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Taipei, Nov. 29 (CNA) Beginning December, particular person vacationers from Taiwan visiting Thailand will likely be required to supply monetary particulars with a purpose to get hold of a customer’s visa to the nation, local-based journey companies stated Friday.
On Nov. 12, the Thailand Commerce and Economic Workplace in Taipei introduced it was implementing an E-visa software and E-payment system beginning Nov. 30, with holders of Republic of China passports required to use for a visa on-line and schedule an appointment to submit their passports in individual on the Thai workplace in Taipei.
The Thailand Commerce and Economic Workplace will stop to simply accept walk-in visa functions with out an internet appointment, it defined.
In the meantime, native journey operators confirmed Friday that beginning in December, candidates will even want to supply financial institution particulars for the final three months as proof they’ll cowl their journey bills.
Taipei-based Cola Tour stated the requirement is restricted to particular person vacationers, and that individuals in tour teams will solely have to supply a letter of assure from their workplace or journey operator.
In response to statistics from Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau, the variety of Taiwanese guests to Thailand totaled 700,356 from January to October this 12 months, a 23.96 p.c improve from the identical interval in 2018.
(By Hsu Hsiao-han and Ko Lin)
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