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Can I apply for a Non-B visa in Vietnam while waiting in Thailand?

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Nov 27, 2024

a year ago

Andy ********

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Hi everyone,

My wife is about to give birth and I need to change my visa to Non B and need to apply outside.

Is it possible for me to go somewhere like Vietnam, apply online and fly back to Thailand while my visa is getting approved? Or do I need to be in Vietnam while I wait for the result?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The inquiry is about whether it's permissible to apply for a Non B visa outside Thailand (specifically in Vietnam) and if one can return to Thailand while awaiting approval. The responses clarify that it's generally required to remain in the country where you apply until receiving the visa. Some users noted the risk of visa refusal if exiting Thailand right after applying. Others suggested a strategy of border hopping to minimize time spent outside Thailand, but pointed out potential risks involved.

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Bart **************

If you go back to Thailand immediately after applying, your visa will not be activated upon return. It will only get activated when you cross a border again after your visa is approved. So indeed you could do a little "hack", apply for the visa, come back, and then bounce a border when it gets approved, to minimize your time out of the country (in exchange for doing two trips).

It is however not entirely free of risk; sometimes visas are refused if you leave the country from where you applied. They could notice if you entered Thailand. I do not know the embassy in Vietnam's standards on this.

a year ago

Andy ********

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@Bart *************

Do you happen to know which embassies nearby are a bit “lazier”? Meaning less diligent? As mentioned i really do not want to skip the birth of my chimd

a year ago

Bart **************

@Andy *******

I have no clue.

a year ago

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Bart **************

Brandon ************

The requirement is that you are in the country from the time you apply until you receive the visa. They don't know where you are, but there have been recent reports of embassies asking for proof of your location again a few days after the application was submitted. So far I've only seen that reported for the DTV visa, but it could potentially happen for any visa.

a year ago

Andy ********

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@Brandon ***********

thank you so much! what would a proof of location look like?

a year ago

John **********

@Andy *******

I've seen people being requested to show all passport pages as a means of ensuring you haven't left the country

a year ago

Severe *********

@Andy *******