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What are the requirements for a 6-month multiple-entry tourist visa for Thailand while located in Vietnam?
Thailand VisaMultiple Entry VisaTravel Booking ConfirmationVisa RequirementsE-Visa ApplicationVisa for ExpatsTourist VisaNon-O Visa
Oct 12, 2024
2 years ago
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTERHi guys!
I am currently located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and I am planning a trip to Thailand and other neighboring countries in the coming months. I would like to apply for a 6-month multiple-entry tourist visa and I would appreciate some clarification regarding the necessary requirements.
Specifically, I would like to know which documents I need to provide to fulfill the "Travel booking confirmation" requirement in point number 4 of the last section of the e-visa application form.
Is it sufficient to include the inbound flight to Thailand or do I also need to provide the train ticket that I will be taking to reach the border with Laos, where I will be visiting for a few days before returning to Thailand using the same means of transportation?
I am currently located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and I am planning a trip to Thailand and other neighboring countries in the coming months. I would like to apply for a 6-month multiple-entry tourist visa and I would appreciate some clarification regarding the necessary requirements.
Specifically, I would like to know which documents I need to provide to fulfill the "Travel booking confirmation" requirement in point number 4 of the last section of the e-visa application form.
Is it sufficient to include the inbound flight to Thailand or do I also need to provide the train ticket that I will be taking to reach the border with Laos, where I will be visiting for a few days before returning to Thailand using the same means of transportation?
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user is seeking clarification on the document requirements for applying for a 6-month multiple-entry tourist visa to Thailand while currently in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They specifically inquire about the 'Travel booking confirmation' needed for the e-visa application, asking if an inbound flight to Thailand suffices or if they also need to include a train ticket for travel to Laos. The conversation reveals that applying for a METV might be complicated from Vietnam, as responses suggest it typically needs to be done from one's home country, although some participants mention that the Thai consulate in Ho Chi Minh has confirmed applications for non-Vietnamese residents are possible.
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Greg ***********
@Dario *******
You are falling for a grand misunderstandingWhen the Ho Chi Minh Thai consulate told you that you could apply for the METV even while being inside Vietnam, they didn’t make clear at least the basics!
You cannot apply for a METV in any other country but in your home country.
You can only apply for the single entry Tourist Visa in another country than your home country
But YES, you can apply while you are staying in Vietnam.
They, however, forgot to tell you that you could not apply at their consulate, but in the Online E-visa system of your home country, while you were staying in Vietnam.
That’s the misunderstanding around your personal experience
You didn’t even question this. And you didn’t try to apply through your home country’s E-visa system.
If you did, you would have found out that you probably were to prove that you depart by a flight from your home country.
Or worse, you would have found out that they found out that you weren’t in your home country physically, and reject the application
You should trust in the group admin’s knowledge.
Myself I have never found the admin wrong, in the many years I am a member in this group and reading in it every day
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
update yourself. This is the new rulesGreg ***********
@Dario *******
absolutely NO MENTION of the multi entry tourist visa. Only available as single entry! ***************************************************************************************************************************
Greg ***********
@Dario *******
there are no new rules. You can be in Vietnam and apply for the METV, however you cannot choose the Ho Chi Minh consulate for processing, but the embassy in your home country. I suggest you read their website!Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
try to fill the form of the thai e-visa and you will understand. If you stay currently in Vietnam you can choose only Ho Chi Minh consulate or Hanoi embassy. You can not choose the embassy or consulate of your CountryGreg ***********
@Dario *******
not even Vietnamese citizens and residents, can apply for a METV. It simply isn't available any more. At least both websites, HCMC and Hanoi, do NOT list it . . . can you tell me where you found it? Or did you pick single entry type not out of "personal reasons", but rather because you couldn't find the multi entry type in the E-visa system? UPDATE yourself, dudeDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
use the brain and send an email to Consulate. I'm not a visa agencyGreg ***********
@Dario *******
