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Can I apply for a Thai DTV visa in Poland if I'm traveling to Vietnam before processing?
Hey everyone, I'm currently in Poland and today I'll be applying online for a workcation DTV visa. I'm submitting it to the appropriate Thailand Emabassy, which is in Warsaw, Poland. However, in three days, on December 9th, I have a ticket to Ho Chi Minh City(Vietnam), so my destination will change while my visa application is being processed. Has anyone else experienced a similar situation, and was it a problem?
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The user is applying for a DTV visa at the Thai Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, while planning to leave for Vietnam shortly after submitting the application. Several comments highlight that applicants must remain in the country where they submit their visa application until it is processed, as leaving can lead to denial. Advice is mixed on whether to proceed with the application in Poland, with many suggesting that it may be wiser to apply once in Vietnam.
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Braden **********
I was there in Jan when the Trump shock hit, At the tim, you could not get a long term visa of any sort without a Thai bank account. No new Amerasians who get bank accounts and old time retirees were having to leave. In general, Trump pulled us out of the TPP (Trans-Pacific-Partnership) so we became overnight welcome tourists, but not welcome elong term.
Anonymous ******************
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Robert *******
From the webpage of the Thai Embassy in Warsaw, the one you like to use to apply:
The Royal Thai Embassy cannot accommodate urgent requests. The applicants must ensure that they leave sufficient time for their visa application process before their planned departure.
The Royal Thai Embassy cannot accommodate urgent requests. The applicants must ensure that they leave sufficient time for their visa application process before their planned departure.
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83Robert *******
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Marek ************
You will most probably get denied - better donut in Vietnam.
Anonymous ******************
You’re wrong. Show me one case of anyone being refused entry to Thailand with an approved DTV for that reason. There are zero documented examples.
Marek ************
Anonymous participant 749 Internet is full of examples of deny from that reason :)
Marcin *********
OPthank you guys! I thought so, if you apply for a DTV visa, I need to stay at this country, from where the application was sent...
James ********
Correct ✅ Stay in Poland until the decision is known. Good Luck 🍀
Anonymous ******************
Just to be clear: there is no general DTV rule that says you must “stay in the country” where you applied. Some embassies add their own local (illegal) conditions, but that’s not Thai law, and not part of the DTV requirements. People are mixing up (illegal) embassy policy with actual DTV visa regulations.
Marcin *********
OPThx guys for a feedback.., I also have doubts about whether it's worth applying to the Thai Embassy in Warsaw, since I'll be in Vietnam in three days?. However, I've read that it's a good idea to apply in your country of citizenship. Or am I wrong, and it doesn't matter?
Elías ********
@Marcin ********
yes, but they might ask you to send or show a proof of location three or more days later. What would you do then?Anonymous ******************
There’s actually nothing in Thai visa regulations that requires you to stay physically in the country where you applied, especially for an electronic visa. The whole process is online, the visa is issued electronically, and there’s no physical passport handling at the embassy. So there’s no legal basis to say you must remain in Poland. You’re free to travel while the application is being processed, and it won’t affect an e-visa.
Elías ********
Participante anónimo 749 it's literally written on the Embassy websites. You not being able to read is not our problem, but don't drag others into this.
James ********
Absolutely WRONG... PLEASE STOP 🛑 REPLYING WITH SUCH BAD ADVICE.
Andi ***********
Anonymous participant 749 DTVS have been rescinded on arrival as the applicant was not in the country of application.
DTV_Be*******
If you are applying via Warsaw, you are supposed to stay in Poland until the visa is issued. Maybe wait and apply in Vietnam?
Anonymous ******************
For a DTV visa, it makes even zero ( 0 ) sense to argue that you must remain in the country where you applied. The DTV is designed for digital mobility, and the requirements concern your income and remote-work eligibility — not your “physical location” during processing. The visa is electronic, delivered by **email** and linked to your passport number, with no “in-person” step at the embassy. You are completely free to apply in Vienna, then travel to Vietnam, and even be in Papua New Guinea or Tahiti when the e-visa is issued. There is no Thai regulation that obliges you to stay put like a sacred cow while waiting for an electronic DTV visa.
Anonymous ******************
Do you know how to read ?
DTV_Be*******
Anonymous participant 749 here is a snapshot from the Thai embassy in Netherlands.
DTV_Be*******
Anonymous participant 749 - here is the post on the Thai Embassy in London’s page. So am I still wrong?
Anonymous ******************
Yes, you are wrong again. Please read the original post: he applied in Warsaw, Poland. The screenshots you posted come from London and the Netherlands, which have nothing to do with his case. Each embassy issues its own local administrative “notes”, but the DTV itself is an MFA-managed electronic visa. Mixing up different embassies’ internal rules is simply misleading.
Elías ********
DTV_BegPecker I'm too lazy to make a screenshot, but my local Thai Embassy (Seoul, Korea) said that too. They even colored on red. Still many people just choose to believe whatever they want 😂 And then later cry and complaint that their visa wasn't approved.
Anonymous ******************
Wrong
Anonymous ******************
Legally speaking, you must remain in the country/jurisdiction of the embassy that you apply to. If they find out that you’ve left the country then they can cancel or deny your application and there’s no refunds.
Anonymous ******************
Wrong.
James ********
Anon 749 ...You're WRONG 👿
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