christinalea Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Does anyone know about a new rule requiring Mexican passport holders to have a tourist visa to Thailand? I have someone stuck in customs at the airport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Since end of December 2002 Mexican passport holders must apply for a visa before travelling to Thailand. Passport holders who can enter Thailand without visa - country list Not an easy situation your friend has. That person have to either travel back home again, or try to fly to a country that accepts Mexican passports without visa, and try to get a Thai visa there. How long have your friend been at the airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinalea Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 He's only been there for a couple of hours. Do you think they would consider issuing him one there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Don't hope too much, but maybe they will. Does he have money or creditcard to show? It's one of the airlines responsibilities that they check that all passengers have a visa. What airline was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinalea Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 American from DFW to Tokyo, United to Bangkok. Even our express visa service didn't know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fester Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Considering that Thai immigration still have the old list posted on their official web site Immigration Bureau Thailand Mexico is listed as 30 days there, hehe. If it was ME I should point towards that website, and try to convince them to let me in anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Ask him to print out that webpage at some internet cafe inside the airpoirt, and show to Thai Immigration. If he speaks polite to them, they could let him in. Otherwise United have to take him back home free of charge, that's the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinalea Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 Too late. They gave him a letter of expulsion, and sent him to a windowless hotel room...and now he has to go to Singapore to get his visa and then come back. So United really has to pay for it all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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