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Can I apply for a Thai Non-O visa online while being physically located outside of Thailand?

Nov 12, 2025
2 months ago
Steve ***********
ORIGINAL POSTER
I'm seeing to apply for non O in your own Country. I'm seeing apply online. You can set the location of your lap top to anywhere? So why pay for a trip to your native country.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The discussion focuses on the application process for a Non-O visa, highlighting that it's not mandatory to apply from one's home country. Many visa types can be applied for from neighboring countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, or Laos. The e-visa application does not check location when initially submitted, but applicants must be physically present in the country they claim to apply from, as embassies may verify this with additional documentation or an in-person interview. If found to have provided false information, the visa application could be canceled without refund.
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Lynnette *******
You could have applied before you came to Thailand. So if you want a Non-O you'll have to go somewhere outside of Thailand and apply.
Tony **********
Why would you want to submit a fraudulent visa application?
Trav **********
@Tony *********
Yes, he sounds like an idiot.
Gregory *********
I spent 30 days in siem reap cambodia for mine which took 3 weeks. Got to know a lot about Angkor wat and khmer history. Was very relaxing. Go somewhere you havent been and enjoy the wait.
Michel ********
@Gregory ********
but how can you predict the lenghth of the process? I mean, they ask for an entry date in Thailand... should I leave the country 2 weeks before or 3 weeks before?
Gregory *********
@Michel *******
That was my biggest issue. The thai embassy in Cambodia website says 10 business days. I allowed 3 weeks. Mine took 13 business days but there were public holidays. I had a return flight booked but as it came to looking uncertain i moved that flight to the 30 day mark. And of course visa came through the day after that :). So if i did it again would just book the 30 day after flight and enjoy my retirement. Now you also have to wonder what about impending border dispute escalation? So i planned this border bounce a long time ago and had the ticket to siem reap to get my visa exemption. Then in first 60 days in Thailand i studied this process and decided i would give 90 day non o retirement a shot. It has worked out. Next time i would pick another place i would like to stay for a month
Michel ********
@Gregory ********
i just read that the thai embassy in Hanoi takes only 1 to 3 business days to deliver the passeport! That is surprisingly fast!!
Tom ********
@Gregory ********
Did you visit the Killing Fields?
Gregory *********
@Tom *******
there are a few places where people were killed and about the war. Landmine museum. Appopo mine sniffing bush rats. Killing fields monastery museum. War museum. Then national angkor museum for angkor. Got a 7 day pass for angkor area and a 7 day rental of a great electric scooter. There is also a khmer cultural center with a library. Good food available. A really pleasant town.
Tom ********
@Gregory ********
And all just as sombre as the killing fields in Phnom Penh I guess, terrible times.
Phirom *******
Just travel to a nearby country like Vietnam, Malaysia, or Laos, stay a few days, and apply there. As long as you’re physically in that country, you can submit your e-Visa online and get it approved electronically.
Steve ***********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Damn, so I have to wait outside Thailand for an extended period.
Phirom *******
@Steve **********
Traveling to Vietnam is very affordable
Bob **********
@Steve **********
they’ll be plenty of girls or LB’s when you get back Thailand isn’t going anywhere
Brandon ************
@Steve **********
depends on the embassy and the visa. Some only take a few days. Others take a month.
Michael ********
@Steve **********
be positive have a weeks holiday while getting a visa. First world problem
Steve ***********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Michael *******
but I'm in Thailand, have no other residence
Michael ********
@Steve **********
Key word was holiday get most visas in a week although websites say up to 2 weeks
Alf ***********
@Steve **********
, if you have residency in Thailand, it begs the question of why you need a new visa 🤣🤔
Steve ***********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Alf **********
just on 60 day with Passport
Brandon ************
Who said you need to go to your home country? Only a very few specific visa types require you to apply from your home country. Most others can be applied for in a country neighboring Thailand.

The e-visa system doesn't check your location. It asks you for your location so it can route your application to the correct embassy. But then in the application you must also upload proof that you are physically in the location you stated. This is normally by uploading the stamp in your passport from entering that country.

The embassy can also summon you for an interview or ask you for other things to prove your location after you submit your application, so they can check that you were there when you applied and that you're still there afterwards. This might be something like all the pages of your passport, your paid hotel reservation with a letter from the management. A receipt from a local cafe, etc.

Last month someone applied for a DTV from the Thai embassy in London and received a request to attend the embassy in person with only a 2 day notice.

If you say you are somewhere and they find out you lied, your visa application will be cancelled and you will not be refunded.
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