type to apply for, especially after warnings from immigration about previous entries. The key takeaway is that Greek passport holders should aim for a tourist visa or understand their eligibility for visa exemption to avoid complications.
Fra *****
Do not travel , cheaper , and you can explorer your soil
Porky ******
How long was you planing on staying here???

Longer than 60 days??

If 60 days or less then get online
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to apply for your DTV & once accepted get on a flight.

Just make sure you get the right visa because immigration get tired of stupid people who shouldn’t travel abroad
Chet *******
Are you kidding me?
David ************
He states the cost of visa is 175 euros that's the cost of multi entry visa not a single entry..
Robert *****
Try to clarify your statements. Appreciate it.
Tony ***********
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@Robert ****
mate I understand.. unfortunately having suffered brain inflammation cfs/fibromyalgia and nearing 70 . I used the wrong words while asking my question. Some of us struggle to get the correct wording out
Alain ***************
@Tony **********
I’m a stroke survivor myself and struggle with alll kinds of paperwork. I definitely pay a lot more than doing everything myself and in the past managed tourist visas myself but now that it came to a longer term visa i paid an agent for assistance with papers. It’s definitely easier on a real computer instead of an iPhone. Especially the document uploads
Tony ***********
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@Alain **************
exactly.. it was several days of one attempt after another to try fit and fix photos and documents into the visa application categories , while it kept flagging everything . 3 megapixel photos, when your phones at 3.6…

Unfortunately I’m vacationing in greece not in Thailand with all those visa agents
Alain ***************
@Tony **********
they helped me back when i was still at home in Switzerland
Jon *****
Why not trying to write in english ?
Stephen *********
Why would you risk losing your ticket, for the sake of €175. Unless you’re an undesirable or traveling for none legitimate reasons. I can’t see how you would not be granted a visa. Also, why wouldn’t you book all flight tickets with free refunds or free transfer, if there was a risk of not getting a visa. Doesn’t add up to me
Shaun *******
@Stephen ********
sounds dodgy mate
Stephen *********
@Shaun ******
I know. When I did China, I had to book not only flights but hotels, submit an itinerary and pay £200. It took a week to do the visa and I had no guarantee of getting the visa and no refund if I was refused. So I booked everything with free cancellation. I also would have no issue losing the £200. If they said no. It’s their country. Who am I to argue with them 😜
Shaun *******
@Stephen ********
to right mate
Mi'chael *******
Some of that was an attemptat english
David ***********
The 60 day visa is free
เดแคลน ***********
@David **********
there are no free visas for thailand. Only a visa exemption which isn't a visa
Vlad *******************
Imagine arriving on a 30-day visa exemption, clutching a sweaty passport while sipping a young coconut. Meanwhile, a tocay shrieks like a demon in a karaoke bar—seven croaks if you’re lucky, cursed if it’s five. Some say tocays guard coconut trees from illegal overstays, others claim they ride tuk-tuks after midnight straight into Chiang Mai moonbeams. Visas are transient. Coconuts eternal. Tuk-tuks indifferent. Tocays watching.
Stephen *********
@Vlad ******************
I think you’ve smoked far too much weed 😜
Leonard ******
How did you lose your ticket doing a T D A C it's free to do and you can't lose anything don't understand how you end up like that
Tony ***********
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@Leonard *****
I already purchased a return trip from Athens back to Thailand..but the immigration people at the airport pulled me up and said I needed a visa on my next visit
Tony ***********
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@Leonard *****
I got pulled up on my last entry into don mueng and they said next time you come in you need a visa
Shane ********
"Acceptable" for what? Visa on arrival or visa exemption? What passport do you hold? What exactly are you asking?
Tony ***********
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@Shane *******
my frustration came from only having an iPhone to make my application
Tony ***********
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@Shane *******
my post was a bit hard to understand .. I was enquiring here about “visa application” and which one do I chose .

