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Courtesy Visa — officially supported special visit

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

This is the Thai Courtesy Visa, described by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the section headed "5.COURTESY VISA". It exists so that, upon official request, Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may grant a courtesy visa to a person entering the Kingdom on official duty and/or other purposes, where that person is not covered by the Diplomatic or Official visa. It is the only category on this page that reaches ordinary passport-holders on an officially supported visit.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not define what 'other purposes' covers, and states no fee, validity or period of stay for the Courtesy Visa.
  • 5.COURTESY VISA
    5.COURTESY VISA
  • 5.COURTESY VISA
    - Upon official request, Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may grant courtesy visas to diplomatic/official/ordinary passport-holders who wish to enter the Kingdom on official duty and/or other purposes.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The visa covers diplomatic, official and ordinary passport-holders who wish to enter the Kingdom on official duty and/or other purposes. Its reach is therefore wider than the Diplomatic and Official visas on the same page, which are limited to diplomatic or official passport-holders assuming duties at a foreign Diplomatic Mission or Consulate or International Organization in the Kingdom.

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  • 5.COURTESY VISA
    - Upon official request, Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may grant courtesy visas to diplomatic/official/ordinary passport-holders who wish to enter the Kingdom on official duty and/or other purposes.
  • 4. DIPLOMATIC / OFFICIAL VISA
    - Upon official request, Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may grant visas to diplomatic or official passport-holders who wish to assume duties at a foreign Diplomatic Mission or Consulate or International Organization in the Kingdom and to their family members.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is activated by an official request supported by the applicant's official duty and/or other purposes for visiting. The page presents the grant as discretionary: upon official request the Thai Embassies and Consulates-General "may grant" courtesy visas.

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  • 5.COURTESY VISA
    - Upon official request, Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may grant courtesy visas to diplomatic/official/ordinary passport-holders who wish to enter the Kingdom on official duty and/or other purposes.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Before the visa can be granted, documents issued by the governmental agency, foreign government or international organisation must certify the identity of the person concerned and his or her purposes while visiting the Kingdom. The page lists no application form, photograph, financial evidence or fee for the Courtesy Visa.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state an application form, photograph, financial evidence, fee or processing step for the Courtesy Visa.
  • 5.COURTESY VISA
    - Supporting documents are documents issued by the governmental agency, foreign government or international organization, certifying the identity of the person concerned and his/her purposes while visiting the Kingdom.
  • 5.COURTESY VISA
    - Upon official request, Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may grant courtesy visas to diplomatic/official/ordinary passport-holders who wish to enter the Kingdom on official duty and/or other purposes.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The result is a courtesy visa, which Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may grant upon official request. The official source does not state the period of stay, the validity of the visa, renewal, work rights, whether family members may be included, or what happens when the official duty or other purpose ends.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The page states no period of stay, validity, renewal, family inclusion or end-of-purpose consequence for the Courtesy Visa.
  • 5.COURTESY VISA
    - Upon official request, Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may grant courtesy visas to diplomatic/official/ordinary passport-holders who wish to enter the Kingdom on official duty and/or other purposes.
  • 5.COURTESY VISA
    - Supporting documents are documents issued by the governmental agency, foreign government or international organization, certifying the identity of the person concerned and his/her purposes while visiting the Kingdom.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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