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Can I apply for a DTV in the UK and leave the country before my application is processed?

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Applying for a work remotely dtv from London. I’d like to apply in person when in the uk and then go out of the country. If I have no call for an interview, and I get visa online, I don’t have to come back, as long as I get that dtv before I actually enter Thailand? Anything I should be worried about apart form a potential interview? Thanks.
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The user is inquiring about applying for a Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) while in London and the potential implications of leaving the UK during the application process. Several comments highlight critical points, warning that leaving the UK while the application is pending can jeopardize the visa application, as the UK typically requires applicants to remain in the country until the visa processing is complete.
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John **********
John **********
You can't apply in person anywhere, all applications are made online but you must be in the jurisdiction of the consulate you wish to apply through, and must remain in their jurisdiction until the visa process completes. If you leave during the process there's a high chance your application will be rejected, or visa may revoked when trying to enter Thailand
Robert *******
Robert *******
"Anything I should be worried about"

Yes, your DTV applicant supremacy way of thinking.

"I’d like to apply in person" No way you can do that.

"then go out of the country." You sign a letter of consent to stay in the UK

" If I have no call for an interview" Who are you to decide this?

"and I get visa online" You apply, the application might get cancelled or denied.

NOT YOUR DECISION.
A. ************
A. ************
DO NOT LEAVE WHILE YOUR APPLICATION IS PENDING. The UK is notorious for making you raise you did not leave while your application is pending.
TaupeSqu*********
TaupeSqu*********
Do you have business registered in UK? They ask for a lot of paperwork
Biff *******
Biff *******
The thing you should be worried about is that they don’t want you to do that, and explicitly state that.

Other than that, you’re good
Greg ********
Greg ********
The UK often asks for a declaration that you will stay in the country while the visa is processed.

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