What procedures should I go through if I have a passport in Shanghai and want to travel to Thailand? Do I need a visa? Or can I just get my passport?

Although Thailand provides visa on arrival for China, if the border security here in China sees that your passport does not have a visa for the country of flight destination, they will not let you leave the country. A friend of mine encountered this problem. He was going to a third country that allows visa on arrival, and he had a multiple-entry visa from South Korea, but he took a ticket to the third country. As a result, he was stopped by the border guard when leaving the country in Shanghai. If I don't give it up, I will lose a lot of money by changing my ticket.

Solution:

1) Bring your passport and two 2-inch photos to any travel agency that operates Thailand tours and ask them to apply for a Thai visa for you. They will charge you 50 to 100 yuan. The fee for waiting - this fee is not charged by the Thai consulate. In order to attract tourists, Thailand currently does not charge visa fees for Chinese passports (fee: 0 will be printed on the visa), but the travel agency will charge agency fees.

2) If you are in Shanghai, you can directly bring your passport and two 2-inch photos to the Thai Consulate in Shanghai to apply for a visa. The address is on the 15th floor of Jingcai Century Building, No. 567 Weihai Road, Jing'an District. Currently, it is free to apply for a Thai visa, and the visa will be issued the next day after submitting the form.