Help - Visa Question

[bassaraba]

Thanks everyone for all the good advice! I think the way to go is a multiple entry visa if I can get one... otherwise I see a LOT of boarder runs in my future. As of right now I think I've decided on Koh Tao. Narrowing it down from there should be fun, there are tons of shops to choose from! Any advice on questions to ask potential DM training programs?

Thanks all!

 

[stevenl]

But double check that...because I know USA has some special agreements with Thailand. check if it is the same with Canada.....

This is the standard procedure and rules, has nothing to do with special agreements with any country.

So yes, this will work.

 

[Quero]

This is the standard procedure and rules, has nothing to do with special agreements with any country.

So yes, this will work.

Yes, it WILL work, but there are indeed special agreements with different countries.** However, Canada falls under the same general rules as the US and many (but not all) European countries, which allows a 30-day stay with no visa (visa waiver) and a 60 + 30-day stay with a tourist visa obtained at a consulate abroad, as Poggus explained. The fee for the 60 + 30-day tourist visa has been waived for the time being to stimulate tourism.

**The special agreements are technically called 'bilateral agreements'. For example, holders of Brazilian and Korean (and select other) passports automatically get 3 months each time they come into Thailand, and this is without getting any specific tourist visa ahead of time from a consulate abroad--just a stamp in the passport as they come through airport immigration, so these passport holders gain nothing by getting a tourist visa ahead of time, and they are not subject to the 60 + 30 rule either. For other countries, such as Taiwan and Poland, the visa-on-arrival stamp is limited to 15 days, even if arriving by air. So it is wise to check with the Thai consulate in the country from which your passport is issued, just to make sure.​

 

[h90]

This is the standard procedure and rules, has nothing to do with special agreements with any country.

So yes, this will work.

On a visa run someone told me that Switzerland and USA have different agreements with Thailand. But that is a second/third hand information it might be complete wrong...

 

[jkaterenchuk]

On a visa run someone told me that Switzerland and USA have different agreements with Thailand. But that is a second/third hand information it might be complete wrong...

There are different agreements. When in doubt go to the source.

http://www.thaiconsulnewyork.com/english/ChartVisa.pdf

John

 

[stevenl]

On a visa run someone told me that Switzerland and USA have different agreements with Thailand. But that is a second/third hand information it might be complete wrong...

Yes, there are, but not concerning this. So the information mentioned is correct from people from US, Canada, western Europe, etc.

 

[stiggy]

Educational visas are now only issued at the country of residence, unfourtunatly you cannot get them in Malaysia any more.