In comparison with the general visa situation in Thailand, it is nice to see a bit of news that flows in the opposite direction.The Thai consulate in Penang, Malaysia is now issuing multiple-entry non-immigrant visas. (I was told on the flight back to... ...full story at Jil in Pattaya
from Jil in Pattaya on Mon, Jul 09 2007
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| 16 Oct 07 |
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Penang Explorer - Visa Run »
YouTube video Penang is not only a popular destination for transit travelers to and fro South East Asian nations, but it is also a frequent destination for foreign employees working in Thailand aiming to extend their visas. In the same way, tourists wishing to extend... |
| 09 May 07 |
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Quick Update » Jil in Pattaya It's just after midnight past Wednesday, and I'm back from my visa run in Penang. (All went well.)I've got a weekend of photos and stories from Petchabun, and 36 hours of photos and stories from Penang, plus a Tuesday Thai Tutorial that need to be put... |
| 12 May 07 |
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Daily Report: Visa Run To Penang » Jil in Pattaya The new Bangkok airport. If you're afan of polished steel and cement as anarchitectural statement, this place ispretty nice. Otherwise...I was up at 2:30 a.m. and at so-close-to-precisely 3:30 a.m. as to be just plain weird (for a Thai person), my driver... |
| 08 Oct 07 |
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Penang Puts Limit Of Three On 60+30 Day Visas » Jil in Pattaya I think it is probably not unreasonable to expect to see all Thai embassies and consulates follow Penang's lead, and start limiting the number of 60+30 days visas they approve to 3 per passport. This means that if you are staying in Thailand on tourist... |
| 03 Nov 07 |
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Daily Report: Rhythm Restored » Jil in Pattaya Up at 6:00, blogged for a couple of hours, and then put in a solid performance at work this morning.For lunch, it was out to Bob's BBQ for lunch, with a quick visit to Key Visa to let them know that Penang is now limiting people to just two 60-day visas,... |
| 02 Nov 07 |
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Daily Report: Penang Visa Run Day 1 » Jil in Pattaya The car picked us up from the house at 3:30 a.m. right on schedule, and we were at the airport by 5:00 for our 7:00 flight. Epril and I wandered through duty free, where Epril learned a new word: "Luxury", as she gawked at the $500 bottle of brandy, and... |
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