Since 12/8, Vietnam people entering Thailand if not for tourism purposes, it must apply for a visa (visa). Many tour operators said that this provision does not humane.
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Nguyen Van My, Director of Fire Vietnamese tourism company, expressed surprise when Thailand began to strangle the Vietnamese immigration into this country with a visa from the date 12/8.
"How to use the visa to prevent foreigners, including visits Vietnam, in Thailand for illegal workers is lower book. Although the Thai commitment not affect pure tourists, but I think that this regulation strikes machines to self-esteem of the Vietnamese and Vietnamese tourists can travel to Thailand will decline sharply in the coming period ", American said he.
According to the US, taking advantage of the general policy of visa exemption for citizens of ASEAN, Vietnamese people entering Thailand then stay to work in this country on the fact that there. However, Thailand has strict control over the issue by refusing to suspicious objects to this entry, rather unbreakable symmetric bidirectional relationship for years (mutual visa exemption for citizens of the two countries).
"In the ASEAN region, Thailand only apply visa for citizens of Vietnam and Cambodia. Such as discrimination, insult to ordinary tourists, violation of visa-free treaty in ASEAN. Foreign Office, Vietnam Tourism Association should adopt is related to this story. If not we will call for tourists to boycott Thai tour ", He stressed US.
Tran Vinh Loc, Travel company director Lac Hong Voyages, that regulation are exempt from visa tourists while traveling with other purposes must apply for a visa in Thailand is ambiguous. In this case, Immigration officials in Thailand can make it hard to take the odd tourist Vietnam, go self-sufficient and totally dependent on subjective thinking of immigration officials about traveling or going to eat.
"Male 2015 start implementing ASEAN community, private tourism sector in the country's labor can work freely in another country. So, Thailand launched the new policy to prevent Vietnam on Thai labor is a technical barrier to restrict the Vietnam via Thailand to work in the future. Then, Vietnam can also set up technical barriers similar to Thai citizens ", Mr. Loc said.
Mr. Loc pointed out that, Thailand conduct inconsistent with the general situation. in ASEAN, Malaysia and Singapore civilized behavior and humanity more. Vietnam citizens in both countries if not accepted, it is stopped at the gate and deportation is not that complicated travel visa measures for the purposes of tourism or tourism.
"I remember the former Dutch controlled Indonesia citizens entry to the Netherlands by shooting off shoes. Immediately, Indonesia also applies similar measures for citizens of Netherlands. The US and Mexico also occurred a similar case. That's bilateral relations, reciprocity. So, Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand need to speak to more clearly explain visa issues ", Mr. Loc added.
Hurting travelers
Dr. Pham Truong Luong, Deputy Director of the Research Institute to develop tourism, identify possible when issuing regulations visas applied for a part of Vietnam, Thai side has studied the commitment to move freely in the ASEAN region to avoid violations. However, Whatever the policies that will be difficult for the Thai government by ASEAN is moving towards the model used 1 common visa for blocks. Asean countries only means sharing 1 visa. Besides, for years, within the framework of the International Travel Expo HCMC are the high-level meeting to discuss 3 nation 1 destination (Vietnam - Cambodia - Laos) and then expand to Thailand, Myanmar. The latest proposal is 5 nation 1 Destinations also speak to increasing tourism cooperation between countries, including international tourists outside 5 Water in these countries use only 1 visa. Moreover there ASEAN community, Should Mr Luong, can of Thailand visa policies are applied to Vietnam only temporary.
Talking to Youth Online this morning 13.8, Nguyen Van Tuan, General Director of Tourism or Travel Department is checking information about Thailand apply visa for some objects Vietnam entry into the country, on that basis, will analyze in detail each issue and sent dispatches to the relevant authorities.
"The reality is that people travel to Vietnam advantage of illegal workers in Thailand, We protest this situation. However Thailand should implement control measures in accordance with international rules on the free movement between the two countries. Measures that Thailand today launched hurting travelers Vietnam and detrimental to good relations between the two countries ", Tuan said.
New visa regulations Thailand
in ASEAN, citizens of 10 National travel freely without visas in 30 right. If you go too 30 days must apply for a visa. However, New visa regulations of Thailand applied on 12.8, Vietnam citizens in Thailand not for tourism purposes must apply for a visa to go there even a day or more 30 right. Vietnam citizens in Singapore (Malaysia, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia…) if too 30 Day to have visas, but under 30 day it is not necessary. It is different from the new regulations on visas for Thailand.
So, Vietnam visitors to Thailand are excluded at this point need to be careful in the preparation process due to the entry procedures, Immigration officials will ask Thailand to produce papers to prove that visitors to Thailand do not stay illegal labor. This paperwork includes airfare days, book hotel room, guaranteed amount of time to stay in Thailand ... Tourists go union, team leader must present a list of groups and tour companies in Thailand. Former, Vietnamese people in Thailand and the rest of ASEAN will not need to prove anything, only carrying the passport and immigration.
The current, Vietnam unilateral visa exemption for citizens 7 country, Japan, Korea, Hydroelectric, Russia ... within 15 Day and bilateral visa exemption for citizens 10 ASEAN countries within 30 right. Thai side explained about visa regulations for a part of Vietnam's because many people take advantage of traveling to Thailand to work, finished expiry 30 day visa exemption was out of Thailand (mainly through land border gates) and immediately return to Thailand in the next 30 right (Visa connects). Since 12.8, if the Thai side to detect any cases connected visas will ban the entry back to that object Thai.
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