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When will Thailand start issuing Visa on Arrival for Indians?
Dec 10, 2020
5 years ago
Nishant ************
ORIGINAL POSTERWhen will Thailand start issuing Visa on Arrival for Indians?
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There is currently no Visa on Arrival available for Indians or any nationalities in Thailand due to ongoing travel restrictions. Various comments indicate that it is unlikely to return until significant travel restrictions are lifted, with estimates ranging from late 2021 to uncertainties extending into 2023. Most participants suggest obtaining a tourist visa instead, as the Visa on Arrival might not be reinstated in the near future.
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Addy ***********
Hopefully never..
David *******
Until at least 60 to 70% of the Thai population is vaccinated you're not going to be seeing any visitors coming into the country. Unless it's for a special exemption like business-related. Forget about coming here until at least June or July at the earliest
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@David ******
How about tourists coming in that have been vaccinated and a current negative test? Anyone heard ?Jim ********
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@Da***
People have been getting tourist visas for almost a month now. Edna *******
@Garrett **********
yes, with all the nutty regulations attached. Thais have just opened to all countries with STV visas. Quarantine still required, but Bangkok post did not mention if other past requirements are current or not. This gal in America wants to visit Fiancé.Garrett ***********
@Ed**
So apply for a visa and go? What nutty requirements? Edna *******
@Garrett **********
Covid insurance , a certain amount of money in the bank, and costly quarantine hotels. Also before only let 500 In a month on specific flights. If you could get a seat.Garrett ***********
@Ed**
The financial requirement was removed from both the tourist visa and the STV. You just have to show sufficient funds to support your stay. Covid insurance is cheap and easy to get online. Reply to
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Ronald *****
No more visa on arrival till US covid cases go zero all recover
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you're correct they probably are going to break it down by country. They're probably going to be more discriminatory discriminatory against countries that have had high outbreaksReply to
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Paul *******
Good question. My gut feeling is no earlier than March 28, 2021. This is based on two things: 1) the announcement by the government that mass tourism won't resume until at least March and 2) THAI Airways flight schedules returning to "normal" (reduced flights compared to pre-Covid, but no longer on a "pandemic" schedule) starting on that date.
What this implies is that quarantines will have to be lifted before either can take place. Although some hints have been made of a lifting of quarantine for select nationalities by Chinese New Year, the target nationalities are a few "low-risk" ones obviously including Chinese, but also Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Australians and New Zealanders.
In order for the 15 day visa on arrival to become available again, obviously the quarantine would need to be lifted first, unless said visa on arrival becomes something like 30 or 45 days instead.
It could also be that it won't be possible to enter Thailand under the old visa regimen until later in the year, say July. That stated, it does look like the Thai government is trying to bring back tourists given the announcement today that visa-free stamps are likely to return soon, after cabinet has given their approval.
What this implies is that quarantines will have to be lifted before either can take place. Although some hints have been made of a lifting of quarantine for select nationalities by Chinese New Year, the target nationalities are a few "low-risk" ones obviously including Chinese, but also Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Australians and New Zealanders.
In order for the 15 day visa on arrival to become available again, obviously the quarantine would need to be lifted first, unless said visa on arrival becomes something like 30 or 45 days instead.
It could also be that it won't be possible to enter Thailand under the old visa regimen until later in the year, say July. That stated, it does look like the Thai government is trying to bring back tourists given the announcement today that visa-free stamps are likely to return soon, after cabinet has given their approval.
Nick ****************
VOA is now 45 days from 57 countries. If you have a lot of money go for Thai Elite. It's 5 years with work permit or 10 without WP
Nick ****************
But I think buying property counts as investment.
