TAT invites travellers to apply for Thailand e-visa online

[webfact]

TAT invites travellers to apply for Thailand e-visa online

 

 

Bangkok – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to inform travellers from 18 nations, entitled for visa-on-arrival to Thailand, that they are able to apply for a Thailand e-visa online and take advantage of the Royal Thai Government’s visa-on-arrival fee waiver scheme.

As announced on the TAT Newsroom earlier this month (Thailand extends visa-on-arrival fee waiver until 30 April 2020), citizens of Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Uzbekistan and Vanuatu are all exempt from the 2,000 Baht visa-on-arrival fee for single-entry leisure travel in Thailand for not more than 15 days. 

Travellers from these countries can apply for a Thailand e-visa online at any of the two websites – https://www.thailandevisa.org and https://thailandevoa.vfsevisa.com for entry into Thailand at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Phuket and Chiang Mai International Airports. 

To apply for a Thailand e-visa, applicants need to fill out the electronic form at any of the two websites, upload necessary documents, pay the online fee, and download the approved e-visa for entering Thailand. 

Applicants will be exempt from the 2,000 Baht visa fee until 30 April, 2020, but they are still required to pay the online processing fee to the visa facilitating agencies, at 600 Baht for normal approval procedure of 24-72 hours and 2,500 Baht for urgent 24-hour approval.

 

Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2019/11/tat-invites-travellers-to-apply-for-thailand-e-visa-online/

 

-- TAT news 2019-11-20

[lkv]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

TAT invites travellers

Travellers decline the invitation.

 

600 baht service fee is insulting. Not to mention 2,500 baht service fee for 24 hour approval.

 

No service fee at the airport or 200 baht for fast track (and that takes about 10 minutes).

Edited November 20, 2019 by lkv

[Eindhoven]

55 minutes ago, lkv said:

Travellers decline the invitation.

 

600 baht service fee is insulting. Not to mention 2,500 baht service fee for 24 hour approval.

 

No service fee at the airport or 200 baht for fast track (and that takes about 10 minutes).

 

 

Words fail to express......

 

What are they thinking? Are they seriously overestimating their product?

[worgeordie]

I hope it's a lot easier than what my 84 year old cousin had to go

through,every year she comes here for 3 months,in the past 1 form

sent with passport to London,easy, now online e visa, 5 pages to

fill in, invitation letter from me, bank statements,photo's too light,

too dark, good job she had neighbour to help her,he works in IT,and

said it was one of the worse processes he had to do.

regards Worgeordie

[thedemon]

1 hour ago, lkv said:

Travellers decline the invitation.

 

600 baht service fee is insulting. Not to mention 2,500 baht service fee for 24 hour approval.

 

No service fee at the airport or 200 baht for fast track (and that takes about 10 minutes).

 

The fees are because they are processed by a private contractor.

[RotMahKid]

So to get a "free" visa of 2000 baht, you have to pay 600 or 2500 baht, no matter if there is a contractor or not.

Edited November 20, 2019 by RotMahKid

[Sticky Wicket]

12 minutes ago, thedemon said:

 

The fees are because they are processed by a private contractor.

The fees are because they are processed by a private  greedy contractor.

[Sticky Wicket]

18 minutes ago, RotMahKid said:

So to get a "free" visa of 2000 baht, you have to pay 600 or 2500 baht, no matter if there is a contractor or not.

It's hard to believe the daily incompetence.

I'm surprised the country functions as well as it does with these dullards in charge

In fact if all the govt officials, police and military suddenly disappeared there would be no adverse change to the country and a lot more money in the kitty

They are all completely superfluous

Edited November 20, 2019 by Sticky Wicket

[sfokevin]

In other news TAT siting a Kazakhstan couple walking on Jomtien beach and reported that Kazakhstan arrivals have doubled since the E Visa implemention... 

Edited November 20, 2019 by sfokevin

[TheAppletons]

2 hours ago, lkv said:

Travellers decline the invitation.

 

600 baht service fee is insulting. Not to mention 2,500 baht service fee for 24 hour approval.

 

No service fee at the airport or 200 baht for fast track (and that takes about 10 minutes).

Travelers decline the invitation....until Thai immigration makes it the only way to obtain the VOA.  

 

 

[ubonjoe]

2 hours ago, lkv said:

Travellers decline the invitation.

600 baht service fee is insulting. Not to mention 2,500 baht service fee for 24 hour approval.

I think many will do it to avoid the long line to apply for it on arrival. The might consider the 600 baht a small amount to pay to avoid it.

I think most people would apply well in advance instead of waiting until almost last day.

[Matzzon]

2 hours ago, Eindhoven said:

 

 

Words fail to express......

 

What are they thinking? Are they seriously overestimating their product?

You might think that, but appearently not according to approx. 40 million visitors. 

[Caldera]

Why do these <deleted> publish two websites for people to apply? Isn't it hard enough already to distinguish between official and copycat sites?

 

[upena]

TAT website info out of date (surprise!) - says only good until 31 Oct 2019. No wonder tourism numbers are down.

[upena]

3 hours ago, Matzzon said:

You might think that, but appearently not according to approx. 40 million visitors. 

Arrivals, not visitors - big difference

[Creasy]

I better tell my mates in Papua New Guinea about this generous offer available to them.

[Matzzon]

11 minutes ago, upena said:

Arrivals, not visitors - big difference

Tourism is almost up in 40 million per year. I call that visitor, while you may call them residents if you wish to. 

[Isaan sailor]

Only people from 3rd world countries would bother to visit Thailand with a Baht so high...wait—they do now!

[Sticky Wicket]

4 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Tourism is almost up in 40 million per year. I call that visitor, while you may call them residents if you wish to. 

TAT tr*ll

[SunsetT]

11 hours ago, lkv said:

Travellers decline the invitation.

 

600 baht service fee is insulting. Not to mention 2,500 baht service fee for 24 hour approval.

 

No service fee at the airport or 200 baht for fast track (and that takes about 10 minutes).

But is this an offer/invitation they cannot refuse? Can they still apply on entry? If not there will be another drop in tourist numbers as their evisa website is extremely difficult to use even when u speak and read English in which the website is written. These poor b u g g e r s, most of whom probably have little command of english will have no  f e k k i n chance! Talk about the blind leadin the blind!

[Matzzon]

10 minutes ago, Sticky Wicket said:

TAT tr*ll

Sure, you are ok?

[lkv]

7 minutes ago, SunsetT said:

Can they still apply on entry?

Of course they can (at least for now).

 

This news article is in fact old news, this so called e-VOA with a 600 baht service fee has existed for at least 6 or 12 months, I can't recall exactly.