je pars dici 6 mois en thailand pour une duree aproximative de 1 ans avec ma femme et notre chien
je ne mis connait pas du tout en visa est les 2 seul donc j'ai entendu parler son ceux la et encors je ne suis pas sur de les avoir bien compris
visa touriste a renouveller tout les 3 mois sans compter le chien ce n'ai pas trop envisagable mais pas impossible
visa etudiant mais cela il faut s inscrire dans une ecole pour aprendre le thai 200h minimum
ce qui ne me deplais absolument pas mais ma femme ne parle pas un mot d anglais et les cours ne son pas en FR
je crois que ce visa est de 1 ans mais avec celui ci impossible de travailler meme des pti boulot
on aimerais faire de l humanitaire ou de l ecopartitipation mais les association nous demande de 2000€ a 5000€ par tete donc impensable mais il existe peut etre des visa humanitaire ou autre
quitte a ce faire sponsoriser par une entreprise ou autre
je pensais prendre un pied a terre dans le pays mais je ne connais pas encors le cours du marcher de l immobiler en matiere de location (sachant que si je vais a l ecole ce sera dans une grande ville)
peut etre encors une voie a explorer
donc jsuis prenneur d information: quel visa existe, lequel choisir etc...
La seule option pour toi actuellement est un visa touriste de deux ou trois mois à entrées multiples c'est-à-dire que tu fais tes premiers mois et ensuite tu dois sortir du territoire tamponner ton visa et tu as de nouveau tes mois. Tu peux faire cela jusqu'à deux fois..
Sinon un visa touriste de 6 mois est possible également renseigne-toi à l'ambassade.
Les seuls visas d'un an possible sont les visa maritaux, étudiants et business après obtention d'un permis de travail..
Attention les visas touriste ne permettent pas de travailler et la législation thaï est très sévères avec les travailleurs sans visas..
Voila !!
bonjour !!
je profite de ce post pour faire une demande d'info :
j'ai entendu dire que pour les retraité il était possible d'avoir un visa permanent ou longue durée ...es ce que quelqu'un en sait plus ?? quelques liens seraient les biens venus merci d'avance
J'ai toujours préféré la passion des voyages à la sagesse de la routine .... il faut prendre le temps avant qu'il ne nous prenne....
Les visas non-immigrants catégorie O-A, (long séjour) sont délivrés aux étrangers qui ont plus de 50 ans et qui veulent séjourner en Thaïlande pour une période d'un an ou à ceux qui veulent rejoindre leur conjoint de nationalité thaïlandaise.
Ce visa est délivré par les Ambassades ou les Consulats Thailandais.
1- Obligations
- Ne pas faire l'objet d'une interdiction d'entrée sur le territoire
- Ne pas avoir été condamné pour crime ou délit contre la sécurité de la Thaïlande, de son pays ou de celui ou il résidait
- Ne pas être toxicomane ou porteur de maladies contagieuses (lèpre, tuberculose, éléphantiasis, syphilis)
- Ne pas avoir l'intention d'occuper un emploi salarié en Thaïlande
2- Documents exigés
A) Visa O-A (Retraité)
- Avoir plus de 50 ans lors de la demande de visa
- Passeport dont la durée de validité est supérieure à 18 mois
- Formulaire de demande de visa dûment complété
- Fournir un un curriculum vitae
- 3 photographies du demandeur prises de face, tête nue, format 4X6 cm, (moins de 6 mois)
- Une attestation de domicile
- Une copie de relevé de compte présentant un solde créditeur de l'équivalent en euros de 800.000 baht ou un certificat de revenus mensuels de l'équivalent en euros d'au moins 65.000 baht
- Un extrait du casier judiciaire (bulletin N° 3) de moins de 3 mois
- Un certificat médical de moins de 3 mois, attestant que le demandeur n'est pas porteur de maladies contagieuses.
