News Forum - Thailand advises Indians to obtain visa prior to travelling to avoid long queues

[Thaiger]

The Royal Thai Embassy in India has advised Indians to obtain visas from the embassy or consulate prior to travelling to avoid long queues at Bangkok‘s Suvarnabhumi Airport upon arrival in Thailand. International tourists have been flooding into Thailand since High Season began last month. For the first time in years, 50,000 foreign tourists passed through immigration at Suvarnabhumi Airport in one day last month. The number one tourists were Indians, with 5,200 arriving that day. Despite immigration officials staffing all the available booths and reportedly spending no longer than 45 seconds checking the documents of each arrival, tourists are […]

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[Poolie]

Good numbers. Well done Thailand.

[HiuMak]

Visa obtainment and checks should be done in the countries' airport prior to boarding. Why accommodate and slow down processing for others when some idiots do not want to listen.

[Ramanathan.P]

Why can't Thailand make it on-line application and approval similar to "Thailand Pass" during pandemic times?

[Faz]

36 minutes ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Why can't Thailand make it on-line application and approval similar to "Thailand Pass" during pandemic times?

Indian nationals cannot enter Visa exempt.
They must apply for a VOA (Visa on arrival), which they can apply for online before entry.
VOA applicants are usually only permitted to stay for 15 days, but entries between Oct 1st and March 31st are being permitted a stay of 30 days, to boost visitor figures for the high season.

Obviously, many are not using the online application system and therefore completing the application and having it approved on arrival in Thailand, which is causing delays.

Alternatively, they could apply for a Tourist Visa from the Thai Embassy.