Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan introduced the brand new extension for an digital visa on arrival (E-VOA) “E-Visa On Arrival” at Suvarnabhumi Worldwide Airport in Bangkok. The officers not solely need to pace up the method but additionally improve the consolation and security of the guests.
Already in November final yr, the authorities introduced the brand new system for guests from China and stated: “The digital visa system (E-VOA) permits foreigners to use for and pay for a Thai visa on-line for the primary time. The service supplied on the web goes from finishing the shape to paying the visa. The service was initially solely obtainable to guests from China.
Chief of Employees Surachate Hakparn, the pinnacle of the immigration workplace stated the division had teamed up with VFS World, Thailand’s airport authority, Thai Airways Worldwide and Thai Smile Airways to supply Thailand e-visas for vacationers on arrival.
The introduction of the E-VOA is because of the truth that the variety of vacationers continues to extend annually, and on arrival, about 7 million visas have been obtained, which has been recognized to have typically led to congestion and inconvenience on entry.
Subsequently, the Immigration Bureau has teamed up with Visa service supplier VFS World to develop E-VOA and e-payment for guests upon entry. On the identical time, a video was revealed within the social networks and on YouTube.
The E-VOA is now obtainable for 21 international locations: China, India, Andorra, Bulgaria, Bhutan, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Marino, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Taiwan.
VFS World has additionally developed a fast-track service at Suvarnabhumi Worldwide Airport, which permits passengers to submit their passports with out immigration officers receiving visa info.
Mr Sumeth Damrongchaitham, President of Thai Airways Worldwide, stated that upon arrival, e-visas will even be supplied to THAI and Thai Smile Airline clients to cut back journey time and process on entry.
When passengers purchase a ticket by thaiairways.com or thaismileair.com and THAI’s cell app, they’ll apply for Thailand E-Visa On Arrival from anyplace, 24 hours a day, by clicking on the “Thailand E” menu – Visa on Arrival”.
The conventional Visa On Arrival (VoA) payment per vacationer in Thailand is Baht 2,000 (Indian Rs four,500), VFS World didn’t state what the fees for the eVoA might be and if folks might want to pay extra for skipping lengthy immigration queues on to get the visa-on-arrival. All you’ll want to do is full the private and journey info with ePayment for a visa by the web site thailandevoa.vfsvisa.com.
VFS World will then ahead the outcomes with a affirmation to the passengers’ e-mails inside three working days.
Mr Zubin Karkaria, Chief Government Officer of VFS World, stated the system would improve the safety and pace for vacationers travelling to Thailand. On the identical time, the system would deal with its info with world experience when making use of for visas confidentially.