I am a visa-advisor. I earn a great deal of thanksayers every other day. YOU, you have no f... idea of what you are blowing. You just don't savvy the METV thingDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureGreg ***********
@Dario *******
you shouldn't ask in this Thailand visa-related group if you don't believe in the facts (yes, FACTS!) the visa experts voluntarily offered you. If you don't believe them, stop being impolite & rude and leave the groupDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
really it is others who write to me to try to convince me of things that are not true. I don't want to impose what I know on anyone. People would do well to write to the consulate instead of writing to me. It seems to have become fun for many of your group to bother me. I have many things to do and it is tiring to answer everyone. Please ignore meGreg ***********
@Dario *******
best advice. Instead of ignoring you, I emphatize people should entirely block you. You don't deserve respectGreg ***********
@Dario *******
ONLY single entry, I hope you start to believe it now. Or I am going to quit arguing despite better knowledge ********************************************************************************************************************************
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@Dario *******
. . and the e-visa with HCMC as the processing consulate, won't allow you to pick the METV. Only single entry availableReply to
Greg ***********
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Jan ******************
Everything ok with your METV in Ho Chi Minh
@Dario *******
? Have you applied and recived your visa?Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
for personal reasons I chose to apply for the single entry visa which has already been approved. Regarding METV however, I received a response from the Thai consulate in Ho Chi Minh confirming that you can apply even while staying in Vietnam and not necessarily in the country of citizenship.Jan ******************
@Dario *******
Good to know, than this is probably the only Thai consulate in the world that allows people with non Vietnamese passports or permanent residence in Vietnam to apply for a METV.Greg ***********
@Jan *****************
they don't even offer the METV on their website. So not even for Vietnamese citizens 🤣Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
if you had informed yourself before insulting and even threatening me, you would have known that with the new Thai e-visa you can do it from a very long list of cities in Vietnam and I am sure other countries as well. I did not give any more updates so as not to rage especially at @Stuart ********
who after this would do well to close the group if it is his. How can you be a moderator of a group on Thailandi visas, not know the basics and insult even your own users based on the wrong information you have. It would have been enough to go to the homepage of the Ho Chi Minh consulate website to know things but maybe it was more fun that way. In my country they say the mother of idiots is always pregnant 🥳Stuart *********
@Dario *******
Ah. So you didn’t get the METV at a consulate that is not your home country. Like every other human on the planet. You say that they said you could but you didn’t. Enough said. We advise people on facts, not hearsay.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Stuart ********
your users can get an idea of how much you don't know about things, and I'll stop here because I don't want to destabilize you. In your place I would close everything down.Starting from 8 October 2024, 10.00 hrs. (UTC+7), a foreign national who is currently in Vietnam (Only Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang City, Can Tho City, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Long An, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh and Ba Ria - Vung Tau) and wishes to apply for a Thai visa must apply and submit their application through the new online e-Visa platform at
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Jan ******************
@Dario *******
That’s the date the embassy/consulate went online and started using e-visa. You still can’t apply for a METV, Non O-A or Non O-X as a foreigner unless you also have a permanent residence in Vietnam at date. This is as rest of the world.Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
This is just a piece of the response that the consulate sent me, and it was confirmed that I could apply for the multi-entry visa from Vietnam. I am not interested in continuing this discussion which is meaningless. There is none so deaf as those who will not hear.Jan ******************
@Dario *******
But why did you just apply for a 60 days tourist visa with single entry when you get 60 days visa exemption upon arrival as an Italian citizen anyway? What is the benefit with this? 60 days with a tourist visa VS 60 days on free visa exemption 🤷🏼Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
because I already took advantage of it this year and it wasn't sure if I would be approved for another one. I didn't want to take the risk of being stuck at the airport.Eric ******
@Dario *******
