What should I do about the Thai consulate's accommodation requirement for a TR single entry visa application?

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Hi. I'm helping my cousin apply for her TR single entry visa and we are stuck on the accommodation requirement. She plans to stay in Thailand for 60 days.

I've booked 6 nights in Bangkok for her but it seems that is not enough for the Los Angeles Thai consulate. I received an email asking for accommodations for the whole 60 days. I even replied back explaining that my cousin plans to travel around the country and so it would be difficult to know her exact itinerary in advance, but they still insist on addresses and length of stay for the whole trip.

I've applied for TR single entry visa in the past and never encounter this before, so I'm not sure how best to proceed.

Ask Thailand · Answer

The individual is assisting a cousin with TR single entry visa application but is struggling to meet the Thai consulate's requirement for full accommodation details for a 60-day stay. Despite explaining an itinerary involving travel within Thailand, the consulate insists on specific addresses and length of stay for the entire duration. Various community comments suggest potential solutions such as booking accommodations with free cancellation or creating dummy bookings to satisfy the requirements. Some users recommend submitting a simple itinerary with hotel names instead of actual bookings, indicating frustrations with the process and questioning its impact on tourism.

Tony ******* · Answer

Jesus, just get to the payment page of a booking and screenshot it and send it to them. Or book something with free cancelation.

Nanthakumar *********** · Answer

You May try for dummy bookings in few of the hotels and later cancel it

Mark ********* · Answer

You made the story too complex. Just listing a few hotels you see on websites = fine. You can even book and cancel at no cost widely at the moment. Your story = headache for the person at the other end when all they wanted to do is tick a box.

Glyn ********** · Answer

These stories makes a person wonder if the actual want long stay tourists? Tourists travel about and don't always know where your going? Often traveling to places recommended by other travelers.

Ian ********* · Answer

As someone said just book accommodation with free cancellation policy then cancel it when you have visa,or is it possible to apply for visa from another consulate who apply the rules differently

Mma ******* · Answer

Yes submit your 6 nite booking then make a bogus booking for the remaining 54 nights. You can do this on Agoda as a 'reserve' option without paying and then cancel the booking once you get into the country/get your visa.

Christopher ************** · Answer

We did a rough itinerary and booked fully cancellable hotels via the Hilton website. Submitted everything with a paper saying what we were going to visit in each place. This was advised by an Embassy employee.  1 day later we have our 60 day visa.

Fizz ******* · Answer

You know this booking reservation copy can be an unpaid one. It can be your existing address too as a base. Govt. doesn't care where you travel to as long as there's an address where they can find you.

Vic ********* · Answer

How many people hit bumps like this when trying to come to Thailand and just say screw it, I'll go to ....? TAT has to communicate with immigration that this kind of stuff is not tourism friendly at all.

Chris ********* · Answer

I filed online. I gave them the first hotel I was staying at. I was there 4 weeks.

Paddy ********* · Answer

Just do free cancellation dummy bookings on say Booking com for the whole 60 days

Then cancel once incountry

Easy

My own plan which worked

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