Ckrisg Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Should be working in Singapore late this year. I have checked Singapore Visa Website and it appears Thai Nationals do not need a visa. Could anyone confirm this before I send the wife to the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Correct. ASEAN countries have a 30 day visa free travel system between ASEAN countries for their citizens. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 SD, is that true for Thais entering all ASEAN countries? I had heard there were some exceptions. A passport is required; correct? (I know local Thai's can get a short term border pass for Cambodia without a passport but not sure about Laos, Malaysia and Burma.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 yes totally visa free for tourist purposes meaning suspected hookers obviously will be denied entry! verify yourself at iata visa database @ http://www.staralliance.com/en/travellers/tools_services/health_visa_form.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrenova Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Anyone knows what happens after 30 days ? Off to Malaysia for a drive around used to be the option of choice for the working girls but for non working girls, what are their options ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Loas is ID card only or house papers if under 15. Fro experience Singapore is walk in 30 days, as is Indonesia and malaysia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 The ladies usually get a 14 day entry "visa" to Singapore. Once the 14 days are up, they take the bus across the causeway to Jahor Bahru, Malaysia and then back in to Singapore. At times, the working ladies are asked to show $$$ when they enter Singapore or an exit air ticket, but not too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 yes totally visa free for tourist purposes meaning suspected hookers obviously will be denied entry! A visa just means that you can show up at the immigration desk and try to get in -- it is NOT a permit to enter the country, just a pre-vetting. It is up to the immigration officer to let you in and for how long, tho' there are guidelines (i.e., the 30 days for ASEAN nationals). The immi officer is the king of his little world and can deny entry for any reason. Therefore, any ASEAN national has the right to present himself to the immi officer at any other ASEAN country and that officer has *guidelines* to let them pass for 30 days. But guidelines are not rules, so he can knock them back for any reason at all, or shorten (or even lengthen) the duration of stay and there's nothing you can do about it. This holds true for all countries and all nationalities. Just because you have a visa (or can show up visa free) does NOT mean you can get into a country. Dddave, passports are always required for travel AFAIK (some rare exceptions for citizens of provinces neighboring Cambo & Burma for day shopping trips). Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 SD, I am not sure about now but a few years ago the wife crossed over the friendship bridge with me into Laos and got an emtry permit at the checkpoint just buy showing her ID card (she forget her passport), I think this was valid for travel as far inland as Vientenne. Also over in Ubon Ratchathi it is possible to travel into laos with ID, but this may only be valid holders of Ubon issed ID cards. Farangs are not supposed to use that crossing but it pays to have family contacts at such places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Wife and family travel to Laos every few months with me. ID Card only unless under 15, valid 3 Days ONLY note that, wife overstayed and had to pay a few hundred baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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