RECIPROCITY? While acknowledging Thailand’s right to raise visa fees in October, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it would talk to its Thai counterparts about the issue
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 29, 2018
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The Travel Agent Association yesterday threatened to boycott Thailand after the Thailand
Thailand Trade and Economic Office executive director Thongchai Chasawath explains changes in visa application procedures and fees at the office in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Huang Yao-cheng, Taipei Times
Trade and Economic Office Taipei on Monday announced that visa fees are to increase by NT$470 in October.
Based on the notice issued by the Thai office, tour group visa applications are to be outsourced to a private agency authorized by the office.
Independent travelers applying for visas at the Thai office mght also be affected by the new visa scheme, as the office will only accept 50 applications per day.
The visa agency will take over the visa applications once the daily quota is met, the office said. [FULL STORY]
