What are the steps to take when applying for a visa to Thailand that requires flight and hotel details?

@Steve *********

nothing remotely threatening anywhere, and I've been to all the cities too. I'm more afraid of American cities

@Stan ******

you're right on.

Would name the cities, but have friends their.

@Stan ******

you got conned

@Lisa *******************

Lisa... You got blocked 😊

@Stan ******

47/free-covid-19-tests-for-at-risk-groups

@St**

no restrictions in Thailand. No mask wearing. Virtually no Covid. I've always been a rule breaker anyway.

@Lisa *******************

Mask to be worn in all shops and public transport

@Lisa *******************

no testing for covid either 😁 thsts why they're so strict... They don't find cases cuz they don't test people

@Stan ******

Maybe right but still 94 deaths in over a year

@Jon **********

agree with the 94 and the 24 k total infections, but with zero tourists, all tourist towns a ghost town. Most shops, businesses closed. Hotels that are open , rates reduced 90% for domestic tourists, but they have no money.

Songkran cancelled .

Shame.

@Steve *********

I agree the price paid is high but the country could not afford the thousands of people on ventilators we have in the west

@Jon **********

The thousands on ventilators needed them.

Thailand didnt need them.

Difference is one country listened to doctors, the other listened to a clown

@Steve *********

Thailand would have needed them if it had not closed its borders

@Stan ******

everyone who enters Thailand is tested pre flight. And twice in quarantine. That's how they've controlled Covid. Borders were closed 18th March 2020. Not like UK sh*t show. And anyone with symptoms is tested. Mexico has many more cases.

@Lisa *******************

Lisa, Lisa, Lisa... I'm talking about thais. They never get tested unless they show symptoms. They have to pay for testing and they're poor.... Covid is probably 10x what they say it is, but most are asymptomatic, as they are everywhere else

I'd suggest , great immune systems in general , far more than x 10 ..

But far more logical reaction than the West , functional , we've already hit herd , chuck in a Vax

Mai pen Rai and Sabai Sabai , but little to do with the other stuff ..

Immune development is always best . Covid will be least of your worries in Mexico .

Enjoy Mexico Stan. I'm enjoying Thailand. Been here since December. 👍.

@Stan ******

I'm talking about Thais. They get free testing. Free Covid healthcare.

@Stan ******

I'm a female who travels solo. Give me Thailand over Mexico anytime. And I've been to both, several times.

@Stan ******

Not at all compared to Mexico and full of Covid

@Jim *******

been in Mexico for 7 months without any issues, it is only dangerous as hell if you are looking for trouble. Also minimal restrictions if that's what anyone is looking for.

@Gill ******

why don't you go from Spain to Thailand? It's a faff, returning to UK. Have you seen UK entry requirements?

@Jim *******

on the website of our consulate they say that you need to show a confirmed flight. Making a printscreen during the order process isn't what they ask for. The reason they ask this is that they want to be sure that you are able to leave. Again, a printscreen of something you see during the order process and before paying is not what they ask for. That printscreen isn't a valid way to prove that you are able to fly home.

@Dimitri *******

Well I’m not from where you are from so irrelevant telling me what we can and can’t do in the UK. The consulate in London were fine with this and many fellow members of the group have done the same. Do you think the embassy would issue a visa if they thought the document wasn’t correct? No is the answer! They said a screenshot of the itinerary is absolutely fine.

I’m still trying to find the part where I was suggesting using a “fake” flight booking but I’m struggling to find it. That is more than likely because you made it up!

@Jim *******

They issued you a visa, thinking that you booked a flight. What do you think ? That they want proof that your keyboard has a print screen button???

@Dimitri *******

haha they certainly didn’t think I had booked a flight when it was clearly a screenshot of a Skyscanner flight search result with no booking reference or anything. Like I have said I along with many others were advised by the EMBASSY in London that this was ok. It’s only the COE application that needed a confirmed flight booking with booking ref etc

@Jim *******

Here another one from the Thai consul. He describes what is needed again, and maybe more clear than on the website of the consulate: ->>> Confirmation of travel booking – flight ticket(s).

@Jim *******

Here are the requirements for Dutch citizens. No reason why it should be different for UK citizens:

Documents required:

Passport or travel document with a validity not less than 6 months.

Visa application form (filled out)

One(1) recent 4x6cm. photograph of the applicant.

Round-trip air ticket or e-ticket (paid in full)

Proof of financial means (20,000 baht per person/40,000 baht per family)

Read: Round-trip air ticket or e-ticket -> PAID IN FULL

and from

For UK citizens: Immigration officials in Thailand may ask you for proof of onward travel (e.g. a return or onward air ticket). You should make all reservations before travelling to Thailand. Some airlines have refused to board passengers without evidence of onward travel.

PROOF of onward travel. You need to PROOF that you are able to leave Thailand.



PROOF of air tickets that the applicant will not overstay

That is not a print screen you made during the order process.



Requirement for visa:

Travel booking confirmation

Again, not a printscreen you made during the order process before paying.

What they want to see is PROOF that you are able to leave Thailand.

@Dimitri *******

I have genuinely no idea why you keep going on about this. I applied for the visa nearly 6 months ago. I was told it was fine so I did as advised! I’ve been to Thailand for 3 months and back in the U.K. now and for some reason you seem to think that what I am saying isn’t true. It clearly wasn’t a booking confirmation that I sent and was clearly a screenshot. I will reiterate if it wasn’t good enough they wouldn’t have issued the visa but like I have said 762 times now this was advised as ok by our Embassy!

@Jim *******

And these Thai embassy employees told you in English? 😂 Thainglish? The reason why I keep going on with this is because you are wrong, you probably didn't understand what they were trying to tell you, probably because most of them hardly speak any English, and because I think you are giving advice here which can get people into trouble.

If you think about this logically, it should be clear even without the above links. Planes fly. They have been doing that for years. You can buy tickets. That has also been possible for years. The only thing you show with a print screen is just that. What they want is proof that you have a ticket that allows you to leave the country. That is what they want to see.

@Dimitri *******

so why did they issue me and many others from the U.K. a visa without a confirmed flight??? Once again I’ll tell you why! Because the embassy advised it was fine to provide the itinerary for the flights we intend to book. You cannot fly without a COE as you know so that is when the confirmed flight is required

FYI - Our embassy in London is absolutely great. Great service and they all speak very good English so nothing was confused in translation.

@Garrett **********

don’t need to actually book a flight. Can use screenshots of the itinerary as I did 👍

@Garrett **********

Not wrong. You dont need flights and ASQ booked for a visa from any Thai embassy I know. You just give expected travel dates for a visa.

@St***

"any Thai embassy I know" Which would be which ones?

All of 'em except for the Lichtenstein Consulate. Now, they might have a different policy regarding visa applications.