What are the implications of the upcoming visa price increases at Thai consulates?

If your in Thailand on a visa exempt 30 days and you want to extend another 30 days the current fee is 1900 bht .I wonder what the extension cost will be when the new rates apply

And the Thai govt want more and more tourists

Be interested to hear what a 1 Yr non o multiple entry marriage visa will cost at consulate in Sydney when they update

Hey there

@Tod ********

...just wanted to add my 10 cents worth as this is gonna directly impact me 😕 being a Kiwi. I'll be applying for my Non Imm O Visa in around 10 months. Yes it's an extra $680 but in the bigger scheme of things it's somewhat insignificant when factoring in what we'll be spending on building a house, car, health insurance etc. From all reports it's less hassle opening bank accounts arriving with the visa not to mention the added route marching back and forth to IO applying in country. I've been in contact with the Embassy here in Wellington on several occasions, they've always been helpful and responded in a timely manner. Would prefer to have been paying $120 but not gonna get all bitter and twisted with the (crazy😮) increase.

Thai officials are aiming to get better access for Thai nationals to other countries.

Thanks Tod. By the way, Somchai is my wife’s ex!

Thank you Tod

My visa goes from $300NZ (approx. 6,600 Baht) to $2,000NZ (approx. 44,000 Baht), about a 570% increase! There is no way to justify this under Cost of Living increases or exchange rate movement (the NZ dollar has stayed within a range of 20-22 Baht for years). Will be interesting to see how other countries are affected.

Better to go with free 30 days stamp and go to Vietnam later

Can NZ citizens obtain E-Visa? I see the multiple-entry Non O option ,which was scrapped for E-Visa countries a few months ago.

Thanks for sharing Tod. Agree that it seems a little crazy and despite your last remark I would like to add that it does seem a little hard to understand why they'd do this in the light of attempts to increase tourism revenue. We can all understand a modest increase to adjust for the general price level and wages, but this clearly isn't that. Curious what they'll answer.

Did the Sydney Consulate give you a date of when their evisa service starts?

All nationalities or just New Zealanders?

Thought they wanted to increase tourism? lol

About 45k for a year Non-Imm !!!

That is a major increase. Thanks for posting.