- Si le conjoint du demandeur veut également résider en Thaïlande mais qu'il ne répond pas aux critères pour bénéficier du visa O-A, fournir l'acte de mariage pour qu'il puisse obtenir un visa O. Faire valider l'acte de mariage par le Consulat du demandeur
(Dans la pratique il vous sera demandé tout ou partie des ces documents)
3- Validité du visa non immigrant catégorie O-A
La validité du visa non immigrant est de trois mois pour le simple-entrée et d'un an pour le multiples-entrées.
4- Tarif du visa non immigrant catégorie O-A
Frais de dossier 130 euros
(Ce tarif en cours au 01.01.2009 peut évoluer dans le temps)
5- Validité du séjour du visa non immigrant
La validité du visa non-immigrant O-A (long séjour) est de 1 an.
6- Délai d'obtention
Pour les demandes de visa déposées au Consulat de Thaïlande à Paris le délai est de 3 jours ouvrables.
7- Visa obtenu auprès des Consulats
- Toutes les photocopies devront être fournies en 3 exemplaires.
8- Recommandations
- Tous les 90 jours, le titulaire du visa O-A, devra se signaliser auprès de l'officier du service de l'immigration dépendant du lieu de sa résidence ou à défaut au commissariat de police pour les villes dépourvues d'un bureau d'immigration.
@+ , Marco .
On aura jamais assez de temps pour tout ce qu'on veut découvrir et comprendre dans nos voyages qu'on se le dise , Amis voyageurs .
Juste une - deux précisions sur ce visa touriste même si ça a déjà été traité plein de fois.
Alors, visa pour visite touristique :
1, 2 ou 3 entrées possibles pour un visa (le nombre d'entrée accordée est variable et dépend de la politique interne des différents consulats/ambassades thaï).
1 entrée permet de séjourner 60 jours sur le territoire. 1 entrée est extensible de 30 jours (Bureau de l'Immigration pour faire cette demande, 1900 B).
La validité d'1 visa de visite touristique est de 6 mois. (Il faut donc valider ses entrées dans le pays dans ce laps de temps).
Dans le cas d'un visa de visite touristique 3 entrées, ça donne en gros 9 mois ici en étant sorti 2 fois du pays (faire gaffe pour la troisième entrée d'être toujours dans les 6 mois de validité initiale du visa).
Il n'y a par ailleurs pas de limite dans les textes au cumul de visas touristiques (dépend du 'bon sens' des officiers et de, euh .. plein de trucs).
p.s : le visa Business existe en tant que tel. Il ne dépend pas du permis de travail (le permis de travail requiert quant à lui un visa Business au préalable :) )
Oui c'est certain dans les textes. Mais :) -> dépend du 'bon sens' des officiers et de, euh .. plein de trucs
'Bon sens', ca veut dire simplement que le type qui vit ici sans jamais en sortir plus de 2 jours ne peut pas être considéré comme un touriste. Donc refus de visa touriste. C'est simple.
En gros et dans la réalité ça le fait pas de demander back to back (dans les pays limitrophes) un visa T pour la 3-4ème fois.
Si vraiment t'en a besoin, il faut surveiller l' ambiance avant de porter ton choix sur une ambassade (ici par ex)
le problème de ce pays , est que il faut se mettre a la page ..... car il change te temps a autre ..... 😕
Bonjour Khun Thuan , 😉
Oui tu as raison , ça change assez souvent et essayer de trouver les règles juste pas évident , et parfois je me demande si les employés de l'immigration si retrouve eux même .
@+ , Marco .
On aura jamais assez de temps pour tout ce qu'on veut découvrir et comprendre dans nos voyages qu'on se le dise , Amis voyageurs .