I was pulled up at immigration and told on my next entry I need a visa. I thought a tourist visa was what I needed
Shane ********
@Tony **********
aah. What passport? Because heaps of countries get 60 days entry without needing a visa. Best thing to do is check with your local Embassy. I'm an Aussie so no need for a visa unless I'm looking for longer than 60 days, so I basically have no idea. Sorry
Baz *********
Without knowing your passport country it's impossible to offer advice
Tony ***********
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@Baz ********
I’m eu Greek ..
Colin *********
Tony ***********
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@Colin ********
I think that because I’ve suffered from cfs /fibromyalgia my inflamed brain struggles to find the right words to form a cognitive sentence at times
Simon *******
Apply for a 60 day tourist visa the once in Thailand get a retirement visa this will be the easiest and cheapest way if you want to have a longer time in Thailand.

WTF is a TKT ?
David *******
If you can’t afford to lose 175 Euro you cannot afford to travel to Thailand
Michael ********
Tony ***********
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@Michael *******
that’s exactly how I’ve reacted

BUT THANKS TO EVERYONES INPUT IVE IRONED OUT SONE OF MY CHALLENGES
Tony ***********
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Thanks guys ..I realised my mistake.

I SHOULD HAVE TICKED “SINGLE ENTRY” VISA INSTEAD OF “MULTIPLE ENTRY” ON MY TOURIST VISA APPLICATION.

It’s been almost impossible to apply using an iPhone
Helen ********
@Tony **********
I'd suggest you get an agent to help with entry, the owner of this group is one. If they think they can get you entry they'll let you know. Once here, they can assist you with getting a proper visa as well.
Ian ********
You just stupid or just taking the piss out of the group
Tony ***********
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@Ian *******
no genuine.. I just had a super hard time filling stuff out using my iPhone (while vacationing in Europe)
Bob *********
Six months a year on visa exception, beyond that they will deny tourist visa at embassy or at entry to country. If you AU people want to visit more than that you need to pay some money for DTV or get married to Thailand and make the dowery bank deposit
Tony ***********
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@Bob ********
I don’t think I’ve ever hit the 6 months a year mark?
เดแคลน ***********
@Bob ********
There is no law or rule limiting visa exempt or tourist visa entries. You can do it until you can't. For some that's 6 or 7 entries in a short span, for others in 2 or 3. You are correct though, if youre going to come regularly, get the proper visa for it
Tony ***********
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@เดแคลน **********
what’s the proper visa for someone not in full retirement? still happy to live and work part time in my home country
เดแคลน ***********
@Tony **********
DTV or if youre not spending that long in the country METV
Tony ***********
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เดแคลน ***********
@Tony **********
multiple-entry tourist visa. It will give you 6 months to come and go as you please with a maximum stay of 60 days (extendable by 30) per entry.
Andy ************
@Bob ********
The Elite Visa is cheaper than the marriage visa 😆😆😆
Robert *********
That’s very clear thanks.
Rob **********
Absolutely no idea what you are trying to ask, can you please type it again so people can understand you and then offer some answers.
Tony ***********
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@Rob *********
ok.. my last entry into Thailand they pulled me into the immigration office and said next trip you need a visa .. this after approx 40 previous entries” over 13 years with … ‘visa on arrival’,
Rob **********
@Tony **********
being a Greek passport holder you do not get a visa on arrival, you get a visa exempt entry stamp. If that’s what you were told, purchase a tourist visa from your local Thai embassy/consulate.
Frank **********
I hope you're not an English Teacher.
Stephan ***********
What are you talking about...? 🤔🙄
Tony ***********
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Tony ***********
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@Stephan **********
I’m doing a good job vacationing
Ben ********
You are visa exempt
Tony ***********
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@Ben *******
but now they said next time you come you need a visa
Ben ********
@Tony **********
how many times have you been
Ronny *****
@Tony **********
just because you have a visa doesn’t mean they’ll let you in. What kind of visa are you trying to get?
Tony ***********
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@Ben *******
yeah.. for the past approximately 40 trips
Sean ***************
@Tony **********
that's because you have abused the system. The purpose of Visa exemption is for the tourism and to try to live in Thailand. And it seems that is what you have been trying to do. Stop abusing the system.
Peter **********
I can see why you are confused if your brain thinks what you just wrote makes any sense at all.
Alyza *****
Huh? Where are you from tho? Most countries don't need entry visa for thailand
Ben ********
@Alyza ****
he’s Greek they’re visa exempt
Mark ******
What??
Lee *******
Didn't you get warned on your last visit.
Tony ***********
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@Lee ******
so I’m just happy to go in for a month or two..

