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What Does My Friend Need to Enter Thailand for a Short Visit?

Feb 23, 2020
6 years ago
Gordon *******
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Hopefully just a quickie. I've invited an old Filipino friend (female) to Thailand to attend the forthcoming St Patrick's Emerald Ball as my guest at the Amari Watergate on the 14th March. I think I have sent her everything she may need to leave the Philippines as they have become very strict about letting single females leave their country but I'm unsure what she may need here on arrival at a Bangkok Airport with a plan to stay 8-10 days. I will of course be there to meet her.
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The user is preparing for an upcoming visit from a female friend from the Philippines to attend the St Patrick's Emerald Ball in Thailand. They are seeking advice on the necessary documents and requirements for her entry into Thailand, noting the strict regulations for single females leaving the Philippines. Key suggestions from the community include ensuring she has a return ticket, accommodation address, proof of funds (about 20,000 THB in cash), and personal invitation letters. The user expresses gratitude for the assistance and feels their questions have been adequately answered.
Mark ********
Yeah only issue she may have is leaving Philippines
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Gordon *******
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I think I now have everything I need to know. Thank you for everyone's assistance and I think that this may now be closed.
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James ********
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Good Luck. Commenting closed
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Ellie *******
Better not forget proof of funds - 20K in cash.
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James ********
Has she traveled to Thailand before?
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Gordon *******
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Never left the Philippines before. Presently waiting for her new Passport to arrive following which I can book flights.
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I have sent her a letter of invite from me, an official letter from the St Patrick's Society inviting her to the Ball, photocopies of my Thai apartment complex where she will be staying, a photocopy of my UK Passport and Thai Driving Licences. I have said in my letter of invite that I was covering all her costs but I hadn't intended to send her money to the Philippines as she would get it in Pesos and would need to change it again when she got here. Seems like a waste to me but if she needs cash in hand then perhaps I had better.
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Shella *******
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I am a Filipino I've been travelling in and out of Thailand for almost 4 years now she can get automatically 30 days visa stamp when she arrive Bangkok no problem, the big thing is the Philippines immigration in the airport make sure she has a return ticket
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Rob ********
A return ticket, an address where she will be staying
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