What should I know about applying for a Thai visa at a consulate, especially regarding reapplication and fees?

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Sep 1, 2019

5 years ago

Rodd ********

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Thanks for all the info on my last post. You all were very helpful. These questions hopefully are more simple to answer. 

1) When applying for visa at a consulate, if denied, does that carry over to other consulates in other countries or show up to them? Or can i keep trying many different ones until i succeed at no penalty?

2) The fee involved in applying for visa says non refundable...so if I apply and am denied, do I still have to pay that $80 US (ie in Cambodia) fee for the visa though I didnt get it?

3) James Miller I saw you give a name of Amornrat (i think) to help some people. I have used his Visa service several times. Is it possible to arrange his help from one of the consulates by meeting him there since i am already outside Thailand? I am just asking for now ..not planning it yet. but would like to know if it "could" be arranged?

Thanks

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TLDR : Answer Summary

This post discusses several important aspects of applying for a Thai visa at a consulate, including the implications of visa denial, non-refundable fees, and the possibility of using an agent for assistance. It seeks clarification on whether previous visa denials affect future applications at different consulates, the financial loss if the application is denied, and the feasibility of arranging help from a visa service while outside Thailand.

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@Rodd *******

, some notes about Phnom Penh, they like that you use agent. But Embassy is hardcore. Why? It is not because the few foreigner that apply. It is in fact the thousands of Cambodian that apply visa under MOU agreement, so Embassy has basically no capacity for "real or fake tourist". You will often see people mention certain shops to use, but they also give passport to the real agency, I assume there are 3. We used to deal with one of them, but even this does not give an "positive" outcome. Phnom Penh also have the attitude to collect payment with application and than void, while keeping the money. A place to be avoided. If you just plan to stay a limited time and you have not used the allowance of 2 land border crossing, use one of the friendly border to enter Thailand on 30day visa exempt. Ban Laem, Ban Pakkard or Had Lek is OK.