Pour un visa a double entrées il faut justifier de deux billets aller retour
non
bonne journée
tout dépend de où vous fait la demande de visa double entrée
si c'est a paris la elle vous sera demender je le sais pour l'avoir demender en novembre ce que l'on demende c'est deux billet d'entré sur le territoire
si c'est par exemple au laos la pas de billet demander
vive la douceure thai et leurs piments hai hai hai
oui, comme dans tous les pays du monde... même en France les lois sont interprété ... plutôt qu'appliqués..pour Monaco et Penang ont toujours donnés a mes clients de meilleur condition de visa..fonctionnaires du monde unissez-vous 😏
J'ai fait toutes mes demandes de visas depuis le consulat de Thaïlande à Marseille, ils ne m'ont jamais demandé quoi que ce soit pour les billets et sont très arrangeant si vous leur expliquer votre projet...
exactement ce que j'ai répondu..les fonctionnaire du monde entier interprète les lois....j'avais eu la même approche a Paris...mais l'opposé a Lyon..donc plus que la voilure , le pilote..(😏 pour Tokara)
bonne journée
moi le problème est que lors de contrôle..par un PAF qui avait du pif... problème.
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I’m heading to Laos next spring, but I have a question about the Thai arrival/departure form. I’ll be flying PAR-BKK, then taking the train to Laos (so exiting Thailand), and later re-entering Thailand by train to catch my return flight. Do I need to fill out two forms in this case?
Hi there,
I have a 9-seater passenger vehicle that I use for my business in Paris, transporting people.
I’m planning to go to Algeria with my family.
The vehicle registration lists my company as the owner.
Can I get a TPD (Temporary Admission Document)?
Will I need a KBis extract or a power of attorney?!?
Thanks for your help.
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Hi,
I’m bringing Seresta, an anxiolytic (tranquilizer) from the benzodiazepine family,
to help me sleep.
I’ll have the prescription with me.
Will this be a problem at customs, and do I need to declare it?
Same question for antibiotics?
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Hi,
I’m writing to ask for some info—I’ve heard that you **must** have travel insurance to land in Zanzibar.
What’s the process, and which insurance should I get?
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Best,
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Hi there,
I’m a French citizen living in Switzerland, and I set up an RV LLC in Montana, USA. Through that, I was able to register 3 vehicles (an RV, a Jeep, and a Harley) with Montana plates.
I’d like to spend 3 months in Mexico, but it seems complicated—maybe even impossible—to cross the border from the US with all 3 vehicles.
Can anyone give me some advice?
Hi, are there any travelers who’ve recently crossed the border between Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) and Beineu in Kazakhstan?
It was closed for a while.
Thanks for any info!
I bought a one-way flight (Ryanair) and a return flight (EasyJet) to spend a week in Morocco in April.
My passport expires 3 weeks after the return date.
Some websites say the passport must be valid for 3 months at the time of entry.
However, it will still be valid both on entry and return, but its validity will only be 1 month at the time of entry (and 3 weeks on the return date, everything prepaid).
It's an individual family trip.
The consulate can't give me an answer—they're still looking into it (really!)
Last year, we stayed for 3 months in Thailand, north of Khao Lak, and were able to benefit from the 2-month visa exemption, renewable for one month by going to Takua Pa to validate a 1-month extension (1,900 baht).
This year, it’s a disaster for us—not only were we planning a 4-month stay, adding a visa run in between (which some say is quite risky), but the law is apparently changing in the coming months with the return of the 1-month exemption (plus the usual 1-month option). So, we looked into applying for a 6-month multiple-entry visa, allowing a maximum of 60 consecutive days in Thailand. However, I can’t find anywhere the minimum time required outside Thailand between two stays—do any of you have an idea?
Thanks for the info! If you’d like tips on Khao Lak and the surrounding areas, we’ve got some experience, though things change fast!
Cheers,
Bruno.
My partner, our 8-year-old daughter, and I are going on vacation to Gex.
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Hello,
We’ll soon be moving to Madagascar long-term.
As a French national, I need to obtain a short-stay visa that can be converted to a long-stay one. To do this, I have to send the required documents to the Madagascar embassy in Paris.
No issues with that procedure so far.
If I get this visa, once I arrive in Madagascar, I’ll need to provide the same documents to the Ministry of the Interior in Anosy. I’m trying to find an email address or website for the Ministry to check which documents I need to submit (I think they ask for additional ones).
