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Visa overstay crackdown- jailtime possible

September 24, 2010
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“Allegedly tired of foreigners overstaying their visa and then arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport with a valid air ticket and the maximum fine of 20,000 baht in their hands, the Immigration Department is now arresting and jailing people before permitting them to leave Thailand. Anybody who has overstayed a valid visa in Thailand beyond a period [...]

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Thai Tourism Stimulus package extended

March 4, 2010

Fees for 45 day Thai tourism visas will be waived again from April 1 as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs extends the tourism stimulus package. However as the current scheme expires tomorrow, Friday March 5th, people planning on applying for a 45 day tourist visa for Thailand in the near future would do well to wait [...]

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Money requirements for Thai arrivals

February 19, 2010
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Immigration officials at Thailand airports are said to be more strictly enforcing a policy that requires a minimum amount of money to be available to certain types of tourist visa holders. Below is an excerpt from a mailer sent out by Thai Airways in Mumbai and reported on a travel forum here.  It states that [...]

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Fast-track through immigration in Phuket

February 18, 2010
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For tourists wanting to spend those extra precious moments enjoying their vacation by the pool or on the beach instead of in line at immigration, The Andara Resort & Villas Phuket has come up with a solution. For THB 1800 (approx. USD54)  guests can take advantage of a new “fast-track” service offered in conjunction with [...]

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