Reader question: I am self-employed and want to work from Thailand. What kind of visa do I need?
I want to go to Thailand for a while around June 2014 to carry out my work there and I am thinking of a period of 6 months to 1 year.
It would be nice if the visa rules in Thailand were implemented consistently and according to the rules. There, in practice, it sometimes appears to be delayed, especially at the regional offices of Immigration. Gringo gives four examples of this. Discuss more about the statement of the week.
I heard that there are airlines, I myself fly with Finnair, that will make it difficult to take you if, like me, you have a ticket for 64 days and a visa for only 60 days, even if you say that you are going in Thailand itself extend. Do you know that problem?
Reader Question: Should I Buy a 1 or 2 Entry Thailand Visa?
In September 2014 I will be backpacking in Thailand for about 5 weeks. I have to apply for a visa for this, but I run into something.
Reader question: My wife has a Dutch and Thai passport, does she need to apply for a visa?
My wife has a Dutch and a Thai identity card and is in possession of a Thai travel pass. Does she need a Schengen visa to travel from Thailand to the Netherlands or from the Netherlands to Thailand?
Reader question: How do I get a Filipino lady to Thailand?
I met a Filipino lady when I was Manila. After seeing her a few times in the Philippines, I want her to come to Thailand to build something together. How do I do that?
How do I arrange a visa for Thailand Preferably for a longer period of time. There is no Thai embassy or consulate here in the Dominican Republic and I prefer to fly directly from the Dominican to Thailand.
Embassy Bangkok: Mandatory fingerprinting for visa applications
The Dutch embassy in Bangkok has announced that there is a change in the visa procedure, for example, a mandatory fingerprint will be taken for all visa applications. This applies to both short and long stays.
Mary's Diary (Part 11)
Maria Berg has a moving bed, she watches an exciting horror film, photographs a beetle on a rubbish bin and paints pillows with parrots. All in part 11 of her diary.
Sixteen questions about visas (follow-up 2)
On October 13, Ronny Mergits answered sixteen questions about visas in the posting 'Sixteen questions and answers about visas and everything related to it'. Some readers had additional questions. In this follow-up, the questions and a response from Ronny.
A friend of mine wants to make another attempt to have his Thai girlfriend come over to Belgium because her visa was refused last year. On the basis that she does not have a fixed income in Thailand upon her return and they regard this as wanting to stay in Belgium and regard this as a marriage of convenience.
My wife is supposed to go to Thailand 2 weeks earlier than me next year. She also still has a Thai identity card and both Dutch and Thai nationality.
Dutchman arrested with stolen Thai visa
The local newspaper Pattaya Daily News reports that a Dutchman has been arrested who used a stolen visa.
Reader question: No Non “O” visa because the old one is still valid
Today I experienced the strangest thing in years at the Thai consulate in Amsterdam. The Non “O” visa will not be issued because the old one is still valid for a few weeks. In practice, this means that your visa will be postponed by a week every year!
Two thousand visa stickers, intended for the Thai embassy in The Hague, were lost during the flight from Frankfurt to Amsterdam. They had been sent by diplomatic mail: from Bangkok to Frankfurt on a Thai Airways International flight and then on a second flight.
I fly to Thailand and stay there for 5 days. I have a flight ticket with arrival at Bangkok International Airport with planned return flight to Europe within 30 days .
Can I take a one-way ticket to Thailand if I buy an extra ticket with a departure date, for example to a neighboring country?