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please clarify work permit. I thought that was subject to investmentNick ****************
@Michael *******
I am not an expert. You can Google or ask Tod Daniels for accurate up to date infoMichael ********
@Nick ***************
he is asking about visa on arrivals. Dont think he is considering an elite visa or investing a million dollars on property. Its a confusing reply for the posterReply to
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Colin *********
Only UK allowed at moment
Colin *********
5555 nobody questions the English or Boris or Donald 🤣🤣🤣
Colin *********
How dare you question me
Jim ********
@Colin ********
well I have and that’s that hahaReply to
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Jim ********
@Colin ********
since when? 😂Reply to
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Andy **********
It's open now. Fly there and just get one
Jim ********
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Brano ******
After Chinese
Alex *************
😂
Gordon *********
Right know if you want to come to Thailand it's 3050 pounds from UK
Paul ***********
@Gordon ********
what's the money for to get into Thailand Gordon *********
@Paul **********
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baht and my other bits and pieces querinten just try it clever bollocksPaul ***********
@Gordon ********
we don't need people like you on here Reply to
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Jim ********
@Paul **********
he’s talking bollocks mate ignore himPaul ***********
@Jim *******
cheers Reply to
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Victor *********
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@Gordon ********
whys that ??Todd *********
@Gor***
less than a long weekend in London then! Well worth it Jim ********
@Gordon ********
Not for everyone!Gordon *********
@Jim *******
l live in Thailand for 14 years my mate came on the 4 of this month who has lived here for 24 year'sJim ********
@Gordon ********
And what difference does that make? That doesn’t mean it costs everyone £3050 to come to Thailand if you are from the UK
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@Jim *******
okay mate take careReply to
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Garrett ***********
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Visa on arrival has been suspended for all nationalities and we expect that suspension will continue until at least the middle of next year. Paul *******
@Garrett **********
Not necessarily. Read the latest news about the possible reinstatement of visa waivers after cabinet gives their approval. Was just published in the Bangkok Post today. I think the earliest the visa on arrival may return is late March. Of course it could also be much later, but the point is that there have been several indications that the government is trying to bring back tourism, albeit the quarantine requirement is likely to remain in place for now.
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Janin ******
Everyone is allowed to come in, but the quarantine remains.
Rod *********************
Everyone is welcome now...
Jeffrey *********
@Rod ********************
Yes, as long as you don't mind following quarantine protocol and slight travel restrictions [maybe lifted].Rod *********************
@Jeffrey ********
yep you got itReply to
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Simon *******
Cowboys first
Ralphy *****
Never
Abhimanyu *******
No medicine no on arrival visa
Colin *********
I believe the uk will need extra visa because of Brexit.
Colin *********
I think they will be first because thai love too much and know they good man with good heart. Buddha bless you India. I estimate late 2021
Tony ********
Sometime in the next decade
Shivan ****************
Late 2021 before regular tourist entry allowed...
Todd *********
Very possible those days are over forever
Ruth *******
@Todd ********
or at least a very, very long time.Reply to
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Tod *********
@Nishant ***********
there is very little likelihood that they will restart the 15 day visa on arrival program for the 19 countries that use it.You CAN buy a single entry tourist visa at a thai consulate in your country and apply for permission to enter thailand now so that's about the only option you have.
Ya ********
Thailand open visa for every country now. Just read the new in this morning.
Byron *******
@Ya *******
please will you drop a link so I can read about it tooYa ********
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@Ya *******
thanks guys. Do you know if the minimum amount you need to have in your bank account has changed? Ya ********
@Byron ******
I think 400,000 thb anyway many people use agent for visa and they can help it. I saw many agent when you goolgel. Reply to
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Tod *********
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@Byron ******
sure I will. Reply to
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Tod *********
@Ya *******
might actually wanna READ that news rather than parrot half of it. The fact the country will let anyone APPLY to get a tourist visa to enter the country does not mean they reactivated the 15 day visa on arrival program (which they did not do) :/
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Graham **********
Never, not while the Cowboys are in charge 😂
Manjunath ***********
Never until,Next june 2021!
