Electronic visa-on-arrival services are now in operation at three major airports and will soon be available at two others, according to the Immigration Bureau.
Acting chief Surachate Hakparn said yesterday that booths had been opened at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Phuket airports for visitors who applied in advance for e-visas via the immigration police's online service. The same facility will be ready at Chiang Mai airport on Monday and at Krabi airport in the near future, he said.
Visitors can use the E-VOA service on the e-Visa Thailand website from one to 30 days prior to their arrival in the kingdom, and pass through the special lanes in about a minute rather than having to line up for an hour or more.
They can fill in the forms and pay the visa fees in advance. The service is available for visitors from 21 countries, Pol Maj Gen Surachate said.
