Desperate housewife Posted October 28, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Hello, We are a group of 8 doing the Marella Asian Cruise. 7 are UK passport holders and 1 has a Malta passport but lives in the UK. For places like Bangkok and Koh Samui the Malta passport is not on the Thai Visa waiver list. Do you know if they will need one or are they just considered in transit? Many thanks Nikki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake 26 Posted October 28, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I suggest you Google 'Malta passport in Thailand' At a quick glance it appears a visa is required on arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperate housewife Posted October 28, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Thank you, yes I have looked at this but its lots of different opinions of whether the visa is under the cruise ship as you are in transit or you need a holiday visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted October 28, 2017 #4 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Should your TA not be sorting this out for you, probably a bit naive of me ! Sent from my VF-895N using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake 26 Posted October 28, 2017 #5 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Thank you, yes I have looked at this but its lots of different opinions of whether the visa is under the cruise ship as you are in transit or you need a holiday visa. Having looked at the Thai Consul website it states that Malta is one of 19 countries that qualifies for Visa on Arrival so a 'holiday visa' is not required. There is an application form that will need to be completed on arrival and an associated fee to be paid. It would be prudent to ask the Marella care team or your travel agent as to how the procedure will be dealt with on arrival at the first Thai port. I should imagine that the ship will be in possession of the appropriate forms, and will debit the passenger's on board account with the fee. That procedure will apply to all passengers visiting Vietnam I believe. We are on Enchanting Far East and expect some sort of Immigration procedure even though British Citizens have visa exemption in Thailand. I'm sure there will be other passengers with different nationality passports who will also have to be dealt with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake 26 Posted October 28, 2017 #6 Share Posted October 28, 2017 P.S. In my experience you are only considered 'in transit' when you are doing exactly that e.g. you have arrived in Barbados after completing a Caribbean cruise, and are then flying out. Some countries do not recognize 'in transit' unless you are at an airport catching a connecting flight and you do not cross the customs line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperate housewife Posted October 29, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Having looked at the Thai Consul website it states that Malta is one of 19 countries that qualifies for Visa on Arrival so a 'holiday visa' is not required.There is an application form that will need to be completed on arrival and an associated fee to be paid. It would be prudent to ask the Marella care team or your travel agent as to how the procedure will be dealt with on arrival at the first Thai port. I should imagine that the ship will be in possession of the appropriate forms, and will debit the passenger's on board account with the fee. That procedure will apply to all passengers visiting Vietnam I believe. We are on Enchanting Far East and expect some sort of Immigration procedure even though British Citizens have visa exemption in Thailand. I'm sure there will be other passengers with different nationality passports who will also have to be dealt with. Many thanks for this. Nikki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyneptune Posted October 30, 2017 #8 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Many thanks for this. Nikki I would recommend all people intending to book the new Asia cruises check out the visa requirements and costs for each country before booking. The Indian Visa is particularly difficult and expensive as there are many different types of visa and having the wrong one could mean being refused entry. I fear there will be many lost deposits if people find out after they have booked just how much extra they have to budget for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake 26 Posted October 31, 2017 #9 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I would recommend all people intending to book the new Asia cruises check out the visa requirements and costs for each country before booking. The Indian Visa is particularly difficult and expensive as there are many different types of visa and having the wrong one could mean being refused entry. I fear there will be many lost deposits if people find out after they have booked just how much extra they have to budget for. There is an interesting thread on the P&O Board titled 'India Visa Stuff'. India seems to want a visa for any type of entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted October 31, 2017 #10 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Go to the P&O web site and select menu/already booked there is a Faq for visas. It has lots of important information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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