Contact the Thai embassy in Canberra, they are very helpful...and friendly. Only they can tell you of their exact requirements for processing.

Interesting - which Embassy was that and how long ago?

@Toby *******

agree, but many people on here have obtained new passport due to warning stamps in previous and entered with no problems...that’s the consistent story anyway!

Toby Lerone yes people are questioned often but the ones that are denied are because they do not have their required proofs (mostly), as I said, so if he has his required proofs then he will be fine.

You will find no significant reporting of refusal for any other reasons - in this forum or any other!

@Toby *******

won’t be any problems entering the country if they have a visa and their required proofs if asked - there has been no large scale reporting of people being denied entry with a valid visa.

There is the odd refusal mostly due to not having required proofs (funds etc).

Thai Embassies do not have access to your entries and exits to Thailand in any compueyr system, other than what’s in your actual passport - thus if you have a new passport the Embassy won’t know how many visas you have had previously! There is significant distinction between an Embassy and Immigration Department, they are not one in the same.

So getting a new passport often enables people with significant history of visas to continue to be granted another visa!!!

With a new passport and visa, it’s unlikely you would be refused entry...unless the IO has time on their hands to delve into your history on their system, and then you may be asked some questions and proof of funds etc...unlikely you would be denied if you have all your proofs!

Your issue is really in getting a visa in the first place...as above!

James Miller he’s talking about leaving Thailand (stamping OUT), so does not need 20,000 Baht cash on hand to leave!

Dylan Chidgey most other countries don’t allow anyone but their residents to apply for METV - so good luck!!!

Australia allows anyone to apply for METV.

Dylan Chidgey you have to go to the specific embassy or consulate website in Australia to see what they require, as it depends where you will apply - sometimes they have different requirements or some are more flexible 🙂

But you need to have 8,000 AUD in your bank account to apply for METV for all of them within Australia. Embassy in Canberra didn’t care how long it was in the account just period that you had it...that may have changed 🙂

You really need to ask the specific school, but in my experience it can take up to 3-4 weeks for them to get the MOE approval letter. So the longer you delay applying at the school, the higher the risk of not getting it by 11 Sept.

Vientiane and Yangon are both easy to get ED visa ( as you refer to it).