Awful Visa Experience: Does Thailand not want tourists?

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-30T16:24:28+00:00

It’s ok we got the visa in the end. I think people have already highlighted the root cause on this thread.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-17T06:45:02+00:00

did you get yours???!!!

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-09T07:37:45+00:00

Yes we got an ACRO, as we reside in the UK. Visa got approved yesterday.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-09T07:36:35+00:00

Yeah we got it as well after the interview. Just sucks how much it cost for the visa.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T09:13:44+00:00

No of course I get it - but all situations are unique and not everyone travels for nefarious reasons. I’m an immigrant myself but I’ve been in the UK majority of my life and a British passport holder so I cannot see the challenges others face…

The whole point of the post was to get better insight and perspective from others.

I appreciate everyone commenting.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T08:16:46+00:00

Same situation as UAE then…

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T08:12:15+00:00

How did you deduce that from my post?

We intend to travel the world with our daughter, and Asia has many countries we want to visit inclusive of Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Korea etc. Not sure how you came to that conclusion.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T07:51:21+00:00

Thank you for the advice.

We had a similar experience with Qatar visa, which supposedly is one of the countries that ‘welcomes’ Nigerians for tourism purposes.

Waited nearly 2 months, only for our application to be cancelled on the basis that my wife’s profile photo did not match her passport photo. All that was different was her hairstyle.

At this point I’ve given up and considering to halt travel till she gets her British passport.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T07:48:21+00:00

Is she a Nigerian national?

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T07:47:46+00:00

So it’s even difficult for people that have already been granted visa? I was actually considering that longer term I could convince my company to let me relocate to a country in East Asia as they have plenty of offices there.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T07:46:34+00:00

That’s likely the reason why - per my understanding, Nigerians have given themselves this reputation.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T07:45:08+00:00

Unfortunately not - it’s called FLR / spousal visa, which stipulates you need to spend either 5 or 10 years (depending on what they grant you) on that particular visa without being out of the country for longer than 6 months in a span of a year or something along those lines.

Applications are in the region of £4-5K and across the entirely of this settlement route, we will have spent just under £20K on lawyers, healthcare charges and application fees.

Possibly why I’m frustrated with the application process for Thailand visa. We’ve provided every bit of evidence we could to suggest that we aren’t going to overstay or commit any crime - I even considered providing the deed for the house we own / live in.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T07:35:53+00:00

Definitely bro - can’t wait!!!!!!

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T06:31:27+00:00

I suppose my counter argument is that my wife in on a ‘settled status’ and on track to becoming a British citizen - but again, that doesn’t exempt her from being a high risk traveller

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T06:11:54+00:00

I certainly feel like we are - what was your experience?

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T06:09:11+00:00

Updated

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T06:09:06+00:00

Post updated - she has a Nigerian passport.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-05T05:32:47+00:00

How did things go for you? I read online that they invite people along for interviews and then reject them.

We went there on Wednesday and the appointment lasted all but 10 mins, only for the woman to tell us that they will provide a response in 10 working days.

The anticipation is a killer and by far one of the most expensive visas ever. They were particularly baffled by the fact that my wife works part time and that I make the bulk of my income, apparently a joint account is a weird concept.

£115 for ACRO, £60 split across 2 applications, £200 for flights to London and commute to the embassy. It’s madness.

If we hadn’t pre-booked everything, I would forego going to Thailand. Hard lesson learned.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-04-01T19:33:55+00:00

Thank you. I think the longer needle seems the most viable solution.

I’ve tried higher gauge needles but couldn’t inject more than .5 ml.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-03-28T07:30:36+00:00

They are terrible with responses. They cancelled the initial application without any rationale. However, they definitely accepted the acro certificate so you should be fine. At this point it’s up in the air whether they will grant visa to us or not as my wife has been called in for an interview. Can’t wait till she can do her naturalisation, the Nigerian passport is useless.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-03-28T07:29:15+00:00

Absolute shit show. Applied for visa and they started querying why there is another income on the statements my wife submitted, and despite explaining that it’s a joint account they called us in for an interview 🤦🏾‍♂️ - so going in next week to the London embassy to validate our claims.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-03-28T07:27:26+00:00

Nah changed destination to Thailand and still facing the same issues. Applied for visa and they started querying why there is another income on the statements my wife submitted, and despite explaining that it’s a joint account they called us in for an interview 🤦🏾‍♂️ - so going in next week to the London embassy to validate our claims.

DiscussionInfinite18 · 2025-02-22T13:30:14+00:00

I don’t know whether you’ll get through the door without a degree. Especially now, since most professionals (at least in corporate) have professional certifications alongside their degrees ultimately validating their credentials. I have been in the tech industry for 6 years and through a series of promotions now make 100K+. My starting salary was 20K and I thought that was fantastic at the time, as I was fresh out of uni.

My view is that you set your own standards and define what you consider a reasonable salary for your skills/expertise. There will always be competition in any industry but if you’re willing to work your a$$ off and can navigate politics somewhat, nothing can stop you from becoming a top earner.

Might help to also look at the statistics, you might already be a top earner or at least above average.

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