What are the residency requirements for obtaining a visa at consulates in SE Asia?

Or better still.....Contact one of the many Visa agents across Thailand to help you apply for a Visa....save yourself the headaches.

What country are you from ? ......get on Google and look up your countries Thai Embassy/ Consulate. All the information relating to what are the requirements to get a Visa for Thailand will be on there,....as is the required ID/documents/statements and applications forms to fill out.....good luck.

It really depends...for years now, Thai consulates in parts of Europe, America, Japan, India, China etc. Will only issue visas of any type to residents or citizens of those countries. Some exceptions may apply.

The easiest choice is to use Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos or Myanmar as these countries only restrict nationals of certain African, South Asian countries and China from applying there (unless resident). Vietnamese nationals may also be restricted in the case of Laos and Cambodia. Western nationals, Singaporeans, Japanese and Koreans have no problems as far as not being resident is concerned when applying in these 4 countries.

Singapore is OK if you're not a resident either but their requirements can be complex and thus is best avoided. Denpasar (Bali) seems to be OK as well but risky if you're going all the way there for a visa unless you're applying for a non-immigrant visa with a specific letter that states you're applying in Denpasar. Not many reports out of Jakarta or the Philippines.

Vietnam is doable using an agent. Ho Chi Minh City is OK for marriage visas even if you're not resident in Vietnam.

Here's a thought could it be you're applying at the wrong agency 😂 . Why would they play Nasty games with you . Sounds childish .

BS post.

If you meet the set rules and guidelines then you qualify it cannot be games

@Will ********

call me stupid but be specific which consulate please

No one is playing games and no one is looking for a bribe, as you claim. A consulate's job is not to advise you how to become a resident of whatever country you are in at the moment. Why blame them when you don't seem to know the residency rules of wherever you are? As others pointed out, the requirement is not unusual in any way. You just decided to be indignant and expect them to handhold you.

When I applied for a tourist visa for Thailand with a UK passport in Mexico . I was asked for proof of my legal right to be in Mexico ,and why I was there . Also reason I wasn't returning to UK.

Hope that helps ☺️

Agent n Tea money??

@Will ********

what is the country of your passport ?

Consulates can't help you with the visa here. Most of them gives advice only, can go as far as authentication of your contract, renewal of passport or reporting abused of employers etc. Their main focus is to represent your country for socio economic purposes through tradeshows, expos, luncheons, all affairs that requires spending money but not on their citizens 🤣🤣🤣. You need to post your queries to the visa agencies or look at the immigration requirements whatever is your country of origin.

You may want to state what embassy/consulate you’re trying to use and what visa you’re applying for. It’s certainly not them playing “nasty games”. They have specific rules. If you don’t qualify they you can’t get that visa.

Philippines requires you to be a resident. You can just do it online for your country. Keep it simple

This is a VERY common requirement for embassies around the world, and sometimes for specific visas at certain embassies. For example you cannot get a multi-entry tourist visa at any of the Thai embassies in SE Asia unless you are a resident in that country.

You should clearly know if you are a resident of a country and you should know how to prove it. If you don't know, then you are not a permanent resident.