Sharing an experience about being rejected without reason in Cambodia after supplying all documents and meeting all requirements.

Applied Jan 14

Pending Approval Jan 15

Rejected Jan 28

Canadian Passport

Soft power with Discover Thai Nature

No additional documents requested. Birth date, passport number, expirations all correct, 500k in the account with 3 months provided. Same soft power invitation that others were successful with prior to the new year.

I went to the embassy in person to try to talk to someone and they just kept saying to apply online and call the phone number. They also said just fly to Bangkok and they will sort me out at the airport (lol). When you call the phone number it just hangs up when you request to speak to an operator.

You can see through the window that they are just eating oranges and playing iPhone games.

Some reports of others as well just being arbitrary rejected for all soft power ever since the change to 10 business days processing time.

Edit: emailed Canadian Thai embassy and they require zero months duration for the minimum 500K.

I was just rejected in Cambodia. No reason, no additional requests for documents. I applied through soft power Thai botany course, had the money deposited 1 week before and 3 months of bank statements. I noticed my hostel told me the wrong city for the current address. This might be the reason but I’ll never know. Hope to have better luck elsewhere.

The soft power organization told me their agency mentioned Cambodia isn’t granting any Chinese this visa. My middle name is Chinese but I’m Canadian. Mystery…

**ATTENTION MEMBERS:

BORDER BOUNCING, VISA RUNNING**

Many of you are trying to make posts about what border to go to so you can bounce out and back and/or what consulate to go to so you can get a visa

The thing is the factors that control IF you have an easy time bouncing out and back OR if you have any issues applying for a visa are your previous stay history.

You will NOT have any issue bouncing out and back at any border with Lao to get a new visa exempt entry stamp (or activate a new entry on a multi-entry visa)

Nor will you have any issue getting a tourist visa in Lao at either thai consulate (Vientiane or Savannakhet) as long as you meet the requirements listed on their websites and realize Vientiane needs an appointment booked to get IN to apply and has a 3 day turn around while Savannakhet is walk up service with 2 day turn around

Very few issues are being reported with the borders in Malaysia either bouncing out and back (although most people who have extensive stay histories are using a service to bounce them out and back NOT doing it on their own).

There is almost no info out there on how the thai consulates in Penang or Kota Bharu are other than they are hard on people with extended covid extension stay histories as far as issuing a tourist visas. KL is a no nonsense consulate, you need an appointment to apply, they don't take walk up service.

There are MANY issues with the Cambodian borders bouncing out and back on your own, and we advise you use a provider to get you out and back in at that border IF you have an extensive stay history

Keep in mind people, the cheapest way to bounce out and back MIGHT not be the best way and many people who tried to save a baht or two and bounce on their own got hung up at the Cambodian border and told to slog on up to Phnom Penh and fly back in :O Don't be stepping over dollars to pick up dimes.

You wanna find a service that can bounce you out and back post on a group related to where you live in thailand asking for recommendations on border bounces. This group is NOT the place to look for or ask for recommendations on that.

Google and groups related to where you stay in thailand are your friend, (y) use them

Serious Questions:

Asking for serious feedback. If you are commenting here just to take pot shots against those needing a Visa, Extension, Border Run solution... then take a hike

Looking for feedback.. clarification... correction... update on status of neighboring countries. Hopefully this info will be helpful to others.

Yes - I know the Thai Border is currently closed. And know of the Reentry Restrictions, etc.

Last I read...

Malaysia - Not open until Sep. 1.

Cambodia - Technically Open but complications. Is the $3000 Deposit thing on hold or? Quarantine?

Myanmar - One time said Aug. 1 but read there was a delay until Sep 1?

Laos - not sure.

Flight into: Possible or not? And Quarantine Y/N

Vietnam...

Bali....

Singapore...

Philippines...

Laos

Thank You.