Hey Dario. For what it’s worth, I’m in Vietnam now. I talked to an agent on if it was best for me to try to get a Non O in Vietnam to make the paperwork easier for the retirement extension when I got back or do everything when I got back to Thailand. He told I couldn’t get a Non O in Vietnam, only my home country. I asked him about a somewhat shady idea I had that I thought would work, but he said I “wasn’t the first one to think of that” and told me why it wouldn’t work . I asked him if he knew any way around it and he said there wasn’t any way or HE would know about it. So, I guess I’ll do it the other way.🤷🏻♂️ It’s disappointing because I just left on Non O at 90 days. I don’t understand why I have to be in my home country to do it. It’s ok if I fly 9000 miles, do the application, get it approved then fly back 9000 miles, but I can’t hop to a neighboring country and do the same process. 🤦🏻♂️ Oh well, the agent told me that the little extra he would charge me for doing the application from an exemption is less than me paying the fee for the Non O, so it works out ok anyway. Let me know if you found out a work around. Thanks. And not sure what city you’re in, but have you dam near had to swing on one of those little shitheads with the tooth brushes that just starts cleaning your shoes?? You can’t get rid of the f**kers! This was my first full day here and so far…meh.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Eric *****
I've been traveling between Thailand and Vietnam since April, and one thing I've realized well is that I will always refer to government authorities to find out things about visas. A lot of times people think they know things and instead they don't know anything, and anyway the responsibility for applications that are submitted is always yours even if an agency intervenes.I am currently in Ho Chi Minh and one of those assholes 3 months ago gave me the only scam I have received since I have been in Asia. Piss them off now and don't give them any confidence. In early October when I came back I met him again twice and treated him very badly but it was better not to overdo it being
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km from homeEric ******
@Dario *******
What was the scam, the shoe thing? I had THREE of them come up and try it. 1 followed me for almost a block. The 3rd one I literally yelled to him "I SAID NO!". He finally got the point. I don't even know how much it costs...my shoes actually do kinda need to be cleaned though. 😁 At least in Thailand, the beggars hit you up and then leave you alone. Over here, they just keep coming and coming. That by far has been the worst thing in my 2 days here. I started looking at flights to Da Nang when I got back to the room.Jan ******************
@Dario *******
Tourist visa is not a guarantee anyway, but if you’ve just done one visa exemption entry before you went to Vietnam, you should be fine with another visa exemption anyway. Tourist visa might just be a bit more safe if you risk to get denied, and if you enter by land border with a tourist visa they’ll almost always let you in anyway.Jan ******************
@Dario *******
Insulting or threatening you? I tried to advise you at the best of my knowledge based on your personal situation. Re-read the thread mister. But I wish you a nice and enjoyable trip further with your tourist visa even its only single entry.Reply to
Jan ******************
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John *********
When you applied did they accept your visa application? If not, what was their response?
Eric ******
I would think you need to provide both, as they want to see why you will need a METV. I was originally going to get that but opted for the Non O. Can’t remember if it was because the METV was too difficult or not, but it also seems like I read that if they don’t think you need a ME, they will grant a SE but will not refund the difference in the fee paid for the application, so I would include the travel documents for your departure if it allows you upload them. If you haven’t gotten the outbound yet, you may want to ponder the exemption, if you get the 60 day + 30 extension. I don’t like having to book in advance when I don’t know when I want to leave. You may be having fun and want to stay a bit longer before you leave. I don’t see how people book a year ahead for a 2 or 3 week trip with a specific itinerary of 5 different places. I’d rather just play it by ear.
P.S. I’m about to have to have to bounce, and, ironically, I’m headed TO HCMC. How did you like it there? I’ve read a lot of good things and I’m looking forward to the trip.
P.S. I’m about to have to have to bounce, and, ironically, I’m headed TO HCMC. How did you like it there? I’ve read a lot of good things and I’m looking forward to the trip.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Eric *****
I have already done a visa exemption+extension and then a 2 month tourist visa+extension. If I opt for another visa exemption and at immigration they decide not to do it for me I risk having to return to Europe. For me it is my second time in HCMC and I like it very much as well as the people and the food. At this time there are not as many people as in June but I think that is normal.Eric ******
@Dario *******
yeah, good point about immigration, you just never know. Looking forward to Vietnam. Did you bounce around to other cities like Hanoi or Da Nang, or just stayed the whole time in Ho Chi Minh City? And did you figure out a solution on the Visa?Reply to
Eric ******
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Stuart *********
The OP is almost certainly confused and is referring to the DTV visa. Not an METV.
