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Jove · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: Over the hill

I did a visa run to Bangkok last week, so I thought I'd give some information about it. I wrote ahead, which was lucky because the embassy only accepts visa applications from 1:30 to 3:30. Also, they required a copy of your passport information page, your passport, your visa issuance number, and a passport photo. I had to wait around for about 45 minutes or so before I could turn my info in, so you should get there early.

Turn around was one day. Pickup is between 10:30 and 11:30 the following day.

The address is:

23 Thiam-Ruammit Rd., Ratchadapisek,
Huay_Kwang, Bangkok 10320

Email: [email protected]

My guesthouse wrote the address in Thai for me and the several taxi drivers I used were able to find the embassy pretty easily.

Taxi's cost about 80 baht from the Siam Square area and about 120 baht from the Khao Sarn Road area. It is a bit more back to the Khao Sarn area (used the tollway which costs 40 baht but saves half an hour in Bangkok traffic).

Finally, it cost 1,440 baht for the multi-entry E-2 visa.

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

so the new e2 regs dont apply there? no interview or all that bs or were you just changing jobs?

livinseoul · Joined: 28 Nov 2007

ceesgetdegrees · Joined: 12 Jul 2007

Thanks for the info! I'll be doing a visa run there at the end of next month and was a bit worried about finding the embassy but it sounds like it quite easy. cheers!

Jove · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: Over the hill

I was just changing jobs...I had E2's in the past, so no interview.

I was back in the States in January and got my criminal record report. I did a state level report and got it apostilled. It was accepted without question by immigration and I received my visa issuance number in about 2 weeks.

I have learned (second hand) that the U.S. Embassy will not do apostilles so get that done back in the states.

Finally, be careful with Thai Air because it was mentioned in the Bangkok Post that they were planning to increase their fuel subsidy fee on tickets in the next couple of weeks, so I imagine Thai and all other airlines will be increasing their ticket prices fairly substantially.

rickshaw79 · Joined: 27 Mar 2006

Has anyone done the visa run to Bangkok recently? Planning on doing one next month and would like to know if it's still as straightforward/fast as in the past.

Cheers

rickshaw79 · Joined: 27 Mar 2006

Has anyone done the visa run to Bangkok recently? Planning on doing one next month and would like to know if it's still as straightforward/fast as in the past.

Cheers

young_clinton · Joined: 09 Sep 2009