Can I enter Thailand on a 60-day exemption stamp while waiting for my DTV visa approval?

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Sep 20, 2024

2 months ago

Kevin *******

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(Repost for clarity) I saw online that some people applied for a DTV on the evisa website while being in their home country but couldn't get their visa on time and then entered Thailand on a 60-day exemption stamp. Then while in Thailand their visa got approved and they just exited the country and re-entered to activate their visa. Won't the immigration officer check the visa date of issue? Anyone went through this process ?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A user inquired whether it's possible to apply for a Thai DTV visa from their home country and then enter Thailand using a 60-day exemption stamp while awaiting visa approval. They expressed concern about immigration officers checking the visa's issue date upon re-entry. Responses from the community indicated that immigration officers may not scrutinize the visa issue date closely and that it is a common practice for applicants to enter Thailand before their visa is approved and later exit and re-enter to activate the visa.

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Wannikea *********

It's an absolute non issue, date of issue and date if application and valid until date are seperate entities. The rule applies to where you are when you apply, not to when it's issued. people apply too late for their visas all the time and don't get them approved till after they have arrived, they then exit the country and re-enter using the newly approved visa. Stop thinking so much.

2 months ago

John *******

I dont think Immigration looks that deeply at date of issued and then takes the time to see if you were in country at that time. They will only look at the date to make sure it is valid for the current date you are crossing the Immigration worker's path.

2 months ago

Andy ************

Don't worry about it. The government is desperate to get foreigners in spending money! That's why this visa is so easy to get and so easy to maintain

2 months ago

Dustin ******

Evisa is under the jurisdiction of MFA; whereas passport control officers are under Thai royal police. They are not related to each other and rarely exchange their data (unless you are a SUPER criminal)

2 months ago

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