Cause of this fb group mentioning the in-person check-up and terrible waiting times for the digital-hippy-nomad caravan who ... don't want to fly to Vietnam where in Hanoi within 5 days, all online, it's done.
I'll print my fresh Destination Thailand Visa, I'll print the Thailand DAC (both also for mutual smiling check-in at Hanoi). I'll hand over my boarding pass, passport and the 2 A4s to the Immigration Officer with a genuine smile, showing I respect him/her and Thailand. If you were the IO would you like that service from that guest to the Kingdom ?
I even ATM'ed the 20k baht while still in Thailand. Just to have it at hand. Why?
It's good if you show proof of accomodation booking and payment, but maybe not 'required' in Location proof. It's one of the options of proof. I did give give proof of all in one go cause why not? Have the proof cause it's real: flight, accomodation, Timestamp photo in front of Hanoi site.
But, yeah, do as you like.
Cause no need to proof return journey, only intended arrival date/flight to Thailand.
But...
You want DTV or DaNang ?
Maybe you can have both as you want.
But...
You want to lie about intended departure place?
Or be honest and kinda admit you're just using Hanoi cause it's faster but actually gonna be staying in DaNang, unavailable for possible face-to-face (which seems a thing from the past anyways) cause DaNang is your comfort zone?
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