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Visas, residence permits face big price jump in August 2003

Huge increases will apply to cost of visas for foreigners, including residence permits, starting on Aug 26. However, tourists from 39 countries visiting for no longer than 30 days will continue to be exempt from having to get an entry visa. The fee increases are given in a ministerial regulation, signed by Interior Minister Wan Muhamad Nor Matha. Some of the fees are as follows:

• Transit visa, single entry 800 baht
• Tourist visa, single entry 1,000 baht
• Non-immigrant visa, single entry 2,000 baht
• Non-immigrant visa, multiple entry for use within one year 5,000 baht
• Application for visa extension 1,000 baht
• Application for a single re-entry permit 1,000 baht
• Application for a multiple re-entry permit 3,800 baht
• Application for a residence permit 7,600 baht
• Approval of a residence permit (pay-able on receipt of residence book) 191,400 baht
• Approval of a residence permit (pay-able on receipt of residence book) for a foreigner married to a Thai, the spouse of a resident, and any of their children who have not reached the status of a Thai juristic person (ie, unmarried children aged below 20 years) 95,700 baht.

The 39 countries with a 30-day visa free privilege are below:

AMERICAS Brazil Canada United States SOUTH AMERICAS Peru ASIA Bahrain Brunei Hong Kong Indonesia Israel Japan Kuwait Malaysia Philippines Qatar	Singapore South Korea Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam PACIFIC Australia New Zealand AFRICA South Africa EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece	EUROPE Ireland Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland U.K. (England)
The immigration department headquarters are at: Immigration Division Soi Suan Phlu Sathorn Tai Road Bangkok 10120 Phone: (662) 2873101-10		ThaiVisa.com for all your visa needs and information

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