Either that or he’s a complete asshole and won’t listen to anyone. He’s too superior to listen to people on here advising him he can only get the METV in his home country.
And if he gets pissy with me for not answering his question he’ll be gone in the blink of an eye. We’ve got enough arrogant pricks to fill our quota.
Either that or he’s a complete asshole and won’t listen to anyone. He’s too superior to listen to people on here advising him he can only get the METV in his home country.
And if he gets pissy with me for not answering his question he’ll be gone in the blink of an eye. We’ve got enough arrogant pricks to fill our quota.
Jan ******************
DTV dont require any “Travel booking confirmation”….
Stuart *********
@Jan *****************
I seen loads of questions from people asking what to answer on the DTV forums. “Do I put flights for 180 days out” or similar so I’d assume it does ask for something like that. I’ve not applied for one nor walked through the steps to do so so I can’t be sure.Reply to
Stuart *********
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Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Stuart ********
Meanwhile, I thank you for the kind words you used in my comfronts. I ask you to wait and if by November 3 I have not posted the 6-month visa here I am ready to apologize and be the first to say that I am an asshole as you liked to write. Have a nice dayReply to
Dario ********
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SJ *******
What country passport do you hold? We need that information to advise properly.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@SJ ******
to answer what I asked, it doesn't do any good to know what passport I haveSJ *******
@Dario *******
there are different rules on visas for different nationality. That is pretty obvious.There are 6 different set of rules on visa requirement depending on what country you come from. Some counties require a visa to enter some get 15days on arrival some 30 some 60 and some 90.
Which are you?
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@SJ ******
what are you telling I already know it. My answer is another. Please read before answerSJ *******
@Dario *******
you are just a trouble maker not really seeking help I've reported you to Admin bye bye.Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@SJ ******
. I didn't mean to offend you but if you answer me as if I asked another question will I be able to tell you? Anyway you were free not to answer. If you did you should accept my criticism of your answer. A criticism is not an insult but maybe you are not used to thatSJ *******
@Dario *******
I hope I meet you in Bangkok as sometime. We'll sort it out then.Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@SJ ******
I'm sorry that you take it personally enough to threaten me. I am not here to argue with anyone so I simply invite you to ignore me if what I write bothers you.SJ *******
@Dario *******
mate let's catch up.Reply to
SJ *******
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Us *****
You might as well apply for the DTV, cost is the same if you qualify.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Us ****
I was just asking about a visa application submission requirement not what type of visa to apply forReply to
Dario ********
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Ken ***********
Before I block you, I would like to point out that people have tried to offer their assistance and advice. The fact that a METV must be applied in your home country would be very valuable since you wrote that you are in Vietnam. Not once have you said thank you for their contribution; instead you have been snarky and rude. Your negative karma will be justly rewarded.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Ken **********
I don't think I offended anyone. You could reread all the answers I received and understand that people have problems understanding the text. There was not one person who actually read what I was asking except for a girl whose name I don't remember now and who I liked. I simply wanted information on a requirement for submitting a visa application not an opinion on whether it is possible to apply for one. What use is a group about visas for Thailand where no member is updated on the new laws that came into force this month? What use are you? As for karma, think of me as soon as something unpleasant happens to you. You are just one of the many children of Western intolerance.Greg ***********
@Dario *******
what "new" laws regarding tourist visa? Show me and stop being incorrigible and stubborn and rude and annoyingly impoliteGraham ******
@Dario *******
What new Visa laws?Jan ******************
@Dario *******
Please give us the reference for the new regulations for METV implemented this month.Reply to
Jan ******************
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Henrik *****
Why not just go visa excempt.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTERplease do not answer a question with another question
Lynnette *******
@Dario *******
try not being so rude to people trying to help you.Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Lynnette ******
Why do you think this? What did I write that was rude?Lynnette *******
@Dario *******
if you need it explaining, then you're beyond help.Reply to
