Originally Posted by
Nikar
Nah, not really.
My friend is traveling as seaman status (he'll be joining a tanker vessel in one of the ports in Portugal), and he has an agent over there in Portugal to arrange these "On-arrival Schengen visa" once he reaches Lisbon airport.
As for Bangkok airport and the plane in Bangkok, the agent will give the "Ok to Board" to the airline for his smooth boarding.
If there's no "Ok to Board", yes, then as you said, he won't be able to get onboard the plane in Bangkok.
Anyway, I wonder why the heck are most airlines so unfair to citizens from certain countries like Myanmar? You need like plenty of documents and proof and all that crap, while people from other richer countries can transit any airport with just a single passport.
It's not like Myanmar people are terrorists or anything. If it's some suspicious looking guy from the Middle East, I can understand.
Well, here is the deal. If people from Myanmar could get on a plane and go anyplace they wanted do you think they would ever go back to Myanmar? Plus, the airline gets charged if they allow a person to board a plane to someplace they dont have documentation for so they are just protecting themselves.
I know it is not fun and my wife travels on a Thai passport so trust me I have filled out more visa applications than I care to think about and always scrutiny at check in etc but it does make sense to me.