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**bortycuz** · 09-24-2006, 07:00 AM

Quote[/b] ]how crazy for Thais to get US visa. We have to pay $100 by don't know that we will have got visa or not. If it's rejected we will lose that money.

I'm sorry to say, but the Land of Smiles doesn't treat its foreign visitors any better. Application fees for Thai visas are also non-refundable, regardless of whether the visa was granted or not. Furthermore, considering the visaruns your glorious government subjects us to do, those fees can add up quickly to be quite more than a meager 4000Bt.

While Americans may be choosy, but once approved, that's it for the US visa. You can put the worries all behind you for the next ten years. I know because I have one. However, Thai visas must be very delicate creatures, as they tend to have a very short lifespan. In my case, a couple weeks.

If you would like to know how much fun it is to play the visa game by the Thai goverment's rules, please check out this blog entry.

If nothing else, it shall make you feel better that Thais are not alone when it comes to visa hassles. It could be worse.

09-24-2006, 07:00 AM	#9
bortycuz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 496 Senior Member	Quote[/b] ]how crazy for Thais to get US visa. We have to pay $100 by don't know that we will have got visa or not. If it's rejected we will lose that money. I'm sorry to say, but the Land of Smiles doesn't treat its foreign visitors any better. Application fees for Thai visas are also non-refundable, regardless of whether the visa was granted or not. Furthermore, considering the visaruns your glorious government subjects us to do, those fees can add up quickly to be quite more than a meager 4000Bt. While Americans may be choosy, but once approved, that's it for the US visa. You can put the worries all behind you for the next ten years. I know because I have one. However, Thai visas must be very delicate creatures, as they tend to have a very short lifespan. In my case, a couple weeks. If you would like to know how much fun it is to play the visa game by the Thai goverment's rules, please check out this blog entry. If nothing else, it shall make you feel better that Thais are not alone when it comes to visa hassles. It could be worse.
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