Lynnette *******
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Cissi *********
I'm not sure if you can apply for METV there... IF you can, you need to add multiple tickets to show why you need the multiple entry.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Cissi ********
I thank you, you are the only one who really tried to answer my question. It may be a coincidence that you are also the only woman among all 😁🙏Jan ******************
@Dario *******
Just because it’s the only question you like. Everyone could easily told you the procedure to apply for a METV, but we know better. And even @Cissi ********
says she’s not sure if you can apply for a METV in Vietnam, which is the only correct answer. Then we tried to give you other options.Greg ***********
@Jan *****************
Dario is the incorrigible and stubborn old desillusioned member in this group. Let him believe what he wants. He will find out that he can't apply to the METV in any other places than in his passport country or where he has obtained a residence permitDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureGreg ***********
@Dario *******
you still insist to know better? Well, why not have a bet? 50 bottles of Jack's you can't apply for a METV on the Hanoi Thai Embassy. Well, you can apply, but they will issue a 60-days single entry TR visa instead and keep the METV visa fee . . wanna me? . . be careful, it's a 65.000.- THB worth bet. . . . I plan to buy a new Honda Scooter, so this is a very welcome opportunity and you will pay dearlyDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureGreg ***********
@Dario *******
where are you atm? I live upcountry near Sisaket. Let's put the money on a public table, and start the E-visa application via HCMCDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureGreg ***********
@Dario *******
Hello Admin! Can we deposit 65.000.- THB to a trustee? Each of us?Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureGreg ***********
come on, coward. Take on the bet
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureGreg ***********
@Dario *******
yeah, sureReply to
Greg ***********
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Jan ******************
You’ll get 60 days visa exemption upon arrival’s if you’re entitled, ore else you can apply for a 60 days tourist visa with single entry only. (As you say “currently” located in HCMC).
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
I didn't ask how visa exemption works which I know very wellJan ******************
@Dario *******
Ok, just try to apply for a 6 months multiple entries tourist visa at the consulate in HCMC and see what’s happen then.🥴Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
if you post on a group that talks about Thailand visas you should first inquire about the rules regarding Thailand visasJan ******************
@Dario *******
As you obviously don’t have knowledge of. You can only apply for a METV at the embassy/consulate of your passport nation OR your current permanent residence at date. This is basic knowledge. If you apply they’ll only give you a three months single entry tourist visa. As you just currently is HMCH I guess you already haven’t applied for permanent residence in Vietnam. If so you can apply for a METV.Lynnette *******
@Jan *****************
you can't help some people.Greg ***********
@Lynnette ******
Dario reminds me of an incorrigible and stubborn old tatterDario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
as you see you are the one who keeps offending. Don't you have anything to do during the day than write on facebook?Greg ***********
here's the people you must ask.. . . they surely will help. And don't forget to buy them a beer
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Greg **********
sureGreg ***********
@Dario *******
I am working hours as a Thailand visa advisor and not only that, I hand out recommendations for travel, sightseeing and general information for tourists and expats all the same. I don't need to get paid, I am a Thai Immigration Volunteer. You just just stop bullying the admin and the most respected members of this group. GO show us, apply for the metv in the E-visa System using the Hanoi Embassy. And please let us know how far you will get, you 🤡Jan ******************
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
Wait about ten days and I will show you the 6-month visa that the Thai authorities will issue meJan ******************
@Dario *******
I’ll be waiting to see your METV from HCMC😎Reply to
Jan ******************
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Graham ******
Can you apply for a METV in Vietnam if you are not a Vietnamese passport holder or a resident? Check the Embassy website.
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Graham *****
you answered a question that I didn't askReply to
Dario ********
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John **********
You can only apply for a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa from your home country
Dario ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@John *********
you should updateJohn **********
@Dario *******
let me put it another way. You can't apply for an METV other than in a country where you have a right to resideReply to
John **********
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