Benjamin ******
Never. Just get a tourist visa. A visa on arrival is only valid for 15 days if my memory is right
Paul *******
@Benjamin *****
And yet just today they announced most nationalities under the previous 30 and 90 day visa waivers are likely to receive those again soon, with the 30 day ones becoming 45 days until Sep 30, 2021. I think the visa on arrival will be last, but it's almost inevitable it will return.
Brahim ******
never lol come on man who are you to know this...
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Kool *******
As it stands now, Never.
เอ็ดเวิร์ด *******
Actually, we don’t say Indians anymore, we say Native Americans
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@Edward *******
I don't think he meant the Wu hu Wu Indians I think he was referring to the I am not knowing type!เอ็ดเวิร์ด *******
@Nick ***************
Sorry, but this thread has spiraled so far I have no idea what peopler talking about anymore.Reply to
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Ralph ***********
😂🤣🤣😂Sorry, I laugh about this discussion.
Kratos ******
@Edward *******
thick are yas?Joseph *************
Didn't we all come from Africa originally 🤔
Cyndee *******
@Joseph ************
no your asses came from the caucus mountains.Joseph *************
@Cyndee ******
you seem like a very bitter and twisted lady. It's our asses at the end of the day we all the same. It's not our fault that certain people decide to have a chip on their shoulder and feel hard done by because of the colour of their skin. I have Thais, Indians, Jamaicans and Iranians in my family so to call me stupid is laughable. History is as its name says. So anyone that still dwells on and uses something as an excuse that happened in a different generation needs re-education. Reply to
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David *******
@Edward *******
this is terminology only Americans struggle with, to literally every single culture out there, indians are the people that come from India. เอ็ดเวิร์ด *******
@David ******
Geez, get a sense of humor.Oliver *************
@David ******
CorrectCyndee *******
@David ******
no they didn’t! Indians didn’t originate India. Todd *********
@Cyn***
lol. U gotta be American David *******
@Cyndee ******
the only Indians in the world are the ones that come from India Cyndee *******
@David ******
no I’m not! What are you? Cyndee *******
@David ******
I’m not going to argue with you. Indians came from Africa. You people are always trying to change up. Get a clue a read some history!!! ****************************
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Nishant ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Cyndee ******
There are no proper historical sources that confirm it, plus no written historical records so It's just a theory. Nishant ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Cyndee ******
all human ancestors were originated in Africa and then some moved out of it and dispersed all around the world. Read anthropology. That's evolution. This is just a theory. It doesn't have actual facts. There are no confirmed historical sources that confirm it.เอ็ดเวิร์ด *******
@Nishant ***********
It is recorded on video by aliens that were visiting earth at the time.Nishant ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Edward *******
wtf noเอ็ดเวิร์ด *******
@Nishant ***********
Sad to go through life without a sense of humor Ruth *******
@Cyndee ******
that’s really weak. As Joseph said...Cyndee *******
@Ruth ******
oh course, dumbass!David *******
@Cyndee ******
no? Where did they originate? Because if you’re talking about Native American, the word for them is indigenous, not Indian.Reply to
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Richard ********
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Tod *********
@Edward *******
When someone says indians I always ask if it's "red dot" or pinky-toe-navajo" :O Philip **********
@Tod ********
I ask pull start or push start. 🤣Graham **********
@Tod ********
FAIL!! 🙁Reply to
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Nishant ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Edward *******
LOL! By Indians, I mean the ones who live in India.เอ็ดเวิร์ด *******
Yes, I know. My feeble attempt at humor
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Daniel **********
If you want an estimate I would say sometime in the first half of 2022.
Andrew *********
No visa on arrival for anybody probably till 2023.
Andrew *********
Just Google it
Andrew *********
How many sources do you want ?
Rima ****************
Andrew ArArulraj there is Myanmar virus? Worse than wuhans?
Andrew *********
@Rima ***************
Same virus but a mutation that makes it 20% more infectious .Rima ****************
@Andrew ********
source? Why haven't I heard of this. Malaysia is to close to ThailandAndrew *********
@Rima ***************
ReutersAndrew *********
@Rima ***************
Myanmar Times, how do I know why you have not heard about it ?Reply to
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Andrew *********
Must be nice to feel so superior.
