javel

Early this year Air Asia stated that they would through Air Asia Phillipines start a new hub at Clark, Phillipines.
One of the new routes would be to Bangkok.
Tickets would be on sale from August 2011, and the first flights would start in December 2011.

No tickets on sale yet, anyone heard any news about this?

J!!!

Getting close to retirement age(50) I have started looking into a life without tourist visas.

The obvious way would be to go for a 3 month Non imm. O visa from Norway, and extend this to a retirement visa in Thailand.

But reading the mfa.go.th webpage I see that the 1 year Non imm. O-A visa would suit me better.

The problem is that when I contact the Thai General Consul in Norway I get told that this visa don't exsist, and that I will have to apply for a 3 months O Visa.(the same information is on the embassy's webpage)  When I refer to the mfa.go.th webpage I get the answer that this is wrong, and that there sometimes is different opinions between MFA and immigration authorities about what's correct. This makes no sense to me.

I know that there are aspects in the visa rules that is up to the consular officer (like extending a triple entry tourist visa to a 6 months validity). But could it be the same for the whole O-A Visa? Since 1-4 in the O-A description says: " Having the nationality of or residence in the country where applicant's application is submitted."  I am limited to apply for this visa in Norway.

Anyone know a way out of this?

J!!!

January 2011 - Application for double entry Tourist Visa at Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Arrived between 09:30 - 11:30 Wednesday.

Delivered:
- Application form (asking for 2 entries)
- Passport
- 2 pictures (got 1 back)
  Copies of:
  - Passport picture page.
  - Return ticket I was using BKK - KL - BKK
  - Next roundtrip ticket also BKK - KL - BKK 59 days later. (short weekend trip, not possible to apply for Visa)
  - Return ticket to Europe (118 days later)

Not one word spoken, or a question asked.

Pick up following workday, between 14:30 - 16:30 Thursday.

Recieved Double entry Tourist Visa - Free of Charge.

(Had 7 tourist visas, mostly double entry, and 17 thai entry/exit stamps in my passport.
Was prior to this application travelling on a double entry Tourist Visa from the Thai Embassy in my home country,
and had already stayed 120 days in Thailand (with a short Visa run after 60 days))

Difficult to get double entry Tourist Visa in neighboring countries? Doesn't seem so!

J!!!

Is the Tourist Visa free or not from August 2, 2010?

The Thai Embassy in Norway say that the free Visa ends on August 1. 2010, and the price for the Visa on August 2. is increased from NOK 200 to NOK 250.
Contacting the Thai Consular in Norway, they say that the general price of Tourist Visa increase from NOK 200 to NOK 250 from August 2., but it is still free until March 31, 2011.

Is it the Consular or the Embassy that have got it right?

Anyone know?

J!!!