If you have any info on this, I’d appreciate your replies.
Best regards,
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I’d like to know if anyone has already applied for a private visa to Russia with an invitation from a Russian resident.
I traveled earlier this year with an e-visa, but since I want to stay longer, I’ll be visiting my friend who lives in eastern Russia.
For the visa application, does the invitation need to be on an official paper form issued by the Russian ministry? And most importantly, do I need to present the original for the application, or is there an electronic version that can be sent directly to the consulate in France?
Thanks for any info if you’ve gone through this process before!
I filled out the B2 form to apply for a visa, created an account on Atvis to pay the visa fees and schedule a meet-up, but every time I try to pay with my Boursobank Visa 1st card, they refuse the payment with a message telling me to check my details (address), even though everything is correct. Does anyone know why this is happening, or maybe they don’t accept Visa cards? Are you aware of this?
Thanks for your feedback!
Elisabeth
There are rumors going around about the ETA: it must absolutely be on your smartphone in the "ETA" app.
Paper documents might not be accepted.
Is this real or just a hoax?
Thanks, I’m leaving in 3 weeks. My passport is good to go and my ETA is still valid for a year, but I only printed the email I received.
Thanks everyone.
Hi there,
We need to apply for a B2 visa because we visited Iran in 2018. It currently costs $185, but they’re planning an additional $250 fee per person for the same visa—it’s been approved but not yet implemented. Does anyone know when this fee will take effect?
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Hi there,
In November, we're heading off on a 4-month trip. We'll be landing in China and plan to leave the country via a land border into Vietnam.
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Has anyone here been in this situation recently?
Did the airline ask for an exit ticket before boarding?
Did Chinese authorities require proof upon arrival?
Is a train/bus ticket to Vietnam sufficient?
Is a cancelable or flexible reservation accepted?
Hi there,
Just a question that’s probably been asked before (though usually the other way around for my situation :))
My wife and I are heading to the US.
On her ticket, it only has her maiden name (e.g., Martine DUPOND).
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I’m spending a few days in San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and would like to cross the Argentine border to make a loop toward Salta and then return to Chile to drop off the rental car.
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I saw on the French Embassy in Peru’s website and the Peruvian Consulate in Paris’s site that the rule is to have a passport valid for 6 months *after the arrival date* (not the return date).
I arrive in Peru on August 13, 2019 (for about twelve days), and my passport is valid until February 16, 2020.
That’s 6 months and 3 days after my arrival date in Peru. In my opinion, I’m good to go.
But could I still be denied entry if they say I don’t cover the return date or that I’m too close to the 6-month mark?
I read on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website that it’s possible to apply for a temporary driving permit in China, valid for 1 month.
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Has anyone here already gone through this process upon arrival?
How long do the formalities take on the spot?
Is it possible to handle these steps in advance, before arriving in China?
Hi there,
My departure is slowly approaching, and now that I’ve got my Russian visa sorted, I’m fine-tuning the rest of my trip to Tajikistan. Since the Tajik visa is no longer required for stays under 30 days (for French nationals), I’ll need to visit the Ministry of Interior (OVIR) to register within 10 days of entering the country. No big deal, though, since I had to go there anyway to apply for my GBAO permit. 😉 However, I’ve *seen* several reports from travelers (mostly motorized) mentioning that you need an entry permit for Kyrgyzstan, which has to be arranged in advance at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) in Dushanbe. Otherwise, you’re *stuck* at the Kyzyl-Art border (with no Wi-Fi, of course, to try and sort it out). The most recent report was from a year ago, so I’d love to know if this is still the case and if it’s indeed at the Kyrgyz Ministry (consulate?) where you need to go for this pre-authorization.
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Hi everyone.
I’m leaving for almost 3 months in the Philippines (11 weeks total) starting in early May.
I already have my round-trip ticket.
The problem is, I don’t have time to get a 2-month visa because the process takes nearly a month.