Jim ********
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clown comment Andrew *********
@Jim *******
Not really no one knows how good the vaccine will be, how the virus is going to mutate, the one in Myanmar us more infectious than the Wuhan one and the Thai government is hyper careful, too many variables to ponder.Paul *******
@Andrew ********
Nonsense. They just announced visa free travel is coming back soon. So the visa on arrival could return fairly soon too...pending the removal of quarantine restrictions first OR a revamp of the permitted period of stay, to at least 30 days.Tod *********
@Andrew ********
you don't have the slightest idea what a visa on arrival even is,Andrew *********
@Tod ********
Enlighten us mere mortals then .Tod *********
@Andrew ********
I already spelled it out for you further down the thread, What do you want me to do use smaller words or maybe sock puppets or charades?
Sam ******
@Tod ********
Margot Robbie in a bubble bath explaining it like in "the big short" would be coolest, but charades and sock puppets would be hella cool too - especially if done bilinguallyTod *********
@Sam *****
I can do it in thai and english but only in a condescending manner. I'm a bi-lingual asshole :P Andrew *********
@Tod ********
More insults Jim ********
@Andrew ********
2023 is extremely strongAndrew *********
@Jim *******
Every time there is an incident like the Myanmar one tge authorities panic, and today they acknowledged people crossing from Cambodia illegally even I know people who used to do that pre Covid19 have you seen the Laos border,the Meking is hard to police. Paul *******
@Andrew ********
They're not panicking as much as they did 3 or 4 months ago, and neither are the populace. People are developing "pandemic fatigue". Also, the authorities are preparing to reopen the economy as they know the country can't survive closed off for much longer. If it were 2023, there would be no point. By then all the SMEs would be gone and there would be no tourist infrastructure, save for a few 5 star hotels left standing. Who would bother waiting that long to come to a country that is only a shell of it's former self? What would be the point in coming then? Keep dreaming. As short-sighted as the country's leadership has been, they're not THAT stupid. Besides, there are plenty of government ministers and corporate lobbyists who are pressuring the government to open up. Like in any government, there are plenty of different opinions floating around.
The very latest the government will open up is when the rest of the world does, which in my opinion is before the end of 2021. Unless the globalists have something more drastic in mind, in which case all bets are off, but I don't think that's going to happen. Not now anyway.
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Michael ********
Not likely until all travel restriction are removed maybe
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2021 maybe laterMichael ********
Piep Piep Calimero Mid Year 2021 vaccinations Thailand latest estimate from goverment. Wont be before that i guess. But it is all crystal ball stuff
Jim ********
Piep Piep Calimero I don’t think it will be before May time for sure
Lun *****
My 2 Balls tells me Nothing!! Hahahah
Andrew *********
Piep Piep Calimero My crystal ball just blew up when I asked it !
Nishant ************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Michael *******
oh damn, that's lateRuth *******
@Nishant ***********
probably later and, if it is at all, it would only be if you’re vaccinated. Paul *******
@Ruth ******
Keep dreaming. About half the world doesn't want this shot, and secondly, there is nothing to suggest a vaccine will become a travel requirement in 2021. In fact, there are MANY indications that masks, social distancing and even quarantines will remain DESPITE a vaccine. Yes, the media HAS spoken of the possibility of a travel vaccine requirement in the future, but to me that's old news. I've known about this since 2017. I knew that during the 2020s, governments would try to coerce adults into getting vaccinated and this may include a travel vaccine requirement. However, getting it implemented is easier said than done, and it would be unprecedented for an experimental vaccine to be forced on the people against their will to travel, so soon after being approved.
I don't know what the future holds, but IF it happens, it won't be that soon. Maybe 2022 or 23, but not before.
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Brahim ******
No nationality is getting visas on arrival yet
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