Hi everyone. My husband and I will be visiting Thailand for the 1st time (30 days visa-free). We are South African Nationals and currently in India and will be traveling from India to Thailand end of November.

Please tell me the correct amount of currency/financial proof we would need to show immigration? I'm getting mixed messages. Some sites say we'll need to show 20,000 TBH per family and others say 40,000 TBH.

Does it have to be cash?

We'll be renting a friend's apartment, so do we need to get a letter from her, or do they only require an address?

Thanx

Hi everyone

Just trying to find out a few things please.

We South African traveling through Namibia, and been invited to volunteer in Thailand. Does anyone here know if we can travel from Namibia or do we have to go to South Africa.

And what kind of Visa well we require to volunteer?

Thanks

I read a troubling report in the other group(tm) this morning about a South African having trouble doing a border run at Kanchanaburi. Someone else said there are other countries that have also been refused.

Do any of you know about borders with Myanmar refusing to accept South Africans and perhaps some other nationalities. Apparently from somewhere early this year.

Also, if I am denied a border run at Mae Sai, can I ride to Chiang Khong and cross over into Laos to do the same? I have never had to think beyond a border run at Mae Sai.

Hello. So my GF is curruntly on a tourist visa. She came into thailand on a visa on arrival. And extended it (30 + 30) then went to laos to get a tourist visa and extended it aswell so (60 + 30) so thats a totalbof 150 days her visa expires on 22 Sep. We have one last vacation in october 5 - 15. Then she returns home. Would like to know if she will be fine with another visa on arrival. After 22 Sep fly to vietnam then fly to krabi and get a visa on arrival.

Sorry for my spelling mistakes and confusion haha dont know how to explain it other wise.

Thanks for the help

Can a South African national receive a 30-day exemption on arrival at the Mae Sai border? He is currently on a 30-day exemption. His original plans were to get a 60-day visa from Laos, but it seems they are fully booked until mid next month.

Anyone with recent experiences know which one is the nearest embassy / consulate to Thailand where a South African national can apply for a non-B visa? The embassy websites are outdated regarding this info and so far HK, SG, KL all refuse to process visas for SA nationals.