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What is the best country and embassy to visit for a new tourist visa when leaving Thailand from Phuket?

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Aug 5, 2022
2 years ago
Tara ********
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Needing to leave the country to get a new tourist visa. Do not want to do it by bus over the border, which is the best/easiest country and embassy to deal with if I want to fly somewhere . Currently in Phuket

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A user is seeking advice on the best country and embassy to visit for obtaining a new tourist visa after leaving Thailand from Phuket, expressing a preference for flying rather than crossing by bus. Comments suggest several options, including flying to Malaysia (Penang), Laos, or Singapore, with specific mentions of flight services like Scoot airlines to Penang, where a Thai Consulate is located.
Taketo *********
laos by train or malaysia by flight / train / bus would be the best option
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@Taketo *********
 train would be an option.. I can't handle the 14hour minibus journey
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Robert *******
Scoot airlines provide direct flights from Phuket to Penang where a Thai Consulate is.
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@Tara *******
 Agreed. You're asking for Advice... Good Luck with your plans.

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Tara ********
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@Robert ******
 do I need to book appointment with them in advance?
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 Yes... IF the Thai immigration officer is willing to STAMP you in again. With your recent history be prepared to answer the question if asked by the Thai Immigration Officer..Why do you stay in Thailand so long?
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@James *******
 so any recommendations which is the better airports to fly into? I heard some people had problems at phuket
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 frankly speaking, it's a crap shoot...we too have seen reports of denied entry into Thailand at Phuket, BKK and Don Mueang Airports
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@James *******
 it just seems to all get more confusing all the time!!
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@Tara *******
 there is no appointment booking for the thai consulate in Penang, you just show up, BUT how about you go to the website of that consulate and read the requirements so you can make sure you can get a tourist visa (or an ED visa if your school gives you the documentation)

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@Tod ********
 ok last question. Is visa on arrival still a thing? Can I fly into a country and back to Thailand and get automatic 30 days?
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 yes but that’s a visa exemption not a Visa on arrival.
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Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, but keep in mind if you have a passport full of covid extensions you're gonna have issues with the consulate in Singapore issuing you a tourist visa

Why not just go across the southern border to the thai consulate in Penang Malaysia and get a tourist visa there?
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@Tod ********
 just the man I was hoping to hear from . Yes I do have a passport full of covid extension. Looking to get an education visa but need to leave the country first. Can I apply for Ed visa in KL or does that need to be applied for in Thailand?
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 that is between you and the school you're dealing with and whether they can provide the documentation to get the ED visa issued outside the country at a thai consulate.

You need to be talking to them about it
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