From what I’ve read here and there, I need a return ticket valid for less than a month when I arrive in the Philippines to prove my good faith.
After that, I can apply for a 30-day extension at the immigration office.
I’m planning to either buy a fully refundable ticket to the nearest country or a fake ticket.
For 3 months, I’ll need to extend my visa two more times before my return date to France.
My question is this:
Will immigration ask me each time I extend my visa by one month to show proof of an exit ticket matching the new visa extension date?
Is it possible to extend directly by 2 months before the initial 30 days expire?
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I’ve been to Thailand several times, but it was about 20 years ago…
There’s a new system in place now, it seems.
TDAC – Thailand Digital Arrival Card.
Before arriving, I apply for a TDAC, okay.
If during my stay I cross the border to spend a few days in Malaysia and then re-enter Thailand,
do I need to submit a new TDAC application?
Do I use the same TDAC as when I first entered the country?
Or do I initially have to pay for a Thai multi-entry visa?
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My partner (Mexican) entered France on January 21st as a tourist. She was therefore entitled to stay for 90 days in the Schengen Area. She’ll be leaving for Mexico on April 16th, so she’ll have “used up” 86 days.
She plans to return to France on July 18th. According to the European Commission’s Schengen calculator, this new stay “may be authorized for a maximum of 90 days.” That’s not very clear ("may be," "for a maximum of").
The text of Article 6 of the European regulation (2016/399) states that for a stay planned in the territory of the Member States, not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period, one must examine "the 180-day period preceding each day of the stay." That’s not very clear either.
My partner wants to return to France for a 90-day period starting on July 18th. Is this possible?
There are two ways to look at it:
1) The first day she spent in the Schengen Area was January 21st. That day will drop out of the calculation 180 days later, on July 20th.
From July 20th, she’ll get back 1 day of possible stay; on July 22nd, 2 days; and so on. All the days from her previous stay (January 21st–April 16th) need to be outside the 180-day rolling window.
The last day of her stay was April 16th. Looking 180 days ahead, that brings us to October 13th. From that date, she’ll be able to return for a full 90 days.
2) The number of allowed days is calculated for each day of the new stay. In other words: the 180-day window is recalculated every day, not fixed at the entry date.
If she re-enters France on July 18th, she’ll only have a “credit” of 4 days. But with each day of her new stay, one day from the previous stay (January–April) will drop out of the calculation. The rolling window allows her to “replace” days from the previous stay with those of the new stay, without ever exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period.
In this case, my partner could stay in France for 90 days starting on July 18th.
The Prefecture doesn’t provide any information, nor does Air France, and in the forums I’ve checked, opinions are divided. Thanks for any insights you can share!
Hello,
We’re planning to travel to Indonesia (Sulawesi with family) next July and August for a stay longer than a month (about 6 weeks).
I’ve seen that it’s possible to get a 60-day visa before departure, but I’ve also read about people having a lot of trouble getting it (some even didn’t manage and had to leave without it).
We absolutely need to have these 4 visas BEFORE leaving because once we’re in Sulawesi, I’m not sure we’ll be able to go to an embassy to request a visa extension after 30 days.
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Hello, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!
We’re heading back in October for a trip through Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
I have a question: for our route, we’ll need to cross the Zambia and Zimbabwe borders twice each. From experience, I know we won’t have any issues with Botswana.
But for the other two countries, I can’t find a clear answer.
All your tips are welcome!
I’m currently a student on a gap year, and I don’t plan to go back to school right away. That said, traveling really interests me. But I’ve been wondering: does being a student come with any perks when you decide to go abroad? The real question is whether I should re-enroll in a program just to keep that status without actually attending.
hi everyone,
I’m French and live in France, and my Thai girlfriend just told me she’s pregnant—she lives in Thailand. First step, a paternity test to set my mind at ease. What steps do I need to take to recognize the child? Can I do it before the birth or only after? Where do I need to go, and what paperwork is required?
Just to clarify, I want him to stay in Thailand but be able to come to France anytime without any issues!
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply.