I have not put much thought into retiring in Thailand ( retirement visa)
Kerry *********
@Tony **********
you don't need to be retired to get a "retirement" visa for Thailand, you just need to be 50byears old, meet the financial requirements, and not be working in Thailand.
Tony ***********
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@Lee ******
yes, that’s when they said you need to get a visa next time.

I’m still not fully retired, just working on slowly selling business assets
Seanos **********
If you meet the criteria for eligibility and submit the required documents correctly, you should not have to worry however, you may expect up to 6 weeks of waiting for approval depending on your passport.

Hope this helps
Andy ************
My advice is your fish does not need a chair, but I have many potatoes in my suitcase so I feel tree smiles and the posterior of my rug spiral is tornado jewel beetle.
Tony ***********
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@Andy ***********
my mistake was ticking multiple entries instead of single .. thanks to a previous respondent who said it should be 35 euros
Ronny *****
@Tony **********
they will deny you entry if you get a tourist visa 🤦‍♂️ you’re obviously not a tourist and got warned last time so you’re likely flagged in the system
Andy ************
@Tony **********
But why would you apply for a visa? If you're Australian you get 60 days free entry stamp
David ************
@Andy ***********
cos he's Greek
Andy ************
@David ***********
I think he's both
Tony ***********
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@Andy ***********
my problem was submitting my request for a visa and if something wasn’t right on my application I’d lose my 175 euros ..

I’m doing this on my iPhone while vacationing in Europe
Ben ********
What’s nationality passport do you have
Ben ********
I went 7 times last year but always flew into the other airport , no issues
Tony ***********
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@Ben *******
eu Greek
Della ***********
@Tony **********
Hi How many times have you entered Thailand in one year?
Tony ***********
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Ben ********
@Tony **********
a simple google search would show you you’re visa exempt for 60 days
Kool *******
@Ben *******
did you read his post saying immigration told him to get a visa next time? He can't do visa exempt anymore for awhile.
Ben ********
@Kool ******
no I read this gibberish
Ben ********
Tony ***********
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@Ben *******
I know that Ben but on my last trip, (first to don mueng airport) the customs pulled me up and said I need a visa
Rob ******
Jon **********
Please get the correct visa for your trip
Ronny *****
@Jon *********
Tony Kourlinis they will deny you entry if you get a tourist visa 🤦‍♂️ you’re obviously not a tourist and got warned last time so you’re likely flagged in the system
Tony ***********
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I’ve had 40 entries over 13 years .. never a problem
Jon **********
@Ronny ****
just pay for safe entry, can google agencies. Worth paying for peace of mind as

Long as you have behaved in the kingdom of Thailand.
Tony ***********
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@Ronny ****
thanks Ronny. What do you think is the correct process ?
Tony ***********
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@Jon *********
should I just get a single entry visa? This is obviously the mistake I made
Thaimer ******
Wtf? If you have Australian passport you don’t need a visa at all.

If you have macedonian passport visa is 35€ and it’s an art to get denied
Tony ***********
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@Thaimer *****
I am an Australian resident but foolishly have an eu Greek passport
Angelo ***********
@Tony **********
THen we do not understand your question. As an EU citizen you most likely do not need a visa ... and we do not understand what happend, what is "lost my tkt?" - did you get denied entry? Or did the airline not like to fly you?
Tony ***********
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@Angelo **********
I completed my visa application on my iPhone .. seriously hard thing to do with many days and hours of frustration to “make things fit into all the Thai visa categories” ..

Then once completed my multi entry tourist visa would cost I think 175 euro, if rejected, it would have been non refundable
Porky ******
@Tony **********
I don’t see what’s the problem?

It sounds like you were applying for a 6mth or 1yr Non-Immigrant O visa and didn’t or may not meet the requirements?

If you don’t meet the requirements you’ll get denied 🤷🏻‍♂️

The €175 is the application fee for the staff to process it win or lose.

It’s like being disgruntled about losing the fee for a driving test when you fail… 🤣🤣🤣

And you bought the ticket before applying for the visa?? 🤣
Thaimer ******
@Tony **********
then you don’t need visa at all. You can enter without visa for up to 60 dats with greek passport
Tony ***********
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@Thaimer *****
I ticked the multiple entry box and it come up 175
Lynnette *******
@Thaimer *****
think he said previously he has greek passport.
Jason ******
Dude if you’re gonna do drugs do it at home, don’t come here.
Yve *****
Yve *****
@Jason *****
hey a lot of people get confused especially older people like myself, so if u can't help get to f, outta here.
Thaimer ******
@Jason *****
*you’re
Paul *******
Brett *****
Wtf you talking about
Lynnette *******
What is "buying visa submissions"?
Tony ***********
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@Lynnette ******
I should have said visa application
Tony ***********
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@Lynnette ******
I had to pay 175 or 165 and if they refused the visa you lose your money
Kerry *********
@Tony **********
do you have reason to think that you will be refused a visa?
Lynnette *******
@Tony **********
that an application payment. You aren't buying anything.
Tony ***********
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@Lynnette ******
Lynette you pay in advance.. if refused you lose your money.. I should have said visa application
Lynnette *******
@Tony **********
if you have the required documents needed you'd be unlikely to be refused. If there was an item they needed they would ask you to send it. Very unlikely to be refused.
Harry *********
Hopefully he’ll ask again in English
Andy ************
@Harry ********
Give him a break. He's Greek, which is why all sounds Greek to you! You do realise it was Greeks who developed what we now know as Mathematics in the 7th Century BC? Sadly, all they've done since then is one solitary European Football Championship and the colonisation of Melbourne Australia, where they introduced decent coffee to Aussies and opened shops on every street corner 😆
Tony ***********
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Andy ************
@Tony **********
You can thank your ancestors for introducing European food and a solid culture to Australia. Although don't thank them for producing my ex-wife who is half-Greek. Our monthly bill for Kalamata Olives was crippling! 😆
Ann-Louise ********
@Harry ********
think he smoked before coming here to type!
Tony ***********
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@Ann-Louise *******
no smoking .. just a bit of old age dementia setting in when looking for the right word’s
Joe **********
Nationality? You might get 60 days free on arrival
Reinhard ********
@Joe *********
Yes But Not with an onewayticket.The Airline won't let him go. So He has to get a Visa or an onward ticket out of Thailand within the 60 days of visaexeption.
Tony ***********
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@Joe *********
reason I posted. Thanks joe. PLUS

I also got super frustrated trying to apply on my iPhone
Yve *****
@Tony **********
your not alone and am a retiree🙄
Tony ***********
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@Joe *********
Greek..but I’ve lived in Australia all my life since 1963
Joe **********
@Tony **********
Doesn't matter where you live. Passport you use for entering does... Greek get 60 days free so you not need to pay anything nor buy a visa
John *******
@Joe *********
they told him he has come too many times on visa exempt and now needs a visa.
Joe **********
@John ******
can do a safe entry check through agent then. Pre screened and fast tracked stamped in
John *******
@Joe *********
is the last immigration officer told you that you need a visa next time or you won’t be allowed to enter, I would probably pay the 40 bucks (or whatever it costs) and just get the visa.
Tony ***********
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@John ******
John I thought the same, but one guy made the suggestion that too many entries now requires a retirement type visa, rather than a tourist type visa
Joe **********
@John ******
I had it and used a safe entry guarantee from an agent and it worked....
Tony ***********
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@Joe *********
that was the entire reason for “me posting for info”
Joe **********
@Tony **********
get a safe entry guarantee from an agent. Cost between 4-5k thb and you are fine
Lynnette *******
What passport do you have? Visa on arrival is only for certain countries.
Yve *****
@Lynnette ******
it was for Thailand?
John *******
@Lynnette ******
He states Australia on his profile page 🤔
Lynnette *******
@John ******
oh well. In a previous post he said EU greek passport. Maybe he calls himself Australian but not officially.
John *******
@Lynnette ******
Quite possibly. Also he talks about Euros rather than dollars so who knows? 😁
Lynnette *******
@John ******
previous posts in may he said he'd been coming to thailand for 13 years. So maybe too many visa exempt and needs a visa.
John *******
@Lynnette ******
Yes, it seems so. The only way then is to get a visa from the Thai Embassy in whatever country his passport comes from then, do you think?
Lynnette *******
I'll summarise for him

He has greek passport.

He's been coming to Thailand for 13 years on visa exempt ( no visa)

Over 40 visits.

Immigration told him to get a visa and not try to enter visa exempt again

He's worried about losing the visa application cost.

So.. advice would be, apply, carefully check it's been done correctly, wait for approval, have accomodation booked, cash, and onward ticket to leave within the permitted stay.
John *******
Tony ***********
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@Lynnette ******
thanks Lynette .. I have to apologise to all… having spent a decade with cfs /fibromyalgia the brain fog and the nearing 70 means that you can’t find the right word when forming a sentence ..

so I used the word submission instead of application
Lynnette *******
@Tony **********
apply for retirement visa before arriving. That might work better for you.
Lynnette *******
@John ******
he can apply in any country he is in legally. But seems he thinks there's some reason a visa will be denied.
Tony ***********
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@Lynnette ******
lynette a previous poster told me that I’m in the category of “too many entries” and a tourist visa wouldn’t have been ok
Ralph *******
@Tony **********
Have you ever overstayed?

Are you just looking to get a tourist visa?
Lynnette *******
@Tony **********
all entries are at the discretion of the IO. But you have options. You're over 50, apply for retirement visa with the relevant paperwork. Apply for a tourist visa, and make sure you have accomodation, money, and a ticket to leave within the permitted time.
Tony ***********
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Tony ***********
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@John ******
I’m currently trying to apply while “vacationing in Europe” on my I phone
John *******
@Tony **********
which embassy in Europe you applying through? Most require you to be a resident of that country to apply for a Thai visa. What is your passport nationality?
Tony ***********
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@John ******
Greece and I have a Greek passport
John *******
@Tony **********
Ah, right. So do you have an Australian passport? Also, have long do you want to stay in Thailand this time and how many trips have you made here before and over what period of time?
Tony ***********
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@John ******
no Aussie passport
Tony ***********
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@John ******
I was going to stay 24 days .. no Australian passport. But lived in Australia since 1963
John *******
@Tony **********
So what passport are you on?
Tony ***********
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@John ******
eu Greek
John *******
@Tony **********
Well I hope it works out well for you. Lots of people get a visa online but I imagine it's a bit nerve wracking.
Garrett ***********
No idea what you're talking about
Adrian ******
Tony ***********
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@Garrett **********
I’m trying to apply for a “Thai visa”..as they’ve said next time you come in you need a visa. I’ve done 40 trips over 13 years on visa on arrival without a problem.
Reinhard ********
@Tony **********
May be,But with an oneway ticket without a Visa or ticket flying out of Thailand within the visaexeptiontime you even won't get in the aircraft.
Graham ******
@Tony **********
I would bet you've never had a VoA which costs you 2000B in the airport "on arrival" then gets you a 15 day entry stamp at Immigration
Tony ***********
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@Graham *****
ohhhhh that would have worked
Stuart **********
@Tony **********
I’m hearing ya,same as me
Tony ***********
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@Garrett **********
I had a return tkt to Thailand after a 5 week European vacation .. I live in Australia, I bought a tkt to Thailand then while there bought a return tkt from Europe back to Thailand
Wang ******
@Tony **********
is it illegal using the full word?
Garrett ***********
@Tony **********
Do you really save that much time by writing "tkt" instead of the word "ticket"?
Tony ***********
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@Garrett **********
true.. but try filling out a Thai e visa on your iPhone .. almost impossible